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Legal Profession Regulation 2007
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13 Senior
Counsel or
SC
lawyer holds the status
of Senior Counsel, as
recognised by the High
Court or a Supreme
Court of any jurisdiction
14 • Queen’s
or QC
• King's
or KC
• Her
Majesty’s
• His
Majesty’s
lawyer holds the
appropriate status as
given by the Crown in
any capacity or as
recognised by the High
Court or the Supreme
Court of a jurisdiction
item
15 attorney Australian-
registered foreign
lawyer
when entitled to use the
name, title or description
under the Act, section
160 (Designation of
Australian-registered
foreign lawyers)
16 attorney patent attorney when using the
expression ‘patent
attorney’
17 attorney donee of a power
of attorney
when indicating that the
donee holds or is acting
under a power of
attorney
18 attorney Attorney-General
of a jurisdiction
or a foreign
country
19 solicitor Solicitor-General
of a jurisdiction
or a foreign
country