LEGAL PRACTICE (ADMISSION) RULES 1999

Victorian Consolidated Regulations

S.R. No. 144/1999
Version incorporating amendments as at 14 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

1.01. Objectives
1.02. Authorising provision
1.03. Commencement
1.04. Revocation
1.05. Definitions

PART 2-APPROVED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ADMISSION

2.01. Approved academic qualifications
2.02. Recognised courses
2.03. Endorsement of subjects

PART 3-PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

Division 1-Practical legal training

3.01. Practical legal training
3.02. Determination of areas of practice
3.03. Endorsement of courses of instruction
3.04. Eligibility to undertake practical legal training
3.05. Employment during training
3.06. Leave of absence during training

Division 2-Service under articles

3.07. Dispensation from service under articles
3.08. Where articles are to be served
3.09. Persons with whom articles are to be served
3.10. Approval of articles with other practitioners
3.11. Requirements of Principal
3.12. Temporary employment in office of another Australian legal practitioner
3.13. Employment outside articles
3.14. Leave of absence
3.15. Completion of service
3.16. Articles to be in prescribed form
3.17. Information required by Board of Examiners
3.18. Approval of articles by Board of Examiners
3.19. Termination of articles

PART 4-QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION

Division 1-Local applicants

4.01. Revoked
4.02. Notice of intention to apply for admission
4.03. Documents in support of admission

Division 2-Qualified overseas applicants

4.04. Qualifications for admission
4.05. Application for directions
4.06. Documents in support of admission

Division 3-Interstate and New Zealand practitioners

4.07. Mutual recognition admissions

Division 4-Overseas practitioners

4.08. Qualifications for admission
4.09. Application for directions
4.10. Documents in support of admission

Division 5-Consideration of applications

4.11. Consideration of applications
4.12. Revoked
4.13. Council or Board may make inquiries
4.14. Council or Board may act on advice of others
4.15. Directions by Council
4.16. Specification of time for application for admission

Division 6-Application to alter requirements under rules

4.17. Alteration of requirement by Board of Examiners

PART 5-GENERAL

5.01. Service of notices

PART 6-TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

6.01. Definitions
6.02. Saving of determinations, etc. under former rules
6.03. Compliance with former rules
6.04. Resolution of issues arising under former rules
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SCHEDULE 1-Rules Revoked
SCHEDULE 2-Commonwealth Government Offices
SCHEDULE 3-Victorian Government Offices
SCHEDULE 4-Articles
SCHEDULE 5-Principals-Affidavit Verifying Articles
SCHEDULE 6-All Applicants for Admission-Notice of
Intention to Apply for Admission
SCHEDULE 7-Principals-Affidavit of Service under Articles
SCHEDULE 8-Local Applicants or Qualified Overseas
Applicants-Affidavit in Support of Application
for Admission
SCHEDULE 9-Affidavit as to Character
SCHEDULE 10-Statement of Overseas Practitioner Applying for Admission
SCHEDULE 11-Mutual Recognition Applicants-Certificate of
Board of Examiners
SCHEDULE 12-Overseas Practitioner Applicants-Affidavit as to Qualifications for Admission
SCHEDULE 13-Overseas Practitioner Applicants-Affidavit of Employment as a Law Clerk
SCHEDULE 14-All Applicants (Other than Mutual Recognition Applicants)-Certificate and Recommendation of Board of Examiners
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details