Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) For section 46(2) of the Act, the following are the prescribed categories of local practising certificates:
(a) unrestricted;
(b) restricted (barrister and solicitor);
(c) restricted (corporate lawyer);
(d) barrister.
(2) A local practising certificate in the category of unrestricted entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner without restriction.
(3) A local practising certificate in the category of restricted (barrister and solicitor) entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner only when engaged in supervised legal practise.
(4) A local practising certificate in the category of restricted (corporate lawyer) entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner while employed by an entity but only to the extent of providing legal services to the entity or an associated entity.
(5) A local practising certificate in the category of barrister entitles the holder to practise as a legal practitioner on his or her own account as a barrister only.
Note for subregulations (2) to (5)
A local practising certificate may be restricted, or further restricted, by conditions imposed by the Law Society under section 70 of the Act.
(6) In this regulation:
"associated entity", see section 50AAA of the Corporations Act 2001.
"entity" means a body other than a government agency or law practice.
"government agency", see regulation 4.