Solicitors' Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 347 Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 SOLICITORS’ ADMISSION AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Rules amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of r 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of r 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of r 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Insertion of new r 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3A Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new rr 15A and 15B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 15A Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 15B Approval of core subjects and courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of r 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of r 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Amendment of r 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 Amendment of r 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 12 Amendment of r 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 13 Amendment of r 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 14 Amendment of r 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 15 Omission of pt 5 (The Solicitors’ Board Examinations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 16 Amendment of r 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 17 Amendment of r 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 18 Amendment of r 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 19 Amendment of r 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 20 Amendment of r 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 21 Amendment of r 76B (Application for admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 22 Amendment of r 76C (Issue and filing of certificate of compliance) . . . . . 11 23 Amendment of r 76I (Certificate of admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 24 Amendment of r 76P (Certificate of admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 25 Replacement of pt 8 (Transitional provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PART 8—TRANSITIONALS 77 Application for admission before 1 January 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 78 Expiry of part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 26 Amendment of r 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 27 Amendment of r 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 28 Insertion of new r 97A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 97A Numbering and renumbering of rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 29 Omission of pt 11 (Candidates qualifying for admission under “The Legal Practitioners Act, 1881 to 1965” or any amendment thereof) . 12 30 Replacement of schs 1–2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SCHEDULE 1 FEES SCHEDULE 2 AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE 31 Insertion of new rule headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 INSERTION OF RULE HEADINGS

s1 3 s4 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Solicitors’ Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Rules amended 2. This rule amends the Solicitors’ Admission Rules 1968 . ˙ Replacement of r 1 3. Rule 1— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Short title ‘ 1. These rules may be cited as the Solicitors’ Admission Rules 1968 .’. ˙ Amendment of r 2 4.(1) Rule 2, definitions “Court” , “First Schedule” , “Form” , “Judge’s Associate” , “Judge’s Clerk” , “Minister” and “Second Schedule” — omit. (2) Rule 2— insert — ‘ “approved form” means a form approved by the Board. “Judge’s associate” mean an associate to a Judge of— (a) the High Court of Australia; or (b) the Court; or (c) the District Courts of Queensland; or (d) the Federal Court of Australia. “Judge’s clerk” means a person who is a clerk to a Master of the Court.’.

s5 4 s7 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ˙ Amendment of r 3 5. Rule 3(1)— omit. ˙ Insertion of new r 3A 6. After rule 3— insert— ˙ ‘ Forms ‘ 3A. The Board may approve forms for use under these rules.’. ˙ Insertion of new rr 15A and 15B 7. Part 3, division 1— insert— ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 15A. In this division— “admitting authority” means— (a) for Queensland—the Board and the Judges; or (b) for another State—the entity responsible for admitting lawyers to practice in the State. “core subjects” means the subjects in a State approved, by the admitting authority for the State, as providing a person with an understanding of, and competence in, the areas of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2. “recognised academic course” means— (a) an approved degree in law; or (b) an academic course at a tertiary institution in a State other than Queensland (whether or not leading to a degree in law) that— (i) includes the equivalent of at least 3 years full-time study of law; and (ii) has been approved, by the admitting authority for the State,

s8 5 s8 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 as providing a sufficient academic qualification to practice law. ˙ ‘ Approval of core subjects and courses ‘ 15B.(1) This rule applies to the admitting authority for Queensland. ‘ (2) The authority may approve a subject to be a core subject for these rules if it is satisfied the subject provides a person who completes it with an understanding of, and competence in, an area of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2. ‘ (3) The authority may, under subrule (2), approve 2 or more subjects to be (if they are all completed) core subjects for an area of knowledge. ‘ (4) The authority may approve an academic course to be a recognised academic course for these rules if it is satisfied the course provides a person completing it with a sufficient academic qualification to practise law.’. ˙ Amendment of r 17 8.(1) Rule 17, before subrule (1)— insert— ‘ (1A) A person is qualified for admission if the person has— (a) completed a recognised academic course; and (b) for the areas of knowledge mentioned in schedule 2—completed core subjects for the areas (whether or not as part of a recognised academic course) or otherwise satisfied the Board the person has an understanding of, and competence in, the areas; and (c) completed the practical training specified in subrule (2).’. (2) Rule 17(1), from ‘A candidate’ to ‘ethics; and’— omit, insert— ‘The practical training that qualifies a person for admission is—’. (3) Rule 17(1)(c), from ‘In the case’ to ‘the following’— omit, insert— ‘for a person who is enrolled in, or has completed, an approved

s8 6 s8 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 degree in law at a tertiary institution in Queensland—starting, and completing to the satisfaction of the Board, within the 3 years before applying for admission, any of the following periods of practical training’. (4) Rule 17(1)(d), from ‘In the case’ to ‘the following’— omit, insert— ‘for a person who is enrolled in, or has completed, an approved degree in law at a tertiary institution in Queensland—starting, and completing to the satisfaction of the Board, within the 4 years before applying for admission, any of the following periods of practical training’. (5) Rule 17(1)(e)— omit, insert— ‘(e) for a person who is enrolled in, or has completed, an approved degree in law at a tertiary institution in Queensland—serving, immediately before applying for admission, not less than 8 years as a managing clerk in the office of a solicitor.’. (6) Rule 17(1)(f), ‘Institute’— omit, insert— ‘University’. (7) Rule 17(2), ‘paragraphs (c) (d) (e) and (f) of sub-Rule 1 of this rule’— omit, insert— ‘subrule (2)’. (8) Rule 17(1)(c) to (f)— renumber as rule 17(1)(a) to (d). (9) Rule 17(1A) to (2)— renumber as rule 17(1) to (3).

s 9 7 s 12 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ˙ Amendment of r 30 9.(1) Rule 30(1), ‘in Form 1’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form accompanied by the fee mentioned in schedule 1’. (2) Rule 30(1)(b), ‘sufficient certificates’— omit, insert— ‘ a certificate in the approved form’. (3) Rule 30(1)(b), ‘and shall be in Form 29 or as near thereto as circumstances will allow’— omit . ˙ Amendment of r 31 10. Rule 31, ‘such consent in Form 2’— omit, insert— ‘consent’. ˙ Amendment of r 33 11. Rule 33, ‘such consent in Form 2 of Form 3 as the case may require’— omit, insert— ‘consent’. ˙ Amendment of r 36 12.(1) Rule 36(1), ‘Supreme Court of Queensland’— omit, insert— ‘Court or the District Courts of Queensland’. (2) Rule 36(2)— omit, insert—

s 13 8 s 16 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ‘ (2) Service as a Judge’s clerk— (a) may be to 1 or more Master of the Court; and (b) must be completed in a way that satisfies the Master or each Master.’. ˙ Amendment of r 39 13. Rule 39(1), ‘Form 4’— omit, insert— ‘the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 40 14.(1) Rule 40(1), ‘in Form 30’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. (2) Rule 40(3), ‘such consent in Form 31’ omit, insert— ‘consent’. ˙ Omission of pt 5 (The Solicitors’ Board Examinations) 15. Part 5— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 68 16.(1) Rule 68(1)(a)(i) and (b), ‘in Form 13’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. (2) Rule 68(2), ‘containing answers to the questions set forth in Form 14’—

s 16 9 s 16 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 omit, insert— ‘, in the approved form, about the candidate’s compliance with rule 17’. (3) Rule 68(2), ‘containing answers to the questions set forth in Form 15, 16 or 17, whichever may be applicable,’— omit, insert— ‘, in the approved form,’. (4) Rule 68(3), ‘containing answers to the questions set forth in Form 18,’— omit, insert— ‘, in the approved form, about the candidate’s compliance with rule 17’. (5) Rule 68(3), ‘containing answers to the questions set forth in Form 19’— omit, insert— ‘, in the approved form,’. (6) Rule 68(4)(a), ‘certificate’— omit, insert— ‘certificate, in the approved form,’. (7) Rule 68(4)(a), ‘in Form 20’— omit. (8) Rule 68(5A)(a)(i), ‘certificate’— omit, insert— ‘certificate, in the approved form,’. (9) Rule 68(5A)(a)(i), ‘in Form 20’— omit. (10) Rule 68(5B)(b), ‘in Form 18A’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. (11) Rule 68(5B)(c), ‘Sufficient certificates’—

s 17 10 s 20 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 omit, insert— ‘a certificate, in the approved form,’. (12) Rule 68(5B)(c), ‘and shall be in Form 29 or as near thereto as circumstances will allow’— omit. (13) Rule 68(6)(b), ‘containing the several allegations specified in Form 21’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 69 17. Rule 69, ‘in Form 22’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 72 18. Rule 72, ‘in Form 23’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 75 19. Rule 75(2)— omit, insert— ‘(b) file in the Court office— (i) an affidavit in the approved form; and (ii) a copy of the certificates submitted to the Board; and’. ˙ Amendment of r 76 20. Rule 76(1), ‘in Form 25’—

s 21 11 s 25 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 76B (Application for admission) 21. Rule 76B(1)(a), ‘in form 25A’— omit, insert— ‘in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of r 76C (Issue and filing of certificate of compliance) 22. Rule 76C(c), ‘in form 22’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 76I (Certificate of admission) 23. Rule 76I, ‘in form 23’— omit. ˙ Amendment of r 76P (Certificate of admission) 24. Rule 76P, ‘in form 23’— omit. ˙ Replacement of pt 8 (Transitional provisions) 25. Part 8— omit, insert— ‘ PART 8—TRANSITIONALS ˙ ‘ Application for admission before 1 January 1998 ‘ 77.(1) This section applies to a person who applies for admission before 1 January 1998.

s 26 12 s 29 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ‘ (2) The person may qualify for admission if the person would have been qualified for admission under these rules if rule 17 was not amended by the Solicitors’ Admission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 or any later amendment. ˙ ‘ Expiry of part ‘ 78. This part expires on 1 January 1999.’. ˙ Amendment of r 89 26. Rule 89, ‘the First Schedule’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 1’. ˙ Amendment of r 93 27. Rule 93, ‘the form or to the effect of Form 27’— omit, insert— ‘the approved form’. ˙ Insertion of new r 97A 28. Part 10— insert— ˙ ‘ Numbering and renumbering of rules ‘ 97A. In the next reprint of these rules produced under the Reprints Act1992 , the provisions of these rules must be numbered and renumbered as permitted by the Reprints Act 1992 .’. ˙ Omission of pt 11 (Candidates qualifying for admission under “The Legal Practitioners Act, 1881 to 1965” or any amendment thereof) 29. Part 11— omit .

s 30 13 s 30 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ˙ Replacement of schs 1–2 30. Schedules 1 and 2— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 1 ‘ FEES rules 30 and 89 $ ‘ 1. Application for Board’s consent to enter articles of clerkship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 2. Application for admission— (a) for a person applying for conditional admission under rule 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.00 (b) for a person previously admitted as a solicitor or barrister of the court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00 (c) for a person with 1st class honours in a degree in law from a tertiary institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NIL (d) for a person with 2nd class honours, division 2A in a degree in law from a tertiary institution . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 (e) for any other person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 ‘ SCHEDULE 2 ‘ AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE ‘ 1. Criminal law and procedure 2. Torts rules 15A and 15B

s 31 14 s 31 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 3. Contracts 4. Property, both real (including Torrens system land) and personal 5. Equity (including trusts) 6. Administrative law 7. Federal and State constitutional law 8. Civil procedure 9. Evidence 10. Company law 11. Professional conduct (including basic trust accounting)’. ˙ Insertion of new rule headings 31. Immediately before a rule mentioned in the schedule, column 1 insert the rule heading set out opposite in the schedule, column 2.

15 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ¡ SCHEDULE INSERTION OF RULE HEADINGS section 31 column 1 Rule 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 column 2 Heading Definitions Commencement Establishment of Board Board members Vacancy in Board Chairperson of Board Quorum Board may make regulations Secretary Meetings of Board Special meeting of Board Adjournment of meeting Notice of motion to rescind or amend resolution etc Minutes Qualifications for admission Admission of person with approved degree in law Solicitors’ Board examinations Eligibility for examinations Who articles of clerkship may be served with

16 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) 21 Abridgment of period of service under articles of clerkship 22 Articles of clerkship to be continuous 23 Articled clerk may perform service with town agent 24 Period of service on death of master 25 Service in defence force may be included in period of articles 26 Service of clerk articled to Crown Solicitor etc. 27 Service of clerk articled to former Deputy Crown Solicitor 28 Articles of clerkship entered into with Crown Solicitor etc 29 Board’s consent to be obtained before entering into articles 30 Application for consent to enter into articles 31 Board may consent to articles 32 Solicitor etc may only have 2 clerks 33 Transfer or assignment of articles 34 Articles and assignment of articles to be registered 35 Inquiry into allegations about person 36 Service as Judge’s associate or clerk 37 Board may abridge period of service 38 Service in defence force may be included in service 39 Application to Board about service as Judge’s associate or clerk 40 Application to Board about service as managing clerk 41 Service as managing clerk in solicitors’ firm 42 Service to be continuous other than with Board’s approval 67 Admission to practise

17 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) 68 Application for admission 69 Board may issue certificate of compliance with rules 70 Inquiry into allegations about person 71 Barrister–at–law admitted as solicitor 72 Applicant for admission to attend Court etc 73 Seniority of solicitors 73A General power of Board 73B Board may refer allegations to Court 73C Board may require evidence to be given on oath 73D Specific powers of Board 73E Board to be constituted by 3 or more members 74 Admission of persons admitted as solicitors in other jurisdictions 75 Application for admission 76 Admission to be conditional 87 Fee to be paid to secretary 89 Admission fee 90 Refund of admission fee 92 Appeal against Board’s decision 93 How appeal to be made 94 Court or Board may extend or abridge time 95 Court may grant exemption 96 Board may apply to Court or Judge for advice 97 Publication of Board’s determinations and decisions

18 Solicitors’ Admission Amendment (No. 1) No. 347, 1995 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 7 December 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 8 December 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 1995