▁state ▁or ▁territory ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁pract ising . ▁ ▁In ▁Queensland ▁for ▁example , ▁solic itors ' ▁pract ising ▁certific ates ▁are ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Law ▁Society , ▁which ▁also ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁body ▁for ▁solic itors . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁bar r ister s , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Bar ▁Association ▁issues ▁pract ising ▁certific ates . ▁ ▁F iji ▁The ▁F iji ▁Law ▁Society ▁issued ▁pract ising ▁certific ates ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Frank ▁B ain imar ama ▁b anned ▁it ▁from ▁doing ▁so . ▁ ▁Law y ers ' ▁certific ates ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁exp ire ▁seven ▁months ▁early , ▁and ▁each ▁lawyer ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁new ▁certificate ▁from ▁the ▁Chief ▁Reg istr ar ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁Council ▁of ▁Australia ▁issued ▁a ▁statement , ▁express ing ▁concern ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁move ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁control ▁F iji ' s ▁legal ▁profession ▁to ▁prevent ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁coup ▁of ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁from ▁pract ising ▁law . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁ ▁Sol ic itors ▁in ▁Ireland ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁pract icing ▁certificate ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁legal ▁advice . ▁Pract icing ▁certific ates ▁are ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ▁of ▁Sol ic itors ▁at ▁the ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁solic itors ▁must ▁re apply ▁ann ually ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁certificate ▁valid ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁criminal