Legal Profession (Admission) Amendment Rules 2017 (WA)

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JUSTICE

JU301

Legal Profession Act 2008

Legal Profession (Admission) Amendment

Rules 2017

Made by the Board under section 575 of the Act.

1.             Citation

These rules are the Legal Profession (Admission) Amendment
Rules 2017.

2.             Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

(a)	rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the rules — on the day after that day.

3.             Rules amended

These rules amend the Legal Profession (Admission)
Rules 2009.

4.             Rule 3 amended

(1)	In rule 3 delete the definition of Uniform Admission Rules.
(2)	In rule 3 insert in alphabetical order:

Model Admission Rules means the model admission
rules prepared from time to time by the Law

Admissions Consultative Committee;

Model Admission Rules 2015 means the document of
that name published in August 2015 by the Law
Admissions Consultative Committee;

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(3) In rule 3 in the definition of proposed admission day:

(a) delete “to be admitted, means the day set by the

Supreme Court for the hearing of applications to be admitted” and insert:

for admission to the legal profession, means the day set by the Supreme Court for the hearing of applications for admission

(b)	after paragraph (a) insert:
(ab) if the application specifies a day for the admission of the applicant that is later than the day referred to in paragraph (a) — the day specified in the application; or
(c)	delete “later;” and insert:

later.

5.             Rule 5 replaced

Delete rule 5 and insert:

5.	Approved academic qualifications — institutions (s. 21)
(1)	An academic qualification is an approved academic qualification for an individual’s admission to the legal
profession in this jurisdiction, subject to subrule (2), if —

(a)	the qualification is set out in the Table; and
(b)	the Board is satisfied that in attaining the qualification the individual completed coursework covering all the areas of knowledge described in the Model Admission Rules 2015 Schedule 1.

Table

University Qualification

1.	Curtin University	Bachelor of Laws
2.	Edith Cowan University	Bachelor of Laws
3.	Murdoch University	Bachelor of Laws Juris Doctor

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University Qualification

4.	The University of Notre	Bachelor of Laws
Dame Australia	Juris Doctor
5.	The University of Western	Bachelor of Laws
Australia	Juris Doctor

(2) If an academic qualification set out in the Table to
subrule (1) was granted to an individual more than
5 years before the individual makes an application for
admission to the legal profession —

(a)	the qualification is not an approved academic qualification under subrule (1); but
(b)	the qualification may be approved under rule 6(1).

6.             Rule 6 amended

In rule 6(3) delete “Uniform Admission Rules.” and insert:

Model Admission Rules.

7.             Rule 8 amended

In rule 8(4) delete “Uniform Admission Rules.” and insert:

Model Admission Rules.

8.             Rule 9 amended

In rule 9(3) delete “Uniform Admission Rules.” and insert:

Model Admission Rules.

9.             Rule 11 amended

In rule 11(1) and (3)(b) delete “to be admitted” and insert:

for admission

10.           Rule 12 amended

In rule 12(1) and (4)(a) delete “to be admitted” and insert:

for admission

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11.           Rule 13 amended

After rule 13(3) insert:

(4) If the Board decides that it will be unable to meet the requirement set out in subrule (1) or (3) in relation to an application because the Board requires more time to

consider the application, the Board must —

(a)	notify the Supreme Court and the applicant of that fact in writing at least 7 days before the proposed admission day; and
(b)	specify the date by which it will file either a compliance certificate or information notice.

(5) If the Board has given a notice under subrule (4) it
must, on or before the date specified in the notice, file
either a compliance certificate or information notice.

12.           Rule 20 amended

In rule 20(2) delete “Uniform Admission Rules.” and insert:

Model Admission Rules.

13.           Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 delete “to be admitted” and insert:

for admission

ANNA LISCIA, Member.
JOHN SYMINTON, Member.
JOHN LEY, Member.

JOHN FIOCCO, Member.

Date: 9 February 2017.