LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 30 Refusal of application for practising certificate as barrister or solicitor

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 30

30 Refusal of application for practising certificate as barrister or solicitor

(1) A Council must refuse to issue a practising certificate if the application for it:

(a) is not accompanied by the appropriate fee (unless payment of the fee has been waived by the Council), or

(b) is not accompanied by, or does not contain, such information as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) A Council may refuse to issue a practising certificate applied for by the holder of a suspended practising certificate.

(3) A Council may refuse to issue a practising certificate if a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct has been made in respect of the applicant and:

(a) a fine imposed because of the finding has not been paid, or

(b) costs awarded against the applicant because of the finding have been assessed but have not been paid or, if an arrangement for their payment has been made, the applicant is in default under the arrangement, or

(c) any costs of an inspection or investigation payable under section 55 by the applicant have not been paid, or

(d) any expenses of receivership payable under section 110 by the applicant have not been paid.

(4) Other sections of this Act also provide for the refusal of applications for the issue of practising certificates.

(5) Without limiting subsection (1) (b), information prescribed by the regulations may include details of, or details of the nature of, pre-admission events, whether occurring before or after the commencement of this subsection.