(1)  An application for the grant or renewal of registration as a foreign lawyer must be –

(a) made in the approved form; and

(b) accompanied by the prescribed fees.

(2)  Different fees may be set according to different factors determined by the domestic registration authority.

(3)  The fees are not to be greater than the maximum fees for a local practising certificate.

(4)  The domestic registration authority may also require the applicant to pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the domestic registration authority in considering the application, including (for example) costs and expenses of making inquiries and obtaining information or documents about whether the applicant meets the criteria for registration.

(5)  The fees and costs must not include any component for compulsory membership of any professional association.

(6)  The approved form may require the applicant to disclose –

(a) matters that may affect the domestic registration authority's consideration of the application for the grant or renewal of registration; and

(b) particulars of any offences for which the applicant has been convicted in Australia or a foreign country, whether before or after the commencement of this section.

(7)  The approved form may indicate that convictions of a particular kind need not be disclosed for the purposes of the current application.

(8)  The approved form may indicate that specified kinds of matters or particulars previously disclosed in a particular manner need not be disclosed for the purposes of the current application.