Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994 amendment (1996-384) [GG No 97 of 23.8.1996] (NSW)

1996—No. 384

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987—RULE

(Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 97 of 23 August 1996]

THE following amendment was made by the Legal Practitioners,

Admission Board at its meeting on 6 August 1996:

Rule 95 (3)

This rule is rescinded and the following Rule is substituted.

Rule 95 (3)

The Board may, after considering the views of the Bar Association and of the Law Society, grant an exemption from the requirement of Rule 94 (3) to a person who has:

(a) attained the age of 30 years; and
(b) completed either:

(i)  7 years service as a New South Wales government, or government related, employee performing legal services; or

(ii)  15 years service in courts administration in New South Wales; and

(c)	satisfied the Board that the service has provided the person with adequate practical legal experience; and
(d)	undertaken to the Board that the person will practice, as either a barrister or a solicitor, only within the Public Service of New South Wales until the person has completed 5 years of such practice.