Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994 amendment (1999-193) [GG No 47 of 16.4.1999, p 2747] (NSW)

1999 No 193

New South Wales

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS TRANSITIONAL ADMISSION RULES 1994

The following amendments have been made by the Legal Practitioners

Admission Board.

1. The table in Rule 29(b) is amended to read as follows:

Year

General

English Requirement

Before

Aggregate mark of 253

2 Unit General or 2 60—100

Unit A

2 Unit	53/100
3 Unit	1/150

1986–1990

Tertiary Entrance Score of 253

2 Unit General	60/100
2 Unit	53/100
3 Unit	1/50

1990–1999

Tertiary Entrance Rank of 50

2 Unit Contemporary	60/100
2 Unit General	60/100
2 Unit	53/100
3 Unit	1/50

1999–

Universities Admission Index of 66

2 Unit Contemporary	60/100
2 Unit General	60/100
2 Unit	53/100
3 Unit	1/50

2. The First Schedule is amended by the insertion of Form 3B as attached

in two pages.

3. The First Schedule is amended by the insertion of Form 12 as attached

in two pages.

Published in Gazette No 47 of 16 April 1999, page 2747 Page 1

Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994

Applicant’s

name

surname first names

Person giving reference

name surname first names

address ......................................................................................

postcode

phone

occupation

30 years or more -you cannot give a reference if you are under 30

period known

applicant - you cannot give a reference if it is less than 3 years

State the
circumstances in
which you have
known the applicant
and give your opinion
of their character and

reputation

(Please read the
information on [he

reverse side first)

Signature Please return to applicant for inclusion with their application

Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994

Who can give a reference?

You must:

•	be 3 0 years o r more ; a n d
•	have known the appl icant for a t least 3 years; and
not be a relat ive by birth o r marr iage.

Important considerations

in giving a reference

Students-at-Law are training to be Legal Practitioners and

Legal Practitioners hold positions o f great trust i n the

community They deal with private and personal affairs o f

.heir clients and handle highly confidential information.

They also manage trust funds which can contain large

m o u n t s belonging to clients. I t is therefore critical that they

are people o f principle, honesty, skill and responsibility. I t

is also critical that they have a reputation for such qualities.

The Board would be most appreciative if you took these important roles and duties o f legal practitioners into

consideration i n agreeing to give a reference and in assessing

the applicant’s character, reputation and suitability to

become a legal practitioner.

Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994

Who should use this form

You should use this form to apply for re-admission only if your name h a s been removed from the roll in New South Wales.

If you have been admitted to practise:

in another Australian State or Territory or New
Zealand, you apply direct to the Supreme Court to
practise in NSW

• elsewhere in the world, you should apply on form

11

If you have never been admitted, you should apply on form 10.

How to apply

of $500 (made payable to the Legal Practitioners Admission Board) should be posted to the Board at	The application together with attachments and the fee the Board at Level 4, 99 Elizabeth St, Sydney.
A copy of the application must be submitted to the

New South Wales Bar Association and the Law

Society of New South Wales. The Board will

consider the application after receiving the comments
of these bodies.

Applicants may, without prolonging the total application period, apply to the professional bodies In the first instance, and submit their application to the Board after they have received comments from the professional bodies.

Form 12

Persons whose names have been
removed from the roll
in NSW

Level 4, 99 Elizabeth Street, Sydney GPO Box 3980, Sydney NSW 2001

January 1999

Legal Practitioners Transitional Admission Rules 1994

Application for

Form 12: Use only if your name has been removed from the roll

in NSW

Applicant surname f i rst names

full name

address ..............................,.............................

postcode

home bus

( ) ( )

home bus

( ) )

date of admission i n NSW date struck off

Admission in

NSW struck off by order of

Admission	in
other jurisdictions
(Name each jurisdiction other than N S W in which
you have ever been
admitted)
Attachments	A. Statement marked “A” setting out:

(Attach the	•	the circumstances leading to your name being removed from the Roll of
documents listed at	Legal Practitioners;
right)	•	your views of the above circumstances and decision;
•	events which have tended to re-establish your fame and character;
•	your law-related experience since your name was removed from the Roll:
•	any other matters which you believe are relevant to this application.

B . Transcript of the proceedings which led to your name being removed from the

Roll marked “B”

C . Certificates of character in Form 3A or otherwise marked “Cl”, “C2” etc.

D.	An original certificate. dated no more than 30 days before this application. from
the admitting authority in each jurisdiction in which you have ever been
admitted showing your date of admission and your professional standing in the jurisdiction marked “D1”, “D2” etc.
E	Any other documentation relevant to your application marked “El”, “E2” etc.

Declaration The information I have given i n this application is true and complete.

S i g n a t u r e of appl ican t

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