New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2005 - REG 13

13 Completion of periods of supervised legal practice-sections 53 and 102 of the Act

(1) For the purposes of sections 53 and 102 of the Act, completion by a person of a period or periods of supervised legal practice equivalent to the required period of 18 months or 2 years is to be worked out by satisfying the requirements of this clause.

(2) The person satisfies the requirements of this clause if the person completes:

(a) one period of supervised legal practice, worked on a full-time basis, that is equal to the required period worked out on a full-time basis, or

(b) one period of supervised legal practice, worked on a part-time basis, that is equivalent to the required period worked out on a full-time basis, or

(c) two or more periods of supervised legal practice, worked on either or both of those bases, that together are equal or equivalent to the required period.

(3) For the purposes of this clause:

(a) public holidays during a relevant period are to be included as days of supervised legal practice, whether or not the person engaged in legal practice on those days, and

(b) normal periods of leave taken during a relevant period by the person are to be included as periods of supervised legal practice.