Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 (Qld)

Queensland Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 Subordinate Legislation 2007 No. 155 made under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Rules amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of r 1 (Short title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of r 3 (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of r 5 (Words and expressions have same meaning as in Legal Profession Act 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of r 6 (Approved academic qualifications—Australian course) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of r 7 (Approved practical legal training requirements—Australian course) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of rr 7A, 8, and 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of r 9B (Persons eligible to be a trainee) . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Amendment of r 9D (Persons disqualified from being a supervisor) ..................................... 5 11 Amendment of r 9K (Response statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Amendment of r 10 (Sittings where person may apply for admission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Amendment of r 11 (Application and affidavit of compliance to be filed in court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Amendment of r 12 (Notice of intention to apply) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Amendment of r 13 (Documents and fee to be given to board) . . 6 16 Amendment of rr 14 and 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 No. 155, 2007 17 Amendment of r 18 (Oath of office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 18 Amendment of r 21 (Application for conditional admission to be made unconditional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 19 Amendment of r 23 (Seniority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 20 Amendment of r 24 (Appeal from registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 21 Amendment of r 33 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 22 Amendment of r 36 (Application of div 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 23 Amendment of r 37 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 24 Amendment of r 39 (References to solicitors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 25 Amendment of rr 40 and 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 26 Amendment of r 44 (Practical legal training courses). . . . . . . . . . 8 27 Amendment of r 45 (References to boards, repealed barristers rules and repealed solicitors rules). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 28 Amendment of r 48 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 29 Amendment of r 53 (Conditional admission of overseas–registered foreign lawyer under former r 20) . . . . . . . . 9 30 Insertion of new pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Part 7 Transitional provisions for Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 54 Outdated references. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 55 Registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 31 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

s1 3 s5 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 1 Short title This rule may be cited as the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 . 2 Rules amended This rule amends the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004. 3 Amendment of r 1 (Short title) Rule 1, ‘ Legal Practitioner ’— omit . 4 Amendment of r 3 (Overview) (1) Rule 3(1), ‘the admission of legal practitioners’— omit, insert — ‘admission to the legal profession’. (2) Rule 3(2), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. (3) Rule 3(2), footnote, ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. 5 Amendment of r 5 (Words and expressions have same meaning as in Legal Profession Act 2004) (1) Rule 5, heading, ‘2004’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’.

s6 4 s8 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 (2) Rule 5, ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’. 6 Amendment of r 6 (Approved academic qualifications—Australian course) (1) Rule 6(1), ‘under the LegalProfessionAct2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’. (2) Rule 6(1), footnote, ‘ 2004 , section 29(1)(b)’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 , section 30(1)(b)’. 7 Amendment of r 7 (Approved practical legal training requirements—Australian course) (1) Rule 7(1), ‘under the LegalProfessionAct2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’. (2) Rule 7(1), footnote, ‘ 2004 , section 29(1)(c)’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 , section 30(1)(c)’. 8 Amendment of rr 7A, 8, and 9 Rules 7A(1), 8(1) and (3), 9(1) and (3), ‘under the LegalProfession Act 2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’.

s 9 5 s 11 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 9 Amendment of r 9B (Persons eligible to be a trainee) (1) Rule 9B(b), footnote, ‘ 2004 , section 36’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 , section 32’. (2) Rule 9B(b), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’. 10 Amendment of r 9D (Persons disqualified from being a supervisor) (1) Rule 9D(1)(b), ‘section 280(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the LegalProfession Act 2004 ’ and footnote— omit, insert — ‘section 456(2)(a), (b) or (c) 1 of the LegalProfessionAct2007 ’. (2) Rule 9D(3)(b), ‘ Legal Profession Act , section 584.’ and footnote— omit, insert — ‘ Legal Profession Act 2007 , section 26. 2 ’. 11 Amendment of r 9K (Response statement) Rule 9K(4), definition response statement , paragraph (c)(ii), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. 1 Legal Profession Act 2007 , section 456 (Decisions of tribunal about an Australian legal practitioner) 2 Legal Profession Act 2007 , section 26 (Associates who are disqualified or convicted persons)

s 12 6 s 15 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 12 Amendment of r 10 (Sittings where person may apply for admission) Rule 10(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. 13 Amendment of r 11 (Application and affidavit of compliance to be filed in court) (1) Rule 11(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. (2) Rule 11(2), ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’. 14 Amendment of r 12 (Notice of intention to apply) Rule 12(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. 15 Amendment of r 13 (Documents and fee to be given to board) (1) Rule 13(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. (2) Rule 13(3)(b), ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’.

s 16 7 s 21 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 16 Amendment of rr 14 and 17 Rules 14(1), 17(1) and (4), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. 17 Amendment of r 18 (Oath of office) Rule 18(1) and (2), ‘legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘lawyer’. 18 Amendment of r 21 (Application for conditional admission to be made unconditional) Rule 21(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. 19 Amendment of r 23 (Seniority) Rule 23, ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. 20 Amendment of r 24 (Appeal from registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation) Rule 24(1), ‘legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘lawyer’. 21 Amendment of r 33 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements) Rule 33(2) and (4), ‘under the Legal Profession Act 2004 as a legal practitioner’—

s 22 8 s 26 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’. 22 Amendment of r 36 (Application of div 5) Rule 36(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession’. 23 Amendment of r 37 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training) Rule 37(2) and (3), ‘under the Legal Profession Act 2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’ . 24 Amendment of r 39 (References to solicitors) Rule 39, ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’. 25 Amendment of rr 40 and 42 Rules 40(1)(a) and 42(d)(ii), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. 26 Amendment of r 44 (Practical legal training courses) Rule 44(2), ‘under the LegalProfessionAct2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’.

s 27 9 s 30 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 27 Amendment of r 45 (References to boards, repealed barristers rules and repealed solicitors rules) Rule 45(2), ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2007 ’. 28 Amendment of r 48 (Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements) Rule 48(1) and (2), ‘under the Legal Profession Act 2004 as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert— ‘to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ’. 29 Amendment of r 53 (Conditional admission of overseas–registered foreign lawyer under former r 20) Rule 53(1), ‘as a legal practitioner’— omit, insert — ‘to the legal profession’. 30 Insertion of new pt 7 After rule 53— insert — ‘Part 7 Transitional provisions for Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 ‘54 Outdated references ‘In an Act or document—

s 31 10 s 31 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 (a) a reference to the LegalProfessionAct2004 is, if appropriate in the context, taken to be a reference to the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and (b) a reference to admission under the Legal Profession Act2004 as a legal practitioner is, if appropriate in the context, taken to be a reference to admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007. ‘55 Registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation ‘(1) This section applies to a decision of the registrar made before the commencement date in relation to the admission of a person under a mutual recognition Act as a legal practitioner in Queensland. ‘(2) Rule 24 applies in relation to the decision as if it were a decision of the registrar in relation to the admission of a person under a mutual recognition Act as a lawyer in Queensland. ‘(3) In this section— commencement date means the date of commencement of this rule. mutual recognition Act see rule 24(3).’. 31 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definition overseas-registered foreign lawyer , from ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert— ‘ 2007 , section 163. 3 ’. 3 Legal Profession Act 2007 , section 163 (Definitions for pt 2.8)

s 31 11 s 31 Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) No. 155, 2007 Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2007 (2) Schedule 2, definition roll , from ‘ 2004 ’— omit, insert— ‘ 2007 , section 37. 4 ’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 28 June 2007. 2 Notified in the gazette on 29 June 2007. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 2007 4 LegalProfessionAct2007 , section 37 (Roll of persons admitted to the legal profession as a lawyer)