Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008

Practice as barrister sole

14.2

A lawyer who holds a practising certificate as a barrister sole must not—

(a)

practise as a solicitor; or

(b)

carry out the transactional aspects of conveyancing; or

(c)

act as a general agent or attorney in respect of a client’s affairs; or

(d)

undertake the work of a real estate agent; or

(e)

receive or hold money or other valuable property for or on behalf of another person; or

(f)

practise in partnership or in an incorporated law firm unless the barrister sole is the only voting shareholder of the incorporated law firm.

14.3

A barrister sole may practise from a set of rooms or chambers and join with other barristers sole in sharing secretarial and support services for their practices, including the employment of another lawyer who holds a practising certificate as a barrister sole.