7Categories of local practising certificate

7 Categories of local practising certificate (1) For section 46(2) of the Act, the following are the prescribed categories of local practising certificates: (a) unrestricted; (b) restricted (barrister and solicitor); (c) restricted (corporate lawyer); (ca) restricted (volunteer lawyer); (d) barrister. (2) A local practising certificate in the category of unrestricted entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner without restriction.

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 4 (3) A local practising certificate in the category of restricted (barrister and solicitor) entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner only when engaged in supervised legal practise. (4) A local practising certificate in the category of restricted (corporate lawyer) entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner while employed by an entity but only to the extent of providing legal services to the entity or an associated entity. (4A) A local practising certificate in the category of restricted (volunteer lawyer) entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner only when engaged in supervised legal practise as a volunteer in a complying community legal centre. (5) A local practising certificate in the category of barrister entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner on his or her own account as a barrister only. Note for subregulations (2) to (5) A local practising certificate may be restricted, or further restricted, by conditions imposed by the Law Society under section 70 of the Act. associated entity, see section 50AAA of the Corporations Act 2001. entity means a body other than a government agency or law government agency, see regulation 4. volunteer means a person who: (a) receives no remuneration for the work the person does; or (b) is only reimbursed for expenses actually incurred during the course of the person carrying out the work.