Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.4.3.

Local practising certificates

2.4.3. Local practising certificates



(1) Practising certificates may be granted by the Board under this Part.

(2) A local practising certificate is to be in a form approved by the Board.

(3) A local practising certificate is subject to the following conditions, as
determined by the Board-

   (a)  a condition that the holder is authorised or not authorised to receive
        trust money; and

   (b)  a condition that the holder is authorised to engage in legal practice-

   (i)  as a principal of a law practice; or

   (ii) as an employee of a law practice; or

   (iii) as a volunteer at a community legal centre; or

   (iv) as a corporate legal practitioner.

(4) A local practising certificate is also subject to-

   (a)  any conditions imposed on it under Division 5; and

   (b)  any conditions imposed on it by the Supreme Court; and



   (c)  the condition referred to in subsection (8).





(5) The conditions referred to in subsection (3) to which a local practising
certificate is subject must appear on the face of the certificate.

(6) A local legal practitioner whose practising certificate is subject to a
condition referred to in subsection (3)(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) is not required to
hold a practising certificate that is subject to the condition referred to in
subsection (3)(b)(iii) to engage in legal practice as a volunteer at a
community legal centre.

(7) A local legal practitioner whose practising certificate is subject to the
condition referred to in subsection (3)(b)(i) is not required-

   (a)  to hold a practising certificate that is subject to the condition
        referred to in subsection (3)(b)(ii) to engage in legal practice as an
        employee of a law practice; or

   (b)  to hold a practising certificate that is subject to the condition
        referred to in subsection (3)(b)(iv) to engage in legal practice as a
        corporate legal practitioner.

(8) It is a statutory condition of a local practising certificate that the
holder must not hold another local practising certificate, or an interstate
practising certificate, that is in force during the currency of the
first-mentioned local practising certificate.