9Government lawyers—the Act, ss 45 and 166

9 Government lawyers—the Act, ss 45 and 166

9 Government lawyers—the Act, ss 45 and 166

(1) To avoid doubt, the legal practice in which the following government lawyers engage is legal practice as, or in the manner of, a barrister—

(a) the Solicitor General, the Crown Advocate or counsel assisting the Solicitor General or Crown Advocate,

(b) a parliamentary counsel,

(c) a Crown Prosecutor,

(d) a public defender.

(2) This section does not limit the government lawyers to whom an Australian practising certificate of a kind referred to in the Act, section 45(2) may be granted.

(3) The operation of the Uniform Law, Part 3.3 and other applicable provisions are modified to the extent necessary to give effect to this section.

(4) In this section—

Crown Prosecutor includes—

(a) a Crown Prosecutor appointed under the Crown Prosecutors Act 1986, and

(b) a specially appointed in-house counsel in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of New South Wales or of the Commonwealth who engages in legal practice as a prosecutor in a similar manner as a Crown Prosecutor in (a).

parliamentary counsel includes the Parliamentary Counsel, a Deputy or Assistant Parliamentary Counsel or other legislative counsel or legislative drafter.

public defender means a Public Defender, Deputy Senior Public Defender or Senior Public Defender appointed under the Public Defenders Act 1995.