Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) It is a statutory condition of a local practising certificate that the holder must engage in supervised legal practice only, until the holder has completed—
(a) if the holder completed practical legal training principally under the supervision of an Australian legal practitioner, whether involving articles of clerkship or otherwise, to qualify for admission to the legal profession in this or another jurisdiction—a period or periods equivalent to 18 months' supervised legal practice, worked out under relevant regulations, after the day the holder's first practising certificate was granted; or
(b) if the holder completed other practical legal training to qualify for admission to the legal profession in this or another jurisdiction—a period or periods equivalent to 2 years' supervised legal practice, worked out under relevant regulations, after the day the holder's first practising certificate was granted.
(2) Sub-section (1) has effect subject to any other conditions that relate to engaging in supervised legal practice after a period or periods referred to in that sub-section.
(3) This section does not apply to the holder of a local practising certificate who is a barrister.