Western Australian Numbered Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 (NO. 21 OF 2008) - SECT 630

630 .         References to 1893 and 2003 Acts and related matters

        (1)         In an Act or document, a reference to the Legal Practice Act 2003 or the Legal Practitioners Act 1893 may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to this Act.

        (2)         A reference in an Act to any of the following may, if the context permits, be read as a reference to an Australian lawyer —

            (a)         legal practitioner;

            (b)         solicitor;

            (c)         solicitor and barrister;

            (d)         barrister;

            (e)         counsel;

            (f)         lawyer.

        (3)         However, if, under that reference, a person is entitled to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction, the reference is to be read subject to sections 12 and  13 of this Act.

        (4)         Subsection (3) does not affect the appointment of a person before the commencement of this subsection if the appointment was valid when made.