Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 44

44 Entitlement to practise in this jurisdiction

(1) An Australian legal practitioner is, subject to this Act, entitled to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction.

(2) Also, a government legal officer engaged in government work is, subject to this Act, entitled to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction as a government legal officer even though the government legal officer is not an Australian legal practitioner.

(3) Subsection (2) does not prevent a government legal officer from being the holder of a local practising certificate.