Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.3.2.

Eligibility for admission

2.3.2. Eligibility for admission



(1) A person is eligible for admission to the legal profession under this Act
only if the person-

   (a)  is a natural person aged 18 years or over; and

   (b)  has attained approved academic qualifications or corresponding
        academic qualifications; and

   (c)  has satisfactorily completed approved practical legal training
        requirements or corresponding practical legal training requirements.

(1A) The Council may require a person who seeks admission to the legal
profession on the basis of having attained academic qualifications or
completed practical legal training requirements outside Australia to pay the
reasonable costs of the Council in assessing the person's qualifications or
practical legal training.

(2) In this section-

approved academic qualifications means academic qualifications that are
approved, under the admission rules, for admission to the legal profession in
this jurisdiction; approved practical legal training requirements means legal
training requirements that are approved, under the admission rules, for
admission to the legal profession in this jurisdiction; corresponding academic
qualifications means academic qualifications that would qualify the person for
admission to the legal profession in another jurisdiction if the Board of
Examiners is satisfied that substantially the same minimum criteria apply for
the approval of academic qualifications for admission in the other
jurisdiction as apply in this jurisdiction; corresponding practical legal
training requirements means legal training requirements that would qualify the
person for admission to the legal profession in another jurisdiction if the
Board of Examiners is satisfied that substantially the same minimum criteria
apply for the approval of legal training requirements for admission in the
other jurisdiction as apply in this jurisdiction.