10Solicitor-General not to engage in private practice

10 Solicitor-General not to engage in private practice

(1)  [Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] Subject to subsection (2) , a person holding the office of Solicitor-General shall not engage in the practice of his profession as a practitioner or in any other employment otherwise than in the course of performing the duties or exercising the powers of his office.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not preclude a person referred to in that subsection from –

(a) holding an office that, by or under a law of Tasmania, is to be held by the holder of the office of Solicitor-General; or

(b) holding an office or engaging in employment where he is expressly authorized by the Attorney-General in writing to do so.