Victorian Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PRACTICE (ADMISSION) RULES 1999 - SECT 3.09.

Persons with whom articles are to be served

3.09. Persons with whom articles are to be served



(1) Unless the Board of Examiners otherwise determines, articles served in
Victoria must be served with a person who, for the whole period of the
articles-

   (a)  is an eligible legal practitioner who meets the requirements of rule
        3.11(1); or

   (b)  is a person referred to in subrule (3); or

   (c)  is a person approved by the Council under rule 3.10 who is engaged in
        legal practice in Victoria.

(2) Articles served in a jurisdiction outside Victoria must be served with a
person who-

   (a)  is an Australian legal practitioner; and

   (b)  is entitled to engage in legal practice in that jurisdiction as a
        principal of a law practice (other than a multi-disciplinary
        partnership or a community legal centre).

(3) Subject to rule 3.11(3), articles may be served with-

   (a)  the Victorian Government Solicitor; or

   (b)  the Solicitor for Public Prosecutions in Victoria; or

   (c)  an Australian lawyer who is designated by the Australian Government
        Solicitor as a senior executive who may act as a Principal; or

   (d)  an Australian lawyer who holds a position approved by the Council in
        any Commonwealth Government Office or Victorian Government Office
        approved by the Council.