Legal Profession Regulation 2007
8Presumptions about taking or using certain names, titles
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8 Presumptions about taking or using certain names, titles or descriptions—Act, s 18 (2) (1) The kind of person mentioned in an item in table 8, column 3 is entitled, in the circumstances mentioned in column 4 of the item to take or use a name, title or description mentioned in column 2 of the item. Australian law means a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory. employee, of an entity, means a person who is employed or engaged under a contract of service or contract for services in or by the entity, whether or not— (a) the person works full-time, part-time, or on a temporary or casual basis; or (b) the person is employed as a law clerk.
Table 8 item 1 lawyer Australian lawyer all (no restriction) 2 lawyer Australian- registered foreign lawyer 3 legal Australian legal 4 legal legal practice as an employee of a 5 • barrister and solicitor and barrister • attorney Australian legal when the Australian legal practitioner holds certificate and engages in legal practice in the manner of a solicitor
item 6 • barrister and solicitor and barrister • attorney legal practice in the manner of a solicitor as an employee of a 7 barrister local legal when the local legal practitioner holds a local practising certificate that restricts the practitioner to legal practice in the manner of a barrister 8 barrister interstate legal when the interstate legal practitioner holds an certificate and engages in legal practice in the manner of a barrister
item 9 barrister Australian lawyer when the Australian legal practice in the manner of a barrister as an employee of a 10 counsel Australian legal 11 counsel Australian lawyer when the Australian legal practice as an employee of a
item 12 counsel Australian lawyer when the Australian certificate, provides legal services to their employer, or to a related entity, in the ordinary course of their employment and for no fee, gain or reward other than their ordinary remuneration as an employee