Conveyancing Amendment Regulations 2009 (TAS)

Conveyancing Amendment Regulations 2009

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Conveyancing Act 2004 .2 November 2009

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

LISA M. SINGH

Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Conveyancing Amendment Regulations 2009 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Conveyancing Regulations 2005 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 5 amended (Qualifications and experience) Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph: (b) 2 years’ full-time practical experience, or the equivalent practical experience, in conveyancing work gained in a licensed conveyancer’s office, law practice, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 , or any business or government department or government agency where conveyancing work is regularly undertaken, which experience – (i) must be gained within the 3 years immediately preceding the day on which the application for a licence under section 6 of the Act is lodged with the Director; and (ii) may be gained before, during or after obtaining a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) ; and (iii) may be gained wholly or partly in Tasmania or in any other State or a Territory.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 11 November 2009

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the