Entitlement to certain titles
9 Entitlement to certain titles
For the purposes of section 12 of the Uniform Law, a person listed in column 3 of an item in the Table below is entitled to take or use the title specified in column 2 of that item in the circumstances specified in column 4 of that item.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Item
Title
Person
Circumstances
1
Legal practitioner
Australian legal practitioner
All circumstances
2
Barrister and solicitor, solicitor and barrister, solicitor, attorney, proctor
Australian legal practitioner
When the Australian legal practitioner holds an Australian practising certificate, other than an Australian practising certificate authorising the practitioner to engage in legal practice as or in the manner of a barrister only
3
Barrister
Australian legal practitioner
When the Australian legal practitioner holds an Australian practising certificate granted in a fused jurisdiction, or an Australian practising certificate granted in a non-fused jurisdiction that authorises the practitioner to engage in legal practice as or in the manner of a barrister only
4
Counsel
Australian legal practitioner
All circumstances
5
Senior Counsel or SC
Australian lawyer
When the Australian lawyer currently holds the status of Senior Counsel as recognised by the High Court or a Supreme Court of any jurisdiction
6
Queen’s Counsel or QC, King’s Counsel or KC, Her Majesty’s Counsel, His Majesty’s Counsel
Australian lawyer
When the Australian lawyer currently holds the appropriate status, as conferred by the Crown in any capacity or as recognised by the High Court or a Supreme Court of any jurisdiction
7
Attorney
Australian-registered foreign lawyer
When entitled to use the name, title or description by or under a law
8
Attorney
Patent attorney
When using the expression “patent attorney”
9
Attorney
Donee of power of attorney
When indicating that the donee holds or is acting under a power of attorney
10
Attorney
Attorney-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country
All circumstances
11
Solicitor
Solicitor-General of any jurisdiction, the Commonwealth or a foreign country
All circumstances
12
Lawyer
Australian lawyer
All circumstances
13
Lawyer
Australian-registered foreign lawyer
All circumstances
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