Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The judges of the Supreme Court, or a majority of them, may make rules for the admission of persons to the legal profession under this Act.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), rules may be made about any of the following:
(a) the procedure for admission, including –
(i) how an application is to be made; and
(ii) giving notice of the application to an entity or public notice of the application; and
(iii) the affidavits or certificates the applicant must provide with or for the application; and
(iv) the keeping and signing of the local roll and the particulars to be recorded on the roll; and
(v) the oath or affirmation of office to be taken or made by a local lawyer;
(b) the disclosure of matters that may affect consideration of the eligibility of an applicant for admission, or affect consideration of the question whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be admitted, including convictions that must be disclosed and those that need not be disclosed;
(c) applications for admission under the trans-Tasman mutual recognition legislative scheme;
(d) the conferral of a right of objection to an applicant's admission on persons of appropriate standing;
(e) the procedure to be adopted in the conduct of inquiries under this Part;
(f) fees and costs payable under the rules and the refund or remission of fees.
(3) Without limiting subsection (1), rules may provide for abridging, in specified circumstances, any period of practical legal training required by the rules.