LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 558 Admissions board
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 558
Admissions board(1) The Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (the admissions board ) is established.
Note The Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines establish as including continue in existence.
(2) The admissions board consists of 5 lawyers including 2 barristers.
(3) The Chief Justice must appoint the members of the admissions board.
Note For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act
, pt 19.3.
(4) Subject to section 559, the appointment of a member of the admissions board ends on the 31 December after the day the appointment commences.
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act
, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint ).
(5) The registrar, or a public servant approved by the Chief Justice, is the secretary to the admissions board.