Barristers' work consists of:

(a) appearing as an advocate,

(b) preparing to appear as an advocate,

(c) negotiating for a client with an opponent to compromise a case,

(d) representing a client in or conducting a mediation or arbitration or other method of alternative dispute resolution,

(e) giving legal advice,

(f) preparing or advising on documents to be used by a client or by others in relation to the client's case or other affairs,

(g) carrying out work properly incidental to the kinds of work referred to in (a)-(f), and

(h) such other work as is from time to time commonly carried out by barristers.

A barrister must not:

(a) act as a person's general agent or attorney in that person's business or dealings with others,

(b) conduct correspondence in the barrister's name on behalf of any person otherwise than with the opponent,

(c) place herself or himself at risk of becoming a witness, by investigating facts for the purposes of appearing as an advocate or giving legal advice, otherwise than by:

(i) conferring with the client, the instructing solicitor, prospective witnesses or experts,

(ii) examining documents provided by the instructing solicitor or the client, as the case may be, or produced to the court,

(iii) viewing a place or things by arrangement with the instructing solicitor or the client, or

(iv) library research,

(d) act as a person's only representative in dealings with any court, otherwise than when actually appearing as an advocate,

(e) be the address for service of any document or accept service of any document,

(f) commence proceedings or file (other than file in court) or serve any process of any court,

(g) conduct the conveyance of any property for any other person,

(h) administer any trust estate or fund for any other person,

(i) obtain probate or letters of administration for any other person,

(j) incorporate companies or provide shelf companies for any other person,

(k) prepare or lodge returns for any other person, unless the barrister is registered or accredited to do so under the applicable taxation legislation, or

(l) hold, invest or disburse any funds for any other person.