Legal Profession (Barristers) Rules 2016 (Tas)

Legal Profession (Barristers) Rules 2016

The Tasmanian Bar makes the following rules under section 221A of the Legal Profession Act 2007 .

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Barristers) Rules 2016 .

2. Commencement These rules take effect on 1 October 2016.

3. Interpretation In these rules – Act means the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; approve means approve in writing and approval has a corresponding meaning; Bar means the Tasmanian Bar; Bar Council means the Council of the Bar; barrister – see section 4(1) of the Act; barrister's practising certificate means a local practising certificate as a barrister (not as a barrister and solicitor); court-orientated work means court attendances in a court or tribunal in Tasmania, as well as the conferences and other preparatory work required for such attendances; junior barrister means a barrister of not less than 5 years' standing in practice; master means a barrister who is mentoring and supervising a pupil; model rules means the Australian Bar Association model rules developed by the Australian Bar Association – (a) as made by the Legal Services Council on 26 May 2015 under section 419 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law, as set out in Schedule 1 to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 of Victoria; and (b) containing provisions designated as the Legal Profession Conduct Rules in respect of barristers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, as applied in New South Wales under the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 of that State; nominal period, of pupillage, means 24 months; notify means give notice in writing; practice means practice as a barrister; pupil means a local legal practitioner who is – (a) entitled to engage in legal practice only as or in the manner of a barrister; and (b) serving a period of pupillage as provided by Part 2 ; Pupillage Register means the register kept under rule 8 ; senior barrister means – (a) a Senior Counsel; or (b) a barrister of not less than 10 years' standing in practice; Senior Counsel means a barrister who is a Senior Counsel or Queen's Counsel appointed as, and in accordance with the protocol for the appointment of, such counsel applying in this jurisdiction.