An Australian lawyer or person eligible for admission to the legal profession who is employed or engaged –

(a) under the State Service Act 2000 ; or

(b) by a State, Territory or Commonwealth instrumentality; or

(c) by a local council; or

(d) in a State, Territory or Commonwealth statutory office –

is taken to hold, for the purposes of this Act and for purposes of that employment or engagement, a practising certificate as a legal practitioner for the period during which the person is so employed or engaged.

Division 3 - Local practising certificates generally