Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.4.5.

Duration of local practising certificate

2.4.5. Duration of local practising certificate



(1) A local practising certificate granted under this Act is in force from the
date specified in it until the end of the financial year in which it is
granted, unless the certificate is sooner suspended or cancelled.

(2) A local practising certificate renewed under this Act is in force until
the end of the financial year following its previous period of currency,
unless the certificate is sooner suspended or cancelled.

(3) If an application for the renewal of a local practising certificate has
not been finally determined before 1 July in the year in which it was made,
the certificate remains in force, unless suspended or cancelled sooner, until
the application has been finally determined.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), an application is finally determined-

   (a)  by the renewal of the certificate; or

   (b)  by the exhaustion of all rights of review in relation to a decision to
        refuse to renew the certificate.