Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 28 OF 2007) - SECT 213

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    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an Australian lawyer is not an Australian legal practitioner because his or her Australian practising certificate has lapsed; and

        (b)     the lawyer was a sole practitioner immediately before the certificate lapsed.

    (1A)     However, this section does not apply if—

        (a)     the practising certificate has been suspended or cancelled under this Act or a corresponding law; or

        (b)     the lawyer's application for the grant or renewal of an Australian practising certificate has been refused under this Act or a corresponding law and the lawyer would be an Australian legal practitioner had it been granted or renewed.