Supreme Court Rules Amendment Order (No. 3) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 132 Supreme Court Act 1921 SUPREME COURT RULES AMENDMENT ORDER (No. 3) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of Order 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Supreme Court Rules Amendment (No. 3) No. 132, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This order in council may be cited as the Supreme Court Rules Amendment Order (No. 3) 1993 . ˙ Amended rules 2. The Rules of the Supreme Court are amended as set out in this order. ˙ Amendment of Order 65 3. Order 65, rule 11— omit, insert— ‘Right of audience in Chambers ‘11.(1) Subject to subrule (2), the following persons may be heard on applications in Chambers— (a) a solicitor’s managing clerk; (b) a person who has successfully completed, or has been awarded credit for half of the course for, the degree of Bachelor of Laws of an Australian University; (c) a person who has completed or has been granted exemption from— (i) any 6 subjects of the Solicitors’ Board examinations; or (ii) stage 3 of the Barristers’ Board examinations; (d) a person approved by the registrar under subrule (3). ‘(2) A person mentioned in subrule (1)(a) to (c) may be heard only if the person has given to the registrar a certificate from the person’s master, or a partner in the firm of solicitors in which the person is employed, stating that the person— (a) is a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the subrule; and (b) has a competent knowledge of the practice of the Court.

3 Supreme Court Rules Amendment (No. 3) No. 132, 1993 ‘(3) The registrar may approve a person as a person who may be heard on applications in Chambers if the registrar— (a) is given a certificate from the person’s master, or a partner in the firm of solicitors in which the person is employed— (i) stating that the person has a competent knowledge of the practice of the Court; and (ii) giving details of the person’s legal training and experience; and (b) is satisfied that the person has sufficient knowledge, training and experience to be heard. ‘(4) The registrar must keep a list of the persons mentioned in subrule (1) in the registry. ‘(5) In the hearing of an application in Chambers, a person who— (a) is not a person mentioned in subrule (1); and (b) is not a party to the application, or counsel or solicitor for a party to the application; may be heard only by leave of a Judge. ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 29 April 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 30 April 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. The State of Queensland 1993