Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1970 (REPEALED) - SECT 14

    (1)     The admission board shall, in respect of each application for admission or enrolment, make a report in writing to the court stating whether, in the opinion of the board, the applicant—

        (a)     is entitled to apply to be admitted or enrolled; and

        (b)     is of good fame and character; and

        (c)     is a person whose right to practise in federal courts or in a State or another Territory is not suspended or has not been cancelled.

    (2)     Where the board reports that it is of the opinion that an applicant is not of good fame and character, the board shall state in the report the grounds for its belief.

    (3)     Where the board reports that it is of the opinion that an applicant is of good fame and character, the board may include in its report any matter that in the opinion of the board is relevant to the question of the applicant's good fame and character.

    (4)     Subject to subsection (5), the board shall furnish a copy of its report to the applicant and to the law society.

    (5)     Where the application is to be heard by the court, the board shall furnish the copy of its report not less than 3 days before the day of the hearing.