Victorian Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PRACTICE (ADMISSION) RULES 1999 - SECT 4.15.

Directions by Council

4.15. Directions by Council



(1) In relation to any application under section 4.05 or 4.09 for directions,
the Council may direct that-

   (a)  the qualifications of the applicant are such that the applicant ought
        to be admitted without completing any further academic qualifications
        or practical legal training requirements for admission; or





   (b)  the qualifications of the applicant are such that the applicant ought
        to be admitted-

   (i)  after completion of any further academic qualifications or practical
        legal training requirements that the Council may specify (whether or
        not these requirements also form part of the qualifications required
        of a local applicant); or

   (ii) in the case of an overseas practitioner, after service as a law clerk
        with a person who is eligible under these Rules to engage an articled
        clerk; or

   (c)  the qualifications of the applicant are not sufficient for admission.

(2) The Council may dispense with, or vary, either generally or in respect of
any case and on any conditions it thinks fit, the performance or observance of
any requirement if it considers that the dispensation or variation does not
substantially diminish the value of the qualifications or training required by
these Rules.

(3) Without limiting the Council's discretions under subrules (1) and (2), an
applicant for directions (other than an applicant whose qualifications are
determined not to be sufficient qualifications for admission) may be required
to meet any further academic qualification or practical legal training
requirements that would, in the Council's opinion, place the applicant in a
substantially similar position to a local applicant meeting the requirements
set out in rules 2.01 and 3.01.