Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Admission Amendment (Police Reports) Rule 2016 (NSW)

New South Wales

Legal Profession Uniform Admission

Amendment (Police Reports) Rule 2016

under the

Legal Profession Uniform Law

The Legal Services Council has made the following Rule under the Legal Profession Uniform

Law.

DALE BOUCHER
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Services Council

Legal Profession Uniform Admission Amendment (Police Reports) Rule 2016 [NSW]

Legal Profession Uniform Admission Amendment (Police

Reports) Rule 2016

under the

Legal Profession Uniform Law

1      Name of Instrument

This Rule is the Legal Profession Uniform Admission Amendment (Police Reports)
Rule 2016.

2      Commencement

This Rule commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3      Authorising provision

This Rule is made by the Legal Services Council under Part 9.2 of the Legal
Profession Uniform Law.

4 Amendment of Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015

Rule 18

Omit the rule. Insert instead:

18      Police reports

(1)	An application for a compliance certificate must be accompanied by a report from police in Australia on the applicant’s criminal history in Australia, prepared within 6 months before the application is made.
(2)	If the Board so requires, the applicant must obtain and provide to the Board a report from police in any country or jurisdiction determined by the Board, on the applicant’s criminal history.