Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section--
(a) applies for the performance by Legal Aid of its functions; and
(b) does not affect a right to practise as a barrister or solicitor, or perform a barrister's or solicitor's functions, or a right of audience in a court, that a Legal Aid lawyer has apart from this section.
(2) A Legal Aid lawyer--
(a) may practise as a solicitor and perform a solicitor's functions in the State; and
(b) has a right of audience in a court of the State.
(3) A Legal Aid lawyer may perform the functions of a lawyer under this Act only if he or she is an Australian legal practitioner.
(4) A Legal Aid lawyer practising as a solicitor or performing a solicitor's functions has the rights and privileges of a private lawyer who is a solicitor.
(5) A Legal Aid lawyer appearing for a legally assisted person in a court under this section has the same protection and immunity as if the lawyer were a private lawyer who is a barrister.