Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The amendments in
this section are to the Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 .
(2) Section 4 is
amended as follows:
(a) by
inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position —
“
“lawyer” means an Australian lawyer
within the meaning of that term in the Legal Profession Act 2008
section 3;
”;
(b) by
deleting the definition of “legal practitioner” and inserting
instead —
“
“legal practitioner” means an Australian
legal practitioner within the meaning of that term in the Legal Profession
Act 2008 section 3;
”.
(3)
Section 6(1)(a) is amended by deleting “a legal practitioner or a
barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court of another State or a Territory of
not less than 7 years’ standing” and inserting
instead —
“
a lawyer who has had not less than 7 years’
legal experience
”.
(4) After
section 6(1) the following subsection is inserted —
“
(1a) In subsection (1)(a) —
“legal experience” means —
(a)
standing and practice as a legal practitioner; or
(b)
judicial service (including service as a judge of a court, a magistrate or
other judicial officer) in the State or elsewhere in a common law
jurisdiction; or
(c) a
combination of both kinds of legal experience mentioned in paragraphs (a)
and (b).
”.
(5)
Section 6(4)(a) is amended by deleting “legal practitioner or
barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court of another State or a
Territory” and inserting instead —
“ lawyer ”.