Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 24A

24A Moving applications for admission

(1) This section applies to a person who is both a government legal officer and an Australian lawyer, whether or not the person is an Australian legal practitioner.

(2) Also, this section applies to—

(a) a person who—

(i) is an Australian lawyer employed by a corporation other than an incorporated legal practice; and

(ii) holds a practising certificate subject to a condition that the person must not engage in legal practice other than for providing in-house legal services; or

(b) a person who—

(i) is an Australian lawyer; and

(ii) is a volunteer at a community legal service; and

(iii) holds a practising certificate subject to a condition that the person must not engage in legal practice other than as a volunteer at a community legal service.

(3) Despite section 24 (1) , the person may move an application for admission if, and only if, the board has, under the admission rules, recommended the applicant’s admission without conditions.

(4) The person does not fail to comply with any of the following conditions of the person’s practising certificate merely because the person moves an application for admission under subsection (3) —

(a) a condition that the person must not engage in legal practice other than as a government legal officer engaged in government work;

(b) a condition that the person may engage in legal practice other than as a government legal officer engaged in government work if the legal practice is limited to legal practice as a volunteer at a community legal service;

(c) a condition mentioned in subsection (2) (a) (ii) or (b)(iii).

(5) In this section—

"volunteer" , at a community legal service, means a person who provides legal services for the community legal service under an arrangement that does not entitle the person to be paid an amount of money for the provision of the legal services.