Legal Practitioners Admission Rules 1994 (NSW)

2005 No 199

New South Wales

Legal Practitioners Admission Rules

1994

under the

Legal Profession Act 1987

BY decision of the Legal Practitioners Admission Board, the following amendments are made:

Published in Gazette No 61 of 27 May 2005, page 1883	Page 1
2005 No 199

Legal Practitioners Admission Rules 1994

Legal Practitioners Admission Rules 1994

under the

Legal Profession Act 1987

Amend rule 98 (1) (b) to read as follows:

“has attained the age of 30 years; and has completed either 7 years service as a New South Wales government, or government related, employee performing legal services or 15 years service in courts administration in New South Wales; and has undertaken in writing to the Board that if granted any exemption under this rule, he or she will practise, as either a barrister or a solicitor, only within the Public Service of New South Wales until he or she has completed 5 years of such practice”.

In rule 98 (3):

Insert after “may”, the words “, subject to any conditions it may consider appropriate,”.

In rule 98 (4):

Delete the words “shall pass, before making an application for admission as a legal practitioner,” and insert in lieu “shall, before making an application for admission as a legal practitioner, complete coursework and pass”.

In the Third Schedule:

Add, after “$500”, the line “Photocopying—up to two pages $1”.

In the First Schedule:

Delete form 17 and insert the following in lieu—

Note. The amended form is not part of this Extract. See Gazette No 68 of 27 May 2005, page 1884.

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