Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 308

In this part:

"approved", for a policy of indemnity insurance—see section 312.

"insurable barrister" means a local legal practitioner who is a barrister, other than a practitioner who is exempted by the relevant council from the requirement to be insured under this Act.

"insurable legal practitioner" means an insurable barrister or insurable solicitor.

"insurable solicitor "means a solicitor who holds an unrestricted practising certificate, other than a solicitor—

        (a)     who has given a written undertaking to the relevant council that the solicitor will not practise during the period to which the practising certificate relates otherwise than in the course of the solicitor's employment by an entity (other than an incorporated legal practice) stated in the undertaking; or

        (b)     who is exempted by the relevant council from the requirement to be insured under this Act.