SUPREME COURT (ADMISSION) RULES 2004 - REG 7B Other approved practical legal training requirements—additional requirements for particular persons

SUPREME COURT (ADMISSION) RULES 2004 - REG 7B

7B Other approved practical legal training requirements—additional requirements for particular persons

(1) This rule applies in relation to a person who has satisfactorily completed approved practical legal training requirements under rule 7A (1) or (2) if the requirements of the supervised workplace experience were completed more than 5 years before an application for admission is made by the person.

Note—

See rule 9G (2) for when approved supplementary training must be completed.

(2) Any legal training requirements approved by the board under this rule are approved practical legal training requirements for the person’s admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 , in addition to the approved practical legal training requirements under rule 7A .

(3) The board may approve 1 or more of the following as additional legal training requirements for the person, as the board considers appropriate—

(a) a further period of supervised workplace experience;

(b) satisfactory completion of the requirements of a course, or part of a course, mentioned in rule 7 .

(4) In deciding whether to approve any additional legal training requirements for the person, the board must assess—

(a) the approved practical legal training requirements completed by the person; and

(b) any relevant experience of the person.