Barristers' Admission Act 1848 No 18a (NSW)

No. LVII.

An Act to regulate the admission in certain

cases of Barristers of the Supreme Court of

New South Wales. [17th June, 1848.]

WH E R E A S it is expedient to m a k e provision in cer ta in cases for t he admission of proper ly qualified persons to pract ise as

Barr is ters of t h e Sup reme Cour t of N e w South W a l e s	Be	i t	enacted
by H i s Excel lency t h e Governor of N e w South W a l e s	wi th	t h e	advice

and consent of t h e Legis la t ive Council thereof Tha t the J u d g e s of the Supreme Cour t at Sydney the At to rney General for t he t i m e being and two Barr is ters of t h e Supreme Cour t to be annua l ly elected in the m o n t h of December for t h e year t h e n ensu ing by the prac t i s ing Bar r i s te rs of t he said Cour t shall form a Board for t h e approval of p roper ly qualified persons to be Bar r i s te rs of the Supreme Cour t of N e w South Wales and tha t t h e said Board shall as soon as con­ venient ly may be after t h e pass ing of th i s Ac t and from t ime to t ime as m a y appear to t h e m to be expedient m a k e and p romulga t e rules for t h e examinat ion of candidates in t he Ancient Classics bo th Greek and L a t i n in Ma thema t i c s in Law and in such other b ranches of knowledge as they shal l deem meet and t h a t t h e said Board m a y from

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t i m e to t ime depute t he examina t ion of such candidates to such persons as they shall consider competen t to examine such candidates subject to t h e paymen t of such reasonable fees to t h e examiners respectively as t h e said Board shall order to be paid by such candidates Provided

t h a t	two	Bar r i s t e r s	shal l be elected	m e m b e r s	of t h e	said Boa r d	wi th in
t h r ee m o n t h s after	t h e pass ing of	th i s A c t	for	t h e	r ema inde r	of	t h e

present year .

2. Provided always and be i t enacted Tha t no candida te how­ ever qualified in o ther respects shall be admi t t ed to be a Bar r i s te r of t h e said Supreme Cour t unless t h e said Board shall be satisfied t h a t he is a person of good fame and charac te r Prov ided always t h a t n o t h i n g here in conta ined shal l be cons t rued to apply to t h e admission of

Bar r i s te rs of E n g l a n d or I r e l and or Advocates of Scotland.

3 . A n d be it enacted T h a t every candidate w h o m t h e said

Board shal l approve as a fit and proper person to be made a Bar r i s t e r shal l be admi t t ed as a Bar r i s te r of t h e said Supreme Cour t by t h e

J u d g e s in open Cour t on such day as shal l be appoin ted for	t h a t
purpose any law or usage to t h e cont ra ry	no twi ths tand ing .
4. A n d be it enacted T h a t no mee t ing of t he said Board nor any m e e t i n g of t he Bar for t h e election of such two member s of	t h e
Board shall be holden wi thou t not ice in wr i t ing previously given	by

t h e said A t t o r n e y Genera l t o each member of t he said Board (or to

each prac t i s ing Bar r i s te r as t he case m a y be) th ree days a t t he least

before t h e day of mee t ing specifying the re in t h e t i m e and place of

mee t ing and t h a t t h e acts a n d resolut ions of t h e majori ty of t he	Board
or Bar r i s te r s present a t any m e e t i n g so called shall have effect a n d	be

b inding as t h e acts and resolut ions of t h e whole body Provided t h a t

every such not ice m a y be given by leaving the same a t t he	pa r ty ' s
chambers or u sua l residence.