LEGAL PROFESSION ACT - SECT 21 Appointment of Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel

Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

Appointment of Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel 21. Appointment of Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel

(1) The Chief Justice may appoint a local legal practitioner as a Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel.

(2) An appointment must be made:

(a) under applicable rules of the Supreme Court; and

(b) only after consultation with:

(i) the Attorney-General; and

(ii) other Judges; and

(iii) the Law Society and Northern Territory Bar Association Incorporated; and

(iv) anyone else the Chief Justice considers appropriate.

(3) The practitioner must pay the Territory the fee prescribed by the regulations.

(4) In this section:

Queen's Counsel means one of Her Majesty's Counsel for the Territory, and extends to King's Counsel if appropriate.