Supreme Court (Admission of Practitioners) Rules (Amendment) (ACT)

Supreme Court (Admission of Practitioners) Rules1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 14 of 19942

We, Judges of the Supreme Court, make the following Rules of Court under section 36 of the Supreme Court Act 1933.

Dated 27 April 1994.

Jeffrey miles

Chief Justice

j f gallop

Judge

t j higgins

Judge

a g towill

Registrar

Commencement

1.  These Rules commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Principal Rules

2.  In these Rules, “Principal Rules” means the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court (Admission of Practitioners) Rules.

Citation

3.  Rule 1 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting “Australian Capital Territory”.

Interpretation

4.  Rule 3 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by omitting “(1)”; and

(b)by omitting the definition of “Supreme Court Rules”.

Admission of law graduates—prescribed institutions

5.  Rule 3A of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting “10” and substituting “11”.

Admission days

6.  Rule 4 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting “10 or 11” and substituting “11 or 13”.

Application for admission

7.  Rule 5 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting from subrule (1) “10 or 11” and substituting “11 or 13”.

Affidavits in support

8.  Rule 8 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting from subrule (2) “applicant for admission shall, in his affidavit” and substituting “applicant’s affidavit shall”.

Proof of service under articles and completion of required courses

9.  Rule 9 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by inserting in subrule (1) “or her” after “his”;

(b)by omitting from subrule (2) “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”;

(c)by inserting in subrule (3) “or her” after “his” (first occurring);

(d)by omitting from subrule (3) “10” (wherever occurring) and substituting “11”; and

(e)by omitting from subrule (3) “his” (last occurring) and substituting “the”.

Application for enrolment

10.  Rule 9A of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by omitting from subrule (1) “10A” and substituting “12”;

(b)by omitting from subrule (1) “must” and substituting “shall”; and

(c)by omitting from subrule (2) “must:” and substituting “shall—”.

Objection by Law Society

11.  Rule 10 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by omitting from subrule (1A) “10A” and substituting “12”;

(b)by omitting from subrule (1A) “must” and substituting “shall”; and

(c)by omitting from subrule (2) “must” and substituting “shall”.

Applicant’s duty of frankness

12.  Rule 13 of the Principal Rules is amended by inserting “or her” after “his”.

Signing of Roll before authorised officer

13.  Rule 13A of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by omitting “14A” and substituting “18”; and

(b)by omitting from paragraph (a) “13” and substituting “16”.

Authorised officers

14.  Rule 13B of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a)by omitting “14A” and substituting “18”; and

(b)by omitting “10A” and substituting “12”.

Heading to Schedule 1

15.  The heading to Schedule 1 to the Principal Rules is omitted and the following heading substituted:

“SCHEDULE 1

FORMS”.

Schedule 1

16.  Schedule 1 to the Principal Rules is amended by omitting from the first alternative clause 2 of Form 2 “him” and substituting “the applicant”.

Schedule 2

17.  Schedule 2 to the Principal Rules is amended by adding at the end the following items:

“23.      University of Canberra

1. Each university or tertiary institution in a State or Territory which issues a degree in law (however described) which is recognised in that State or Territory as sufficient educational qualification for admission to practise as a barrister or solicitor”. 

NOTES

1. Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1981 No. 323 as amended by 1982 No. 359; 1983 No. 227 and 1991 No. 415.

2. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 29 April 1994.  

©  Australian Capital Territory 1994