For the purposes of section 12 of the Uniform Law, a person listed in column 3 of an item in the Table below is entitled to take or use the title specified in column 2 of that item in the circumstances specified in column 4 of that item.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Title | Person | Circumstances |
1 | Legal practitioner | Australian legal practitioner | All circumstances |
2 | Barrister and solicitor, solicitor and barrister, solicitor, attorney, proctor | Australian legal practitioner | When the Australian legal practitioner holds an Australian practising certificate, other than an Australian practising certificate authorising the practitioner to engage in legal practice as or in the manner of a barrister only |
3 | Barrister | Australian legal practitioner | When the Australian legal practitioner holds an Australian practising certificate granted in a fused jurisdiction, or an Australian practising certificate granted in a non-fused jurisdiction that authorises the practitioner to engage in legal practice as or in the manner of a barrister only |
4 | Counsel | Australian legal practitioner | All circumstances |
5 | Senior Counsel or SC | Australian lawyer | When the Australian lawyer currently holds the status of Senior Counsel as recognised by the High Court or a Supreme Court of any jurisdiction |
6 | Queen's Counsel or QC, King's Counsel or KC, Her Majesty's Counsel, His Majesty's Counsel | Australian lawyer | When the Australian 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 jurisdiction |
7 | Attorney | Australian-registered foreign lawyer | When entitled to use the name, title or description by or under a law |
8 | Attorney | Patent attorney | When using the expression "patent attorney" |
9 | Attorney | Donee of power of attorney | When indicating that the donee holds or is acting under a power of attorney |
10 | Attorney | Attorney-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country | All circumstances |
11 | Solicitor | Solicitor-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country | All circumstances |
12 | Lawyer | Australian lawyer | All circumstances |
13 | Lawyer | Australian-registered foreign lawyer | All circumstances |