Barristers' Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 348 Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 BARRISTERS’ ADMISSION AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Rules amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of r 2 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Replacement of r 3 (Repeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Insertion of new rr 14A and 14B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14A Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 14B Approval of core subjects and courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of r 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Omission of r 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of r 17 (Condition precedent to admission of barristers—Form 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of r 24 (Examination standards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Amendment of r 25 (Stage 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 11 Amendment of r 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 Amendment of r 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Amendment of r 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Amendment of r 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Amendment of r 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 16 Amendment of r 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 17 Amendment of r 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 18 Amendment of rule 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 19 Amendment of r 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 20 Amendment of r 42AB (Application for admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 21 Amendment of r 42AC (Issue of certificate of compliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 22 Amendment of r 42AI (Certificate of admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 23 Amendment of r 42AO (Certificate of admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 24 Replacement of r 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 49 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 25 Amendment of r 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 26 Omission of r 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 27 Insertion of new r 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 59 Application for admission before 1 January 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 28 Replacement of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SCHEDULE 1 FEES SCHEDULE 2 AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE 29 Insertion of new rule headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 INSERTION OF RULE HEADINGS

s1 3 s5 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Barristers’ Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Rules amended 2. This rule amends the Barristers’ Admission Rules 1975 . ˙ Amendment of r 2 (Interpretation) 3.(1) Rule 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Definitions ’. (2) Rule 2, definitions “form” and “the old rules” — omit. (3) Rule 2— insert— ‘ “approved form” means a form approved by the Board.’. (4) Rule 2(b)— omit. ˙ Replacement of r 3 (Repeal) 4. Rule 3— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Approved forms ‘ 3. The Board may approve forms for use under these rules.’. ˙ Insertion of new rr 14A and 14B 5. Part 3— insert—

s6 4 s6 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 14A. In this part— “admitting authority” means— (a) for Queensland—the Board and Judges; or (b) for another State—the entity responsible for admitting lawyers to practice in the State. “core subjects” means the subjects in a State approved, by the admitting authority for the State, as providing a person with an understanding of, and competence in, the areas of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2. “recognised academic course” means an academic course at a tertiary institution in a State (whether or not leading to a degree in law) that— (a) includes the equivalent of at least 3 years full-time study of law; and (b) has been approved, by the admitting authority for the State, as providing a sufficient academic qualification to practise law. ˙ ‘ Approval of core subjects and courses ‘ 14B.(1) This rule applies to the admitting authority for Queensland. ‘ (2) The authority may approve a subject to be a core subject for these rules if it is satisfied the subject provides a person who completes it with an understanding of, and competence in, an area of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2. ‘ (3) The authority may, under subrule (2), approve 2 or more subjects to be (if they are all completed) core subjects for an area of knowledge. ‘ (4) The authority may approve an academic course to be a recognised academic course for these rules if it is satisfied the course provides a person completing it with a sufficient academic qualification to practise law.’. ˙ Amendment of r 15 6.(1) Rule 15(d)(2)— omit, insert—

s7 5 s9 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ‘(ii) the person has— (A) completed a recognised academic course; and (B) for the areas of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2—completed core subjects for the areas (whether or not as part of a recognised academic course) or otherwise satisfied the Board the person has an understanding of, and competence in, the areas; and (C) completed the requirements for stage 6.’. (2) Rule 15(d)(7)— omit. ˙ Omission of r 16 7. Rule 16— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 17 (Condition precedent to admission of barristers—Form 1) 8.(1) Rule 17, heading, ‘—Form 1.’— omit. (2) Rule 17, ‘in Form 1’— omit . ˙ Amendment of r 24 (Examination standards) 9.(1) Rule 24, after ‘report’— insert— ‘, in the approved form,’. (2) Rule 24, ‘in Form 2a’— omit.

s 10 6 s 14 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 (3) Rule 24, ‘in Form 2’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 25 (Stage 6) 10. Rule 25(4), ‘in Form 1’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 27 11.(1) Rule 27(c), ‘in Form 2A a report’— omit, insert— ‘a report in the approved form,’. (2) Rule 27(d), ‘in Form 2’— omit. (3) Rule 27(d), after ‘report’— ‘, in the approved form,’. ˙ Amendment of r 30 12. Rule 30, ‘in Form 3’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 32 13. Rule 32, ‘in Form 4 to that effect’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 33 14. Rule 33, 2nd sentence— omit .

s 15 7 s 18 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ Amendment of r 34 15.(1) Rule 34, ‘in Form 5’ to ‘Forms 6 and 7’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. (2) Rule 34, ‘in Form 8’— omit . ˙ Amendment of r 38 16.(1) Rule 38(a) and (b), ‘in Form 9’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. (2) Rule 38(c), ‘in Form 1’— omit. (3) Rule 38(d)— omit, insert— ‘(d) if the person has previously been admitted to practice as a lawyer, whether in Queensland or another jurisdiction—give the Board details about the previous admission including, for example, the court in which the person has previously been admitted and the date of the previous admission.’. ˙ Amendment of r 39 17. Rule 39(1), ‘in Form 1’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 41 18. Rule 41, ‘in Form 1’— omit, insert— ‘ of the Board given to the applicant under rule 39’.

s 19 8 s 24 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ Amendment of r 42 19. Rule 42, ‘in Form 11,’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 42AB (Application for admission) 20. Rule 42AB(1)(a), ‘in form 10A’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 42AC (Issue of certificate of compliance) 21. Rule 42AC(c), ‘in form 1’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 42AI (Certificate of admission) 22. Rule 42AI, ‘in form 11’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 42AO (Certificate of admission) 23. Rule 42AO, ‘in form 11’— omit. ˙ Replacement of r 49 24. Rule 49— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Fees ‘ 49. The fees payable under these rules are in schedule 1.’.

s 25 9 s 27 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ Amendment of r 54 25. Rule 54(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) A notice of an appeal must be made in the approved form.’. ˙ Replacement of r 57 26. Rule 57— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Numbering and renumbering of rules ‘ 57. In the next reprint of these rules produced under the Reprints Act1992 , the provisions of these rules must be numbered and renumbered as permitted by the Reprints Act 1992 .’. ˙ Insertion of new r 59 27. After rule 58— insert— ˙ ‘ Application for admission before 1 January 1998 ‘ 59.(1) This section applies to a person who applies for admission before 1 January 1998. ‘ (2) The person may be admitted as a barrister if the person could have been admitted under these rules if rule 15 was not amended by the Barristers’ Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 or any later amendment. ‘ (3) This section expires on 1 January 1999.’.

s 28 10 s 28 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ˙ Replacement of schedule 28. Schedule— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 1 ‘ FEES rule 49 $ ‘ 1. Application to become student-at-law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 2. Application to sit examination, for each subject . . . . . . . . 100.00 3. Application for admission— (a) for a person previously admitted as a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 (b) for a person with 1st class honours under rule 33 or in a degree in law from a tertiary institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NIL (c) for a person with 2nd class honours under rule 33 or in a degree in law from a tertiary institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 (d) for any other person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 ‘ SCHEDULE 2 ‘ AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE rules 14A and 14B 1. Criminal law and procedure

s 29 11 s 29 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 2. Torts 3. Contracts 4. Property, both real (including Torrens system land) and personal 5. Equity (including trusts) 6. Administrative law 7. Federal and State constitutional law 8. Civil procedure 9. Evidence 10. Company law 11. Professional conduct (including basic trust accounting)’. ˙ Insertion of new rule headings 29. Immediately before a rule mentioned in the schedule, column 1, insert the rule heading set out opposite in column 2.

12 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 ¡ SCHEDULE INSERTION OF RULE HEADINGS section 29 column 1 Rule 15 15A 15B 15C 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 column 2 Heading Admission Solicitor admitted as barrister Conditional admission Certain applicants to complete practical training Examiners Recommended books and reading Time for examinations Application to sit examination Completion of stage Board may grant honours Application to be student-at-law Person ceases to be student-at-law only in certain circumstances Removal of name of student-at-law from list Student-at-law to keep Secretary notified of address Application for admission Board’s certificate Admission to be at sitting of Court of Appeal Person seeking admission to attend Court Admitted person to take oath or affirmation and sign roll

13 Barristers’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 348, 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) 42A Application for removal of name from roll 43 Seniority of barristers 44 Board may make enquiries 45 Board may refer matter to Judge 46 Board may require evidence under oath etc 47 Board’s powers of enquiry 48 Constitution of Board under this part 50 Payment of fees to Supreme Court Library Committee 51 Refund of admission fees 52 Board may change times 54 Form of appeal ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 7 December 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 8 December 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 1995