LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATIONS 2007
Sch 1Entitlement to take or use names, titles and
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Schedule 1 Entitlement to take or use names, titles and descriptions regulation 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item No. Name, title or Kinds of persons who are entitled to take or use name, title or Circumstances in which the persons are entitled to take or use name, title or 1 lawyer Australian lawyer all circumstances (no 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, or Australian legal when the Australian legal practitioner holds an Australian practising certificate and engages in legal practice in the manner of a solicitor
Legal Profession Regulations 2007 64 6 barrister and solicitor and barrister, or legal practice in the manner of a solicitor as an employee of a 7 barrister Australian legal when the Australian legal practitioner holds a local practising certificate and engages in legal practice in the manner of a barrister 8 barrister Australian lawyer when the Australian legal practice in the manner of a barrister as an employee of a 9 counsel Australian legal
Legal Profession Regulations 2007 65 10 counsel Australian lawyer when the Australian legal practice as an employee of a certificate or when the Australian lawyer, not holding an Australian practising certificate, provides legal services to his or her employer, or to a related entity, in the ordinary course of his or her employment and for no fee, gain or reward other than his or her ordinary remuneration as an employee 11 Senior Counsel or SC lawyer currently holds the status of Senior Counsel, as recognised by the High Court or a Supreme Court of any 12 Queen's Counsel or QC, or King's Counsel or KC, or Her Majesty's Counsel, or His Majesty's Counsel lawyer currently holds the appropriate status, as conferred by the Crown in any capacity or as recognised by the High Court or a Supreme Court of any
Legal Profession Regulations 2007 66 13 attorney Australian- registered foreign lawyer when entitled to use the name, title or description under section 177 of the Act 14 attorney patent attorney when using the expression "patent attorney" 15 attorney donee of a power of attorney when indicating that the donee holds or is acting under a power of 16 Attorney Attorney-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country 17 Solicitor Solicitor-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country
Legal Profession Regulations 2007 67 regulation 11 Part 1 Interpretation 1 Definitions In this Schedule: attend, a seminar, includes chair the seminar but does not include giving a presentation at the seminar. claim, for a CPD point, means count the point towards satisfying a legal practitioner's CPD obligation. core competencies means: (a) competency in professional ethics and responsibility (including, for example, conflicts of interest and lawyers duties to court); and (b) competency in practice management and business skills (including, for example, risk management and business planning); and (c) competency in professional skills in legal practice (including, for example, plain English drafting and communication and interpersonal skills); and (d) competency in skills relating to identifying, addressing and preventing bullying, discrimination and harassment in the workplace (including, for example, responding to claims of sexual harassment and developing strategies for a safe workplace culture). CPD means continuing professional development. CPD activity, see clause 2. CPD obligation means a legal practitioner's obligation under clause 4 to accrue CPD points for a CPD year. CPD points, see clause 3. CPD year means the period starting on 1 April in a year and ending on 31 March in the next year. seminar includes a workshop, conference and discussion group.