The inquiry whether a person has engaged in legal practice under the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) is objective: it does not matter that the person told clients they were not a legal practitioner, or that the person characterised their activities as merely 'assisting' rather than practising law. Activities such as drafting court documents, advising on legal procedure, drafting correspondence, and charging fees for such services constitute engaging in legal practice regardless of the person's subjective intent or self-description.
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