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Legal Practitioners Admission Rules 1994
[1994-317]
Repealed version for 9 September 2005 to 29 December 2005 (accessed 26 May 2013 at 11:05).
Formerly known as:Legal Practitioners Transitional
Admission Rules 1994Note:The Legal
Practitioners Admission Rules 1994 (formerly Legal Practitioners Transitional
Admission Rules 1994) made under the Legal Profession Act 1987 are on
and from 1.10.2005 taken to be rules under Part 2.3 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 No 112.
See clause 23A of Schedule 9 to the Legal
Profession Act 2004.Note:The Rules were succeeded by the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2005
(886) (GG No 167 of 30.12.2005, p 11987) with effect from
File last modified 30 December 2005.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Part 2 Administration
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Part 3 Legal qualifications committee
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23A (Repealed)
24 25 26 Part 3A Examinations committee
27 27A 27B 27C 27D 27E 27F 27G 27H 27I 27J 27K Part 4 Students at Law
28 29 30 31, 32 (Repealed)
33 34 35 36 Part 5 Declarations of character
37 38 39 40 41 Part 6 Accredited law degrees
43 44 45 45A Part 7 Examinations
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68–70 (Repealed)
71 72 73 74 (Repealed)
75 76 (Repealed)
77 78 78A Part 8 Certificates
79 80 81 81A Part 9 Discipline
82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Part 10 Hearings
89 90 91 92 93 Part 11 Admission of legal practitioners
Division 1 Qualification for admission
94 95 96 Exemptions from
97 98 Applications for
99 100–102 (Repealed)
Division 2 Application for admission
103–106 (Repealed)
Division 3 Approval
107 108 Part 12 Fees
109 110 111 112 113 Part 13 Miscellaneous
114 115 116 First Schedule (Forms)
Part 1 Preliminary1 (1) These Rules may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Admission Rules
1994.(2) These Rules shall take effect on 1 July
1994.2 Any previous rules of the Barristers Admission Board and
Solicitors Admission Board or either of them shall no longer have any
effect.3 These rules are divided into Parts as follows:PART 1—Preliminary, Rules 1–62—Administration, Rules 7–143—Legal Qualifications Committee, Rules
15–263A—Examinations Committee, Rules
27–27K4—Students-at-Law, Rules 28–365—Declarations as to Character, Rules
37–416—Accredited Law Schools, Rules
42–457—Examinations, Rules 46–788—Certificates, Rules 79–819—Discipline, Rules 82–8810—Hearings, Rules 89–9311—Admission of Legal Practitioners, Rules
94–10812—Fees, Rules 109–11313—Miscellaneous, Rules
114–1154 (1) In these Rules, unless the context or subject matter otherwise
indicates or so requires:Accredited
Law School means a law school which:(a) before these Rules took effect, had its curriculum approved by a
former Barristers Admission Board and a former Solicitors Admission Board,
(b) after these Rules took effect, has a degree conferred by it
accredited by the Board,
and the approval or accreditation has not been withdrawn or ceased to
have effect.admit means
admit as a legal practitioner.Board means
the Legal Practitioners Admission Board.Board’s
Examinations are those set out in Rule 53 as supplemented by Rule
55.President
means the person nominated under s 3 of the Act to preside at meetings of the
Board.Court means
the Supreme Court of New South Wales.Examinations
Committee means the Committee established under the Rules to oversee
the content and conduct of the Board’s examinations and the candidatures
of Students-at-Law.Executive
Officer means the person appointed as Executive Officer to the Board
Pursuant to Rule 7.Graduate
means a person who has taken a degree after examination in any university
considered by the Board as being of good standing whether within or outside
New South Wales.Judge means a
Judge of the Court.Law
Extension Committee means the Law Extension Committee of the
University of Sydney.law
school means an educational facility which:(a) is conducted by a tertiary educational authority,
(b) has as one of its aims the production as graduates of persons
eligible to be admitted as lawyers whether within or outside New South
a barrister, solicitor, barrister and solicitor or legal
practitioner.Legal Qualifications
Committee means the Committee established under the Rules to
superintend the qualification of candidates for admission and to advise the
Board in relation to the accreditation of academic and practical training
courses.Practical Legal
Training Course means the course of practical legal training
conducted through the Practical Legal Training Department of the College of
Law.prescribed
fee means the fee fixed from time to time by the
Board.Suitable
Person means a person who is above the age of 30 years, is unrelated
to the applicant for registration or admission and has known the applicant for
not less than 3 years.Student-at-Law means a
person registered as such under Part 4.the Act means
1987.(2) For the purposes of these Rules, a person who satisfies the
requirements of a body or law school in respect of a subject, whether by
examination or other means, shall be taken to have passed the subject at or in
the body or law school.5 Unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or so
requires, the definitions in the Act apply to these
Rules.6 When these Rules provide that any document shall be in a certain
form, the document shall be in the form in the First Schedule hereto
applicable for the purpose or shall be in such other form as the Board
approves as sufficient either generally or in respect of any particular
case.Part 2 Administration7 (1) The Board shall appoint a person to be its Executive
Officer.(2) The Executive Officer shall either in person or by deputy approved
by the President attend all meetings of the Board, keep minutes of its
proceedings, conduct its correspondence and perform such other duties as the
Board may require.8 The Executive Officer shall keep the Board aware of the financial
position of the Board at all times and shall provide the appropriate
information to enable the Board to comply with the Public Finance and Audit Act
1983.9 (1) The Board shall have a seal.(2) The Seal of the Board may be affixed by Resolution of the Board
under the hand of the Chief Justice, the President or another judicial member
and witnessed by another member.(3) The Board may by a general resolution authorise the affixation of
the Seal to any Diploma under these Rules.10 A document, including a certificate, to be issued by the Board may
be issued under seal or under the hand of the Chief Justice, the President or
the Executive Officer.11 On any application, the Board may adjourn consideration pending
the provision of such further material or evidence as it considers necessary
or appropriate.12 The Board may inform itself of any matter which it considers
relevant to an application before it in any manner it thinks appropriate, but
the Board shall not determine an application adversely to an applicant on
material not supplied by such applicant without first giving notice of the
material.13 (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Board, the Legal
Qualifications Committee or the Examinations Committee may in circumstances
which it regards as sufficiently special and upon such conditions as it thinks
fit relax any of these rules. Application for such relaxation shall be made
through the Executive Officer not less than 14 days before the relevant
meeting.(2) Without derogating from the generality of subrule (1), the Board
may relax any rules relating to qualification of legal practitioners or
Students-at-Law.(3) An application for relaxation of any Rule relating to
qualification of legal practitioners or Students-at-Law may be made either
together with an application for admission or registration or
separately.(4) Where an application is made both under this Rule and for
admission or registration, the applicant shall comply with the Rules relating
to applications for admission or registration.14 Every applicant for admission and every applicant for registration
as a Student-at Law shall, if required by the Board, provide answers to such
questions as the Board may propose touching his or her conduct and shall
attend the Board for the purpose of giving further explanations touching the
same if so required. If a person fails to comply with this Rule within one
month of a requirement being made, the Board may, without further notice,
refuse the application.Part 3 Legal qualifications committee15 The Legal Qualifications Committee is hereby constituted to
courses.16 (1) The Legal Qualifications Committee shall consist of the following
persons:(a) three Judges nominated by the Chief Justice,
(b) three Barristers nominated by the Bar Council,
(c) three Solicitors nominated by the Law Society Council,
(d) the Professors of Law or full-time Law Lecturers nominated by the
NSW Committee of Law Deans.
(2) The Legal Qualifications Committee may, by co-option, appoint up
to two further members being persons who are or have been Judges, Barristers,
Solicitors, Professors of Law or full-time Law
Lecturers.(3) The person or body responsible for an appointment or nomination
under this rule may vary that appointment or
nomination.17 Nominations under rule 16 shall be in writing to the Executive
Officer.18 (1) The term of office of a member of the Legal Qualifications
Committee shall normally be from 1 July of an even numbered year to 30 June of
the next even numbered year.(2) All positions become vacant on 30 June of an even numbered
year.(3) Members may be re-nominated for subsequent
terms.19 The Legal Qualifications Committee shall elect:(a) as its Chairperson a Judge appointed under rule 16 (1) (a),
(b) a Deputy Chairperson to exercise all the powers of the Chairperson
when the Chairperson is absent.
20 The Executive Officer shall be the Executive Officer of the Legal
Qualifications Committee.21 Five members shall constitute a quorum of the Legal Qualifications
Committee.22 The Legal Qualifications Committee shall appoint an Academic
Exemptions Sub-Committee of up to three members to determine applications
under rule 97.23 The Legal Qualifications Committee shall appoint a Practical
Training Exemptions Sub-Committee of up to three members to determine
applications under rule 98.23A (Repealed)24 The Legal Qualifications Committee shall appoint an Accreditation
Sub-Committee of up to three members to make recommendations relating to the
recognition and accreditation of courses under these
Rules.25 The Legal Qualifications Committee may delegate to its
Chairperson, a member, several members, the Executive Officer or any
combination of the foregoing the making of a decision on any particular matter
or class of matters provided always that a person who is aggrieved by a
decision of a delegate may apply for a re-hearing by the Legal Qualifications
Committee.26 The Legal Qualifications Committee is accountable to the Board and
shall report to the Board at least once in each calendar year as to its
activities including in such report any proposals the Committee may wish to
make about matters relating to the Committee’s
work.Part 3A Examinations committee27 The Examinations Committee is hereby constituted to oversee the
content and conduct of the Board’s examinations and the candidatures of
Students-at-Law.27A (1) The Examinations Committee shall consist of the following
persons:(a) two Judges nominated by the Chief Justice,
(b) one Barrister nominated by the Bar Council,
(c) one Solicitor nominated by the Law Society
(d) the Director of the Law Extension Committee,
(e) two Examiners appointed by the Chairperson of the Examinations
(2) The Examinations Committee may, by co-option, appoint up to two
further members being persons who are or have been Judges, Barristers,
nomination.27B Nominations under rule 27A shall be in writing to the Executive
Officer.27C (1) The term of office of a member of the Examinations Committee shall
normally be from 1 July of an even numbered year to 30 June of the next even
numbered year.(2) All positions become vacant on 30 June of an even numbered
terms.27D The Examinations Committee shall elect:(a) as its Chairperson a Judge appointed under rule 27A (1) (a),
27E The Executive Officer shall be the Executive Officer of the
Examinations Committee.27F Four members shall constitute a quorum of the Examinations
Committee.27G The Examinations Committee shall appoint a Performance Review
Sub-Committee of up to three members to determine applications under rule
67.27H The Examinations Committee shall appoint a Curriculum
Sub-Committee of up to three members to plan, in consultation with Examiners
and Revising Examiners, the curriculum and syllabi for the Board’s
examinations.27I The Examinations Committee shall appoint a Quality Sub-Committee
of up to three members to oversee the quality of the examinations and
marking.27J (1) The Examinations Committee shall in the name of the Board appoint
such Examiners and Revising Examiners as are required to conduct the
Board’s examinations. All such appointments shall, unless otherwise
specified, be for a single examination period.(2) The Examinations Committee may delegate, to its Chairperson, a
member, several members, the Executive Officer or any combination of the
foregoing the making of a decision on any particular matter or class of
matters provided always that any person who is aggrieved by the decision of a
delegate may apply for a re-hearing by the Examinations
Committee.27K The Examinations Committee is accountable to the Board and shall
report to the Board at least once in each calendar year as to its activities
including in such report any proposals the Committee may wish to make about
the Rules and procedures relating to the Committee’s
work.Part 4 Students at Law28 (1) The Board may register a person as a
Student-at-Law.(2) The Board may refuse to register a person as a Student-at-Law if
it is not satisfied that the person is of good fame and character and
otherwise suitable for registration.(3) The Board may refuse to register a person as a Student-at-Law if
the person is not living in, or does not expect to be living in, Australia
during candidature for the Board’s
examinations.29 A person is qualified to apply for registration as a
Student-at-Law if he or she:(a) has passed the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with a mark
of 152 or above,
(b) holds a degree from a university,
(c) has completed the NSW Higher School Certificate achieving the
levels set out in the table hereunder,
YearMinimum LevelMinimum English mark
calculated as an average of HSC examination and assessment
marksBefore 1986Aggregate of 2532 Unit General/2 Unit A60 2 Unit531986–90TES of 2532 Unit General60 2 Unit531990–99TER of 502 Unit Contemporary60 2 Unit Related/General531999–2000UAI of 662 Unit Contemporary60 2 Unit Related/General532001–UAI of 66Standard/Advanced60 ESL70
(d) completed the equivalent of the NSW Higher School Certificate
examination in Australia or New Zealand, achieving a level equivalent to one
of the levels set out in the table in clause “c”
(e) holds an associate degree or a diploma, advanced diploma or
associate diploma from an Australian university or TAFE
(f) has passed the International Baccalaureate examination with a
result of 30 points or more and a result in English A of at least 4 points at
the Higher Level or 5 points at the Standard level,
(g) has been admitted to candidature for a degree in an Australian or
(h) has qualified in a TAFE college or elsewhere for the award of a
Certificate III or Certificate IV as assessed by the Australian Qualifications
(i) has gained qualifications outside Australia equivalent to a
Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Certificate III or Certificate
(j) has been employed as a paralegal or a legal secretary undertaking
actual legal work under supervision for at least three years,
(k) has been either a police officer or a registered nurse who has
passed some examinations in either of those
30 (1) An application for registration as a Student-at-Law shall be in
and to the effect of form 1.(2) An application in form 1 shall be lodged with all required
attachments no less than 14 days before the date of the Board meeting which is
to decide it.31, 32 (Repealed)33 Every Student-at-Law shall, unless excused by the Board or its
delegate, attend the course of studies required by the Law Extension Committee
of the University of Sydney relevant to the subject or subjects currently
being studied.34 (1) Any person who is aggrieved by:(a) the Board’s refusal of an application for registration as a
student-at-Law or for a Certificate of Eligibility for Admission,
(b) the grant of such application subject to
may:(c) request the Board to give its reasons for that decision,
(d) request the Board to rehear the
(2) Only one request for rehearing may be made in respect of any
application.35 On any rehearing of an application pursuant to a request made
under Rule 34, the applicant may further request an oral hearing before a
committee of the Board, in which case the Board shall not finalise such
rehearing adversely to the applicant before receiving a report from such
committee.36 The Executive Officer shall, as soon as practicable after the
relevant Board meeting, notify the applicant of the outcome of the application
and, if appropriate, whether the applicant has been accepted into any quota
and his or her student number.Part 5 Declarations of character37 An application under s13 of the Act for a declaration that matters
do not affect fame or character shall be in Form 4.38 An application under this Part shall be filed with the Executive
Officer at least 60 days before the meeting of the Board at which the
application is considered.39 (1) Within 7 days of filing the application, the applicant shall serve
the application and copies of all supporting evidence upon the Executive
Director of the Bar Association and the Secretary of the Law
Society.(2) Evidence in support of applications under this Part shall be by
statutory declaration.40 Within 12 weeks of receipt of a copy of the application, the Bar
Association and the Law Society shall inform the Executive Officer of the
Board of the attitude taken to the application in Form
5.41 (1) The Board may proceed to determine the application without the
attendance of any person unless the applicant or the Bar Association or the
Law Society desires an oral hearing.(2) If one of more the Board, the Bar Association, the Law Society or
the applicant desires an oral hearing of the application, the Board shall
proceed in accordance with Part 10 of these Rules.Part 6 Accredited law degrees42 (Repealed)43 (1) A law school which proposes to offer an accredited law degree with
effect from 1 January in any year may apply to the Board by 30 June in the
preceding year for accreditation of the degree.(2) With its application, the applicant law school shall submit
details of the subjects proposed to be taught and the proposed requirements
for entitlement to the law degree.(3) The Board shall refer all material supplied under subrules (1) and
(2) to the Legal Qualifications Committee, which shall refer the material to
the Accreditation Sub-Committee.(4) The Accreditation Sub-Committee shall, after considering the
material supplied under subrule (3), recommend to the Legal Qualifications
Committee:(a) that the degree be recognised as requiring the completion of a
tertiary academic course in Australia which includes the equivalent of at
least three years full-time study of law, being a course of study which
requires a satisfactory level of understanding and competence in the areas of
knowledge referred to in the Fifth Schedule except for the trust accounting
component of Professional Conduct,
(b) that the degree be so recognised only in respect of a holder of
the degree who has taken one or more designated elective subjects within the
(c) that the degree not be so recognised.
(5) The Legal Qualifications Committee shall, after considering the
recommendation of the Accreditation Sub-Committee under subrule (4), make its
own recommendation to the Board.(6) The Board shall, after considering the recommendation of the Legal
Qualifications Committee under subrule (5):(a) accredit the degree,
(b) accredit the degree only in respect of a holder of the degree who
has taken one or more designated elective subjects within the degree,
(c) refuse to accredit the degree,
in each case with effect from 1 January in the succeeding year, and
notify the law school accordingly.44 (1) Not later than 30 June each year, each Accredited Law School shall
give notification to the Board of:(a) any material alteration which it has made to the curriculum for an
accredited law degree, of which it has not previously given notification,
(b) any material alteration which it proposes to make to the
curriculum for an accredited law degree,
(c) the opinion of the Dean or Head of School as to whether the
compulsory requirements for the award of the accredited law degree include
demonstrating understanding and competence in the areas of knowledge set out
in Subrule (95) (1) (b) and the Fifth Schedule.
If an Accredited Law School makes a notification pursuant to
Subrule (1) (b) the notification made by that Law School under Subrule (1) (c)
shall be made with respect to the degree requirements as affected by the
proposed alteration to the curriculum.(2) The Board shall refer all material supplied under subrule (1) to
the Legal Qualifications Committee, which shall in turn refer the material to
the Accreditation Sub-Committee.(3) The Accreditation Sub-Committee shall, after considering the
alteration or proposed alteration, recommend to the Legal Qualifications
Committee that the alteration be approved or not be
approved.(4) The Legal Qualifications Committee shall, after considering the
recommendation of the Accreditation Sub-Committee under subrule (3), make its
own recommendation to the Board.(5) The Board shall, after considering the recommendation of the Legal
Qualifications Committee under subrule (4), and not later than 30 September of
the year in which notification was given under subrule (1), notify the law
school:(a) in the case of an alteration—that the alteration has been
approved or has not been approved, and in the latter case that the
accreditation of the law degree may be withdrawn, and
(b) in the case of a proposed alteration—that the alteration has
been approved or has not been approved.
(6) The Board may withdraw accreditation for a degree if an alteration
to the curriculum is not approved or is not amended to the satisfaction of the
Board.(7) Where a proposed alteration to a curriculum for a law degree is
approved, the degree, altered as approved, shall be an accredited law
degree.45 Where accreditation for a law degree is withdrawn under rule 44,
the degree shall, for the purposes only of the application of these Rules to a
student who commenced the course for the degree prior to the cessation or
withdrawal, be taken to be an accredited law degree, provided that student has
passed examinations in the areas of knowledge set out in rule 94 (1)
(b).45A (1) Not later than 30 June each year, each institution offering a
course of practical training included in the Fourth Schedule shall give
notification to the Board of:(a) any material alteration which it has made to the curriculum of its
course of practical training, and of which it has not previously given
curriculum of its course of practical training, and
(c) The opinion of the Dean of Faculty or course director as to
whether the compulsory requirements for successful completion of the course of
practical training include evidence that the student has attained the
competencies set out in the table immediately hereunder and the Sixth
SkillsPractice areasValues• Lawyers’ Skills
• Trust and Office Accounting
• Civil Litigation Practice
• Commercial and Corporate Practice
• Property Law Practice
one of• Administrative Law Practice
• Criminal Law Practice
• Family Law Practice
and one of• Consumer Law Practice
• Employment and Industrial Relations Practice
• Planning & Environmental Law Practice
• Wills and Estates Practice
(2) The Board shall, not later than 30 September of the year in which
notification was given under subrule (1), notify the institution:(a) in the case of an alteration, that the alteration has been
approved or has not been approved, and in the latter case that the course may
be removed from the Fourth Schedule, and
(b) in the case of a proposed alteration, that the alteration has been
approved or has not been approved.
(3) The Board may remove a course from the Fourth Schedule if an
alteration to the curriculum is not approved or is not amended to the
satisfaction of the Board.Part 7 Examinations46 The Board’s Examinations shall be held twice each year at
such places and times as the Board shall appoint and shall be under the
control of the Examinations Committee.47 Only Students-at-Law shall sit for the Board’s
Examinations.48 Notwithstanding Rule 47, if the Court or a Disciplinary Tribunal
constituted under the Act orders that a legal practitioner should submit to
re-examination in a subject or subjects, such person may sit for such of the
Board’s Examinations as if he or she were registered as a
Student-at-Law.49 The Board may, by resolution made not later than 30 June in any
year, determine that a quota shall be imposed for the Students-at-Law to be
examined in the next succeeding year for all or any of the Board’s
Examinations.50 The Board may determine that the quota referred to in Rule 49 be
filled after consideration of all or any of the following factors:(a) the applicant’s educational and professional
(b) the reasons given by the applicant for desiring to sit for the
Board’s examinations,
(c) the value of a Diploma in Law in connection with the
applicant’s present or future employment or
(d) the aptitude of the applicant to undertake a course of legal
(e) the length of time since the applicant has been registered as a
51 Where a quota applies to any examination, only those
Students-at-Law admitted to the quota shall sit for that
examination.52 Except as herein provided, each Student-at-Law shall pass the
Board’s Examinations before an application for admission is approved by
the Board.53 The Board’s examinations are:(a) in the case of a student-at-law who has passed or been credited
with Preliminary before 1 May 1993:(aa) the following subjects:PreliminaryContractsTortsCriminal Law and ProcedureReal PropertyAustralian Constitutional LawEquityCommercial TransactionsAdministrative LawLaw of AssociationsEvidenceTaxation and Revenue LawSuccessionConveyancingPractice and ProcedureJurisprudenceLegal Ethics
(ab) two of the following subjects:InsolvencyConflict of LawsFamily LawLocal Government and PlanningIndustrial LawIntellectual Property LawPublic International LawTrade Practices Law
(b) in any other case:(ba) the following subjects:Legal InstitutionsContractsTortsCriminal Law and ProcedureReal PropertyAustralian Constitutional LawEquityCommercial TransactionsAdministrative LawLaw of AssociationsEvidenceTaxation and Revenue LawSuccessionConveyancingPractice and ProcedureJurisprudenceLegal Ethics
(bb) three of the following subjects:InsolvencyConflict of LawsFamily LawLocal Government and PlanningIndustrial LawIntellectual Property LawPublic International LawTrade Practices Law
54 (1) The Examinations Committee may recommend to the Board the
variation of the list of examinations and subjects prescribed by Rule 53,
including any alteration in the order in which subjects may be taken or the
way in which optional subjects may be offered or in the unit value of a
subject.(2) The Examinations Committee shall, when making any recommendation
under the preceding subrule, recommend the time for which any such
recommendation shall come into operation and any transitional provision which
ought to be made.(3) The Board may approve any such recommendation, approve it with
such amendments as it thinks fit, refuse to approve the recommendation, or
remit it to the Examinations Committee for further
consideration.55 Upon the Board accepting a recommendation under Rule 54, the list
of examinations shall be deemed varied as and from the next set of
examinations commencing 6 months after the date of such acceptance, without
the necessity for any amendment of Rule 53 and thereafter such examinations
shall constitute the Board’s Examinations.56 (1) The Examinations Committee shall regularly reconsider the syllabus
of the subjects of examination and shall amend any such syllabus as
required.(2) Every such amendment shall come into operation at the time
prescribed by the Examinations Committee.57 The Examinations Committee may from time to time prescribe texts,
notes and other materials upon which the examination in each subject shall, in
accordance with the prescribed syllabus, be set.58 (1) A Student-at-Law may sit for the Legal Institutions examination
not less than 4 months after becoming a Student-at-Law or after obtaining the
permission of the Examinations Committee to commence
studies.(2) No Student-at-Law, whose application for registration as a
Student-at-Law was filed after 1 March in any year, shall sit for the Legal
Institutions examination in September of that year.(3) No Student-at-Law, whose application for registration as a
Student-at-Law was filed after 1 September in any year, shall sit for the
Legal Institutions examination in March of the succeeding
year.59 (1) A student-at-law who has not passed the examinations in or been
credited with or exempted from at least 11 subjects must sit for the
examination in other subjects in the order in which they appear in rule 53 or
in any variation thereof under rule 55.(2) A student-at-law who has passed the examinations in or been
credited with or exempted from at least 11 subjects may sit for the
examinations in the remaining subjects in any
order.(3) A student-at-law must not, at any one sitting, sit for examination
in more than two subjects until that student-at-law has passed eight
compulsory subjects after which that student-at-law may not at any one
sitting, sit for more than three subjects.(4) The Examinations Committee may, in circumstances which it regards
as sufficiently special, and upon such conditions as it thinks fit, relax the
provisions of this rule.(5) A student-at-law who completes the Board’s examinations
except for Jurisprudence or Jurisprudence and Legal Ethics at the March or
September 1998 examinations may substitute at the March or September 1998
examinations another subject for Jurisprudence.60 Every person desirous of proceeding to any examination under these
Rules shall comply with the enrolment procedures detailed in the Student
Course Information Handbook relevant to the semester for which he or she
intends to apply.61 Examinations may only be undertaken at those examination venues
nominated in the Student Course Information Handbook.62 Every person desirous of proceeding to examination at a country
centre shall, at the time of giving the relevant notice under Rule 60, pay for
each subject in which he or she intends to sit such additional fee, if any, as
may be fixed from time to time by the Board to meet the expenses of
supervising such examination.63 If the Board determines not to hold any examination at a country
centre, the persons who desired to sit for the examination at that centre
shall be notified in time to enable them to sit for the examination in Sydney
or such other country centre as the Board may
determine.64 Subject to Rule 67, any candidate who, without prior leave of the
Examinations Committee, fails to sit for examination in at least 2 subjects in
any 2 successive sessions shall be excluded from taking any further
examination prescribed by these Rules.65 Subject to Rule 67, a candidate who has passed the examinations in
all subjects except one and fails to sit for examination in the remaining
subject at least once in any 2 successive sessions shall be excluded from
taking any further examination in the remaining
subject.66 Subject to Rule 67, a candidate who fails any subject a second
time shall be excluded from taking any further examination prescribed by these
Rules.67 (1) A person excluded by Rules 64, 65 or 66 may apply to the
Examinations Committee for relaxing of the Rules. That Committee shall refer
all such applications to its Performance Review
Sub-Committee.(2) The Performance Review Sub-Committee may, in circumstances which
it regards as sufficiently special, recommend relaxation of Rule 64, 65 or 66
upon such conditions (if any) as it considers
appropriate.(3) No person shall make more than one application under this Rule in
any 12 month period.(4) An application under this rule shall be accompanied by the
prescribed fee.68–70 (Repealed)71 A person aggrieved by the determination of the Examinations
Committee under Rule 67 may, within one month of notice being given of the
making of such determination or within such extended time as the Board may
allow, apply to the Board to review such
determination.72 (1) A Student-at-Law, or any other person to whom these Rules apply,
who desires to sit for any examination (in this and succeeding Rules referred
to as “the candidate”) shall, in the period immediately preceding
the examination, enrol for and undertake such courses of instruction in the
subjects of that examination (whether by lectures, correspondence or
otherwise) as may for the time being be conducted by the Law Extension
Committee, unless the Law Extension Committee refuses
enrolment.(2) At the time of enrolling, a candidate shall pay the Board on
behalf of the University of Sydney such fees for such courses of instruction
as may be fixed from time to time by that University and shall also pay to the
Board the Examination fee.73 A candidate who has enrolled for and undertaken a course of
instruction in a subject of examination conducted by the Law Extension
Committee in accordance with Rule 72, and who has completed the requirements
of the course, may sit for the examination in that subject unless the Law
Extension Committee notifies the candidate and the Examinations Committee
prior to the examination that the candidate has not completed the requirements
of the course to the satisfaction of the law Extension
Committee.74 (Repealed)75 The Board may, without any alteration to these Rules, add to,
modify or vary the contents of the Second Schedule from time to time, and the
Executive Officer shall at all reasonable times make available at no cost to
any enquirer a copy of the then current information that has taken the place
of the information in the Second Schedule.76 (Repealed)77 (1) The Examinations Committee shall control the appointment of
examiners, setting and marking of the Board’s examinations and
announcing of the results of such examinations.(2) The Examinations Committee may, of its own motion, refer any
matter touching or concerning the examinations to the
Board.(3) Any candidate at an examination who considers that he or she is
aggrieved by any determination made by the Examinations Committee in respect
of an examination may apply to the Board for a review of that
determination.78 The Examinations Committee may, in circumstances which it regards
as sufficiently special and upon such conditions as it thinks fit,
grant:(a) exemption from any examination prescribed by these Rules,
(b) exemption from any of the requirements of this
78A (1) The Board may award academic prizes to Students-at-Law on account
of their performance in the Board’s
examinations.(2) The terms and conditions of each prize shall be determined by the
Board from time to time.Part 8 Certificates79 (1) Upon request and upon payment of the prescribed fee, the Executive
Officer may issue the following certificates to persons qualified to receive
them:(a) Certificate of registration as a
(b) Certificate of admission.
(2) The said certificates may be in Form 6 or 7 as the case may
be.(3) If a certificate under subrule (1) (b) is required within 48 hours
of request, the prescribed additional fee shall be
paid.80 (1) Subject to subrule (2), a person who has passed the Board’s
Examinations or equivalent examinations prescribed by the then Barristers and
Solicitors Admission Boards after 22 August 1965 is entitled to receive from
the Executive Officer a certificate entitled “Diploma in
Law”.(2) No person shall be entitled to receive the Diploma in Law if he or
she has sat for and passed fewer than half of the Board’s
Examinations.(3) Upon receipt of such Diploma, the person named therein shall be
entitled to adopt the description of the holder of that
Diploma.(4) A Diploma under this Rule may be in Form
8.(5) A person applying under this rule to receive a diploma to which he
or she is entitled on account of examinations completed more than 3 years
before the date of application shall pay the fee prescribed in the Third
Schedule for original diplomas and certificates.81 (1) A Student-at-Law who has passed one or more of the Board’s
examinations may apply for a transcript of academic record in Form
9.(2) Form 9 shall include the following information:• name of the Student-at-Law,
• student number of the Student-at-Law,
• name of each examination sat,
• the grade awarded in each examination, being
“Distinction”, “Merit”, “Pass” or
“Fail”,
• if applicable, notice that the person has been awarded the Diploma
in Law following a specified examination period.
81A Upon being awarded an academic prize by the Board a student shall
be entitled to receive a certificate in Form 15 bearing the seal of the
Board.Part 9 Discipline82 The Examinations Committee and the Law Extension Committee shall
be vigilant to detect any cases of cheating in examinations or in home
assignments (in this Part referred to as academic
misconduct).83 (1) Where an allegation of academic misconduct is made against a
Student-at-Law, the Executive Officer shall, unless he or she is of the view
that the allegation is frivolous, put the allegation to the Student-at-Law and
request the Student-at-Law to show cause in writing within 14 days why he or
she should not be dealt with under Rule 84.(2) The Executive Officer shall refer the allegation, and any response
by the Student-at-Law, to the Committee.84 (1) The Committee shall consider any allegation of academic misconduct
referred to it by the Executive Officer, and any response by the
Student-at-Law, and may decide that:(a) the allegation is not substantiated,
(b) the allegation is substantiated, but that no action should be
taken in respect of the allegation, or
(c) an oral hearing should be held in respect of the
(2) Where the Committee decides that an oral hearing should be held,
the procedure for the hearing shall be as close as practicable to the
procedure set out in Part 10.(3) The Committee may, after considering the allegations, any response
of the Student-at-Law, and any report of a hearing committee, decide
that:(a) the allegation is not substantiated,
(b) the allegation is substantiated but that no action should be taken
in respect of the allegation, or
(c) the allegation is substantiated and that:(i) the Student-at-Law be admonished or
(ii) the Student-at-Law be refused admission to further examinations
for a defined period, or
(iii) the matter be reported to the Board.
85 Upon any matter coming before the Board under Rule 84 (3) (c)
(iii), the Board may decide that:(a) no action be taken,
(b) the Student-at-Law be admonished or
(c) the Student-at-Law be refused admission to further examinations
(d) the registration of the student as a Student-at-Law be
86 A Student-at-Law aggrieved by a decision of the Committee under
Rule 84 (3) (c) (i) or Rule 84 (3) (c) (ii) may apply to the Board for a
review of the decision.87 (1) Where an allegation of misconduct, not being academic misconduct
under Rule 82, is made against a Student-at-Law, the Executive Officer shall,
unless he or she is of the view that the allegation is frivolous, put the
allegation to the Student-at-Law and request the Student-at-Law to show cause
in writing within 14 days why he or she should not be dealt with under Rule
88.(2) The Executive Officer shall refer the allegation, and any response
by the Student-at-Law, to the Board.88 (1) The Board shall consider any allegation of misconduct referred to
it by the Executive Officer under Rule 87 (2), and any response by the
(2) Where the Board decides that an oral hearing should be held, the
procedure for the hearing shall be as close as practicable to the procedure
set out in Part 10.(3) Where an oral hearing is held, the Board may, after considering
the allegation, any response of the Student-at-Law, and any report of a
hearing committee, decide that:(a) the allegation is not substantiated,
(c) the allegation is substantiated and that:(i) the Student-at-Law be admonished or reprimanded,
(ii) the registration of the student as a Student-at-Law be
Part 10 Hearings89 Whenever the Board considers that an oral hearing of any matter
before it is necessary or desirable or where an oral hearing is requested
under Rule 34 or required under Rule 41, the President shall convene a hearing
committee unless he or she considers that the hearing should be before the
whole Board.90 A hearing committee shall consist of one or more members nominated
by the President. Where more than one person is nominated, the President shall
also nominate a Chairperson.91 The Chairperson of a hearing committee, or the sole member
thereof, shall notify the applicant and all other persons entitled to
participate in the hearing of the time and place of a preliminary conference
at which directions will be given with respect to the
hearing.92 At the preliminary conference the Chairperson, or sole member of
the hearing committee, shall give such directions as to the conduct of the
oral hearing as he or she considers just.93 (1) The Chairperson or sole member of a hearing committee shall,
within 10 days of any oral hearing, report to the Board in respect of the oral
hearing.(2) The Board shall be entitled to take the report into consideration
when determining the relevant application.Part 11 Admission of legal practitionersDivision 1 Qualification for admissionQualifications for
admission94 A person is qualified for admission if he or she:(a) has satisfied the academic requirement for admission,
(b) has satisfied the practical training requirement for
95 (1) The academic requirement for admission is completion of:(a) a tertiary academic course in Australia, whether or not leading to
a degree in law, which includes the equivalent of at least three years
full-time study of law and which is recognised in at least one Australian
jurisdiction as a sufficient academic qualification for admission by the
Supreme Court of that jurisdiction as a barrister, solicitor, barrister and
solicitor, or legal practitioner, and
(b) courses of study, whether as part of (a) or otherwise, which are
recognised in at least one Australian jurisdiction, for the purposes of
academic qualifications for admission by the Supreme Court of that
jurisdiction as a barrister, solicitor, barrister and solicitor, or legal
practitioner, as demonstrating understanding and competence in the following
areas of knowledge:• Criminal Law and Procedure,
• Torts,
• Property both Real (including Torrens system land) and
• Administrative Law,
• Federal and State Constitutional Law,
• Civil Procedure,
• Company Law, and
(2) A synopsis of the areas of knowledge referred to in sub-rule (1)
(b) is set out in the Fifth Schedule.(3) The academic courses conducted in New South Wales which are
recognised as satisfying the requirements of sub-rule (1) are:(a) the Board’s examinations as set out in rule 53,
(b) the courses listed in the Second
96 (1) The practical training requirement for admission is completion of
a course of practical training which:(a) is recognized in at least one Australian jurisdiction for the
purposes of practical training qualifications for admission by the Supreme
Court of that jurisdiction as a barrister, solicitor, barrister and solicitor
or legal practitioner, and
(b) includes demonstrating the competencies set out in the Sixth
(2) The practical training courses which have been assessed by the
Board and which are recognized in New South Wales as satisfying the
requirements of sub-rule (1) are listed in the Fourth
Schedule.Exemptions from
admission requirements97 (1) A person who falls within one of the categories set out in
sub-rule (2) may apply to the Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee for exemption
from some or all of the examinations set out in rule
53.(2) The categories referred to in sub-rule (1) are:(a) persons who have undertaken studies towards meeting the academic
requirements for admission in an Australian state or territory, but who have
not completed those requirements,
(b) persons who have undertaken studies towards meeting the academic
requirements for admission in a jurisdiction outside Australia, but who have
(c) persons who have completed the academic requirements for admission
in a jurisdiction outside Australia, but who have not been admitted in that
(d) persons who have completed the academic requirements for admission
in a jurisdiction outside Australia and who have been admitted in that
jurisdiction, but who have not practised in that
(e) persons who have completed the academic requirements for admission
jurisdiction, and who have practised in that
(3) The Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may exempt a person who
falls within category (a) of sub-rule (2) from undertaking any examination
referred to in rule 53 if it is satisfied that the person has covered the
substance of the subject matter of that examination in his or her earlier
studies.(4) The Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may exempt a person who
falls within category (b) of sub-rule (2) from undertaking:(a) any examination referred to in rule 53 (b) (ba) if it is satisfied
that the person has covered the substance of the subject matter of that
examination in his or her earlier studies, and
(b) any examination referred to in rule 53 (b) (bb) if it is satisfied
that the person has completed a Law subject of equivalent educational standing
in his or her earlier studies and that subject is not recognized under rule 97
(4) (a).
(5) Subject to sub-rule (6), the Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may
exempt a person who falls within category (c) or category (d) of sub-rule (2)
from undertaking any or all of the examinations referred to in rule 53, if it
is satisfied that the person has completed a course of study which is
comparable in depth and scope with the course of study required for the
examinations prescribed by rule 53.(6) The Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may not under sub-rule (5)
exempt a person from undertaking an examination corresponding to any of the
subject areas set out in rule 95 (1) unless it is satisfied that the person
has covered the substance of the subject matter of that examination in his or
her earlier studies.(7) The Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may exempt a person who
falls within category (e) of sub-rule (2) from undertaking any examination
referred to in rule 53 if it is satisfied, having regard to the person’s
academic qualifications, the system of law applicable in the jurisdiction in
which the person has been admitted and practised, and the nature and extent of
the person’s practical experience, that he or she ought not be required
to undertake that examination.(8) The Academic Exemptions Sub-Committee may grant exemptions on such
conditions as it thinks fit.(9) Notwithstanding sub-rule 1 no Student-at-Law shall apply under
this rule for any exemption arising from studies which he or she has
undertaken after registering as a Student-at-Law unless he or she has obtained
the prior approval of the Legal Qualifications Committee to so
apply.(10) An applicant for exemption under this rule shall apply in Form
16.(11) A person aggrieved by a determination of the Academic Exemptions
Sub-Committee under this rule may, within one month of the making of such
determination, or within such extended time as the Legal Qualifications
Committee may allow, request the Legal Qualifications Committee to review that
determination.98 (1) A person may make application to be exempted from some elements of
practical training if he or she:(a) has been admitted as a lawyer in a foreign jurisdiction,
(b) has attained the age of 30 years; and has completed either 7 years
service as a New South Wales government, or government related, employee
performing legal services or 15 years service in courts administration in New
South Wales; and has undertaken in writing to the Board that if granted any
exemption under this rule, he or she will practise, as either a barrister or a
solicitor, only within the Public Service of New South Wales until he or she
has completed 5 years of such practice.
(2) A person qualified under subrule (1) may apply to the Practical
Training Exemptions Sub-Committee for exemption from practical training in
some or all of the skills and practice areas described in the sixth schedule
and listed in the following table:SKILLS1 Lawyer’s Skills
3 Work Management and Business Skills
PRACTICE AREAS4 Civil Litigation Practice
5 Commercial and Corporate Practice
6 Property Law practice
7 Administrative Law Practice ORCriminal Law Practice ORFamily Law Practice
8 Consumer Law Practice OREmployment and Industrial Relations Practice ORPlanning and Environmental Law Practice ORWills and Estate Practice
(3) The Practical Training Exemptions Sub-Committee may, subject to
any conditions it may consider appropriate, exempt a person from practical
training in a skill or practice area if it is satisfied that the person has
the level of competence in that skill or practice area which would be expected
of a graduate of one of the practical training courses listed in the Fourth
Schedule.(4) A person granted one or more exemptions pursuant to subrule (2)
shall, before making an application for admission as a legal practitioner,
complete coursework and pass examinations approved by the Practical Training
Exemptions Sub-Committee in:(a) Ethics and Professional Responsibility,
(b) Trust and Office Accounting, and
(c) Skills and practice areas listed in subrule (2) in which the
applicant was not granted an exemption pursuant to subrule
(5) An applicant under this rule shall apply in and to the effect of
form 17 and shall provide a copy of the application to the Law Society of New
South Wales.(6) A person aggrieved by a determination of the Practical Training
Exemptions Sub-Committee under subrule (3) may, within one month of the making
of such determination, or within such extended time as the Legal
Qualifications Committee may allow, request the Legal Qualifications Committee
to review that determination.Applications for
admission99 (1) An applicant for admission who has not previously been admitted as
a lawyer in any jurisdiction shall apply in and to the effect of Form 10 and
shall provide to the Board two certificates of character in and to the effect
of form 3.(2) An applicant for admission who has previously been admitted as a
lawyer in a jurisdiction outside Australia and New Zealand shall apply in Form
11 and shall provide to the Board two certificates of character in and to the
effect of form 3A.(3) An applicant for admission whose name has been ordered by the
Court or by a disciplinary tribunal to be removed from the Roll of Barristers,
the Roll of Solicitors or the Roll of Legal Practitioners in New South Wales
shall apply for re-admission in Form 12 and shall provide a copy of his or her
application to the New South Wales Bar Association and the Law Society of New
South Wales.100–102 (Repealed)Division 2 Application for admission103–106 (Repealed)Division 3 Approval107 (1) Where the Board is satisfied that an applicant for admission
is:(a) qualified for admission,
(b) of good fame and character, and
(c) fit and proper to be admitted,
it may:(d) approve the applicant as a suitable candidate for admission,
(e) issue a Certificate of Approval for Admission, in Form
(2) The Board may:(a) withhold approval until it has received further certificates,
evidence or undertakings, or
(b) give approval, and issue a Certificate of Approval for Admission,
either unconditionally or subject to any conditions it considers
108 No person shall move the Court for admission, whether previously
admitted elsewhere or not, unless the Board has issued a Certificate of
Approval for Admission in respect of such person.Part 12 Fees109 (1) The Board shall by resolution fix the fees to be charged for the
matters referred to in these Rules.(2) The Board shall once in each calendar year review the fees
referred to in this Rule.110 Until the Board otherwise resolves, the fees to be charged are
those set out in the Third Schedule.111 (1) The fees for examination, including late fees, shall be fixed from
time to time by the Examinations Committee after it has made an estimate of
the costs of conducting such examinations.(2) The examination fees shall be applied in such manner as the
Examinations Committee may from time to time determine in payment of:(a) the proper expenses of the examination,
(b) allowances to examiners, assistant examiners and revising
(c) the cost of preparing and publishing notes or text books for the
use of the candidates,
(d) the cost of issuing Diplomas.
112 The fee for admission shall be payable at the time of giving
notice of intention to move for admission.113 (1) A person may apply to the Board to waive a fee payable under these
Rules and the Board may, in its discretion, grant such application
accordingly.(2) No fee is payable in respect of an application under this
Rule.(3) In exercising its discretion under sub-rule (1) the Board may
consider, inter alia, whether it believes that the circumstances cited by the
applicant are of such compassionate significance that the Board’s other
applicants would be willing to pay a little more in order that the applicant
be relieved of the burden of the fee.Part 13 Miscellaneous114 (1) A person who has passed an examination under the Barristers and
Solicitors New Examination Rules or under the Barristers and Solicitors Admission Rules
1989 shall be deemed to have passed the corresponding subject
in the Board’s Examinations.(2) For the purpose of this Rule:(a) examinations in Commercial Law I and in Private International Law
under the Barristers and Solicitors New Examination Rules shall be taken to
correspond with examinations in Commercial Transactions and in Conflict of
Laws, respectively, under these Rules, and
(b) an examination under the Barristers and Solicitors New Examination
Rules in Commercial Law II shall be taken to correspond to both the
examination in Law of Associations and the examination in Insolvency under
115 (1) Any person who considers that he or she has suffered special
prejudice as a result of the taking effect of these Rules or of the Barristers and Solicitors Admission Rules
1989 may apply to the Board for relief of such special
prejudice.(2) The Board may in its discretion grant any application under this
Rule unconditionally, or on such conditions as are considered
appropriate.116 The Board may delegate to its Presiding Member, a member, several
members, the Executive Officer or any combination of the foregoing the making
of a decision on any particular matter or class of matters provided always
that a person who is aggrieved by a decision of a delegate may apply for a
re-hearing by the Board.First Schedule (Forms)
FORM 1.APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS
STUDENT-AT-LAWRULE 30FORM 2.APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PROBATIONARY
STUDENT-AT-LAWRULE 32FORM 3.CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTERRULES 32, 103FORM 4.APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF
CHARACTERRULE 37FORM 5.RETURN OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONRULE 40FORM 6.CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A
STUDENT-AT-LAWRULE 79FORM 7.CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSIONRULE 79FORM 8.DIPLOMA IN LAWRULE 80FORM 9.CERTIFICATE AS TO EXAMINATIONS PASSED (ACADEMIC
RECORD)RULE 81FORM 10.APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER
(Local applicant)RULE 103FORM 11.DECLARATION TO ACCOMPANY FORM 10RULE 103FORM 12.STATUTORY DECLARATION RE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
ADMISSIONRULE 104FORM 13.CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
ADMISSIONRULE 107FORM 14.APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER
(Interstate, New Zealand or other overseas applicant)RULE 104,105, 106Second Schedule Name of accredited law schoolDegreeUniversity of SydneyLLBUniversity of New South WalesLLBMacquarie UniversityLLB* or BLeg S*University of Technology, SydneyLLB* or MLLPUniversity of WollongongLLBUniversity of New EnglandLLB*Southern Cross UniversityLLB*University of NewcastleLLBUniversity of Western SydneyLLB or MLP* Subject, with respect to admissions which occur after 31
December 1999, to completion, either within the degree program or separately,
of one of the courses listed below:
Name of institutionCourseLegal Practitioners Admission BoardLegal EthicsUniversity of SydneyLaw, Lawyers and JusticeUniversity of New South WalesLaw, Lawyers and SocietyMacquarie UniversityLegal EthicsOR Law, Lawyers and SocietyUniversity of Technology, SydneyLegal Ethics A and Legal Ethics BORLegal Accounting and Professional ResponsibilityORProfessional Conduct 2University of WollongongThe Legal Profession and Australian SocietyORLawyers and Australian SocietyORLawyers and Legal EthicsUniversity of New EnglandLegal Ethics and Professional
ConductSouthern Cross UniversityProfessional ConductUniversity of NewcastleProfessional ConductUniversity of Western SydneyThe Legal Context OR Professional Conduct and Legal
EthicsCollege of LawAcademic/Practical course in Legal
EthicsThird Schedule Fee to 30/9/05Fee from 1/10/05Student registration application120150Rule 67 application3030Student course application3030Rule 71 review3030Academic transcript3030Interview with examiner8090Examination7090Additional fees—examination in unscheduled
location in a single examination period, where permitted: NSW first subject/additional subject200/120200/150Elsewhere in Australia first subject/additional
subject200/150250/200Overseas first subject/additional
subject350/210450/350S13 application120200Academic exemption application140180Practical training exemption
application120180Admission application—Forms 10,
11350360Re-admission application—Form
12500720Certificate of admission—Form
73030Original diplomas and certificates100100Other applications and certificates3030Late application (where permitted): Board examination-related5050Admission-related and other5080Photocopying—up to two pages11Dishonoured cheque3033Fourth Schedule College of Law: Professional ProgramUniversity of Newcastle: Diploma of Legal PracticeAustralian National University: Legal WorkshopUniversity of Wollongong: Practical Legal Training CourseBond University: Professional Legal Training ProgramUniversity of Technology Sydney: Faculty of Law Professional Program OR
Practical Legal Training Program OR Master of Law and Legal PracticeUniversity of Western Sydney: Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice OR
Master of Legal Practice (subject to completion of professional legal
placement)Fifth Schedule Although the topics below are grouped together for convenience
under the headings of particular areas of knowledge, there is no implication
that a topic needs to be taught in a subject covering the area of knowledge
mentioned in the heading rather than in another suitable
subject.Criminal law and procedure1 The definition of crime.2 Elements of crime.3 Aims of the criminal law.4 Homicide and defences.5 Non-fatal offences against the person and
defences.6 Offences against property.7 General doctrines.8 Selected topics chosen from:- attempts
- participation in crime
- strict responsibility.
9 Elements of criminal procedure. Selected topics chosen
from:- classification of offences
- trial of indictable offences.
ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should provide knowledge of the general doctrines of
the criminal law and particular examination of both offences against the
person and against property. Selective treatment should also be given to
various defences and to elements of criminal
procedure.Torts1 Negligence including defences.2 A representative range of torts (other than negligence) and their
defences.3 Damages.4 Concurrent liability.5 Compensation schemes.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The potential compass of this area is so large that considerable
variation might be anticipated. At the very least, there should be a study of
negligence and of a representative range of torts, with some consideration of
defences and damages, and of alternative methods of providing compensation for
accidental injury. Examples of these topics are: concurrent liability,
defamation, economic torts, nuisance, breach of statutory duty and
compensation schemes.Contracts1 Formation, including capacity, formalities, privity and
consideration.2 Content and construction of contracts.3 Vitiating factors.4 Discharge.5 Remedies.6 Assignment.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:Some variation may be expected in the breadth and detail of the
topics. In general, however, knowledge of the formal requirements for
concluding contracts, capacity, the content and interpretation of contracts,
their performance and discharge, available remedies together with an
understanding of the broad theoretical basis of contract would be
expected.Property1 Meaning and purposes of the concept of
property.2 Possession, seisin and title.3 Nature and type (ie fragmentation) of proprietary
interests.4 Creation and enforceability of proprietary
interests.5 Legal and equitable remedies.6 Statutory schemes of registration.7 Acquisition and disposal of proprietary
interests.8 Concurrent ownership.9 Proprietary interests in land owned by
another.10 Mortgages.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should include knowledge of the nature and type of
various proprietary interests in chattels and land, and their creation and
relative enforceability at law and in equity. Statutory schemes of
registration for both general law land and Torrens land should be included. A
variety of other topics might be included, eg fixtures, concurrent interests
and more detailed treatment of such matters as sale of land, leases,
mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants, etc.Equity1 (a) The nature of equity,
(b) Equitable rights, titles and interests,
(c) Equitable assignments,
(d) Estoppel in Equity,
(e) Fiduciary obligations,
(f) Unconscionable transactions,
2 Trusts, with particular reference to the various types of trusts
and the manner and form of their creation and variation. The duties, rights
and powers of trustees should be included as should the consequences of breach
of trust and the remedies available to, and respective rights of,
beneficiaries. (It is expected that about half the course will be devoted to
trusts).ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should cover the elements of trust law, equitable
doctrines apart from those relating to trusts, and equitable remedies. The
following aspects of trusts law should be dealt with: various kinds of trusts,
the rights, duties, powers of trustees; the consequences of breach of trust,
apart from trusts, the following equitable doctrines might be covered, for
example, fiduciary obligations, equitable assignments, unconscionability and
the confidential information. The remedies of specific performance,
injunction, declaration and damages in equity should be included. (It is
expected that about half the course will be devoted to
trusts).Company law1 Corporate personality.2 The incorporation process.3 The corporate constitution.4 Company contracts.5 Administration of companies and management of the business of
companies.6 Duties and liabilities of directors and
officers.7 Share capital and membership.8 Members’ remedies.9 Company credit and security arrangements.10 Winding up of companies.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should include an analysis of incorporation and its
effects, management and control of a company, the various methods of
financing—by the issue of shares and by debt, and the processes of
winding up a company.Administrative law1 Organisation and structure of the
administration.2 Administrative law theory.3 Common law and statutory avenues of judicial review at
Commonwealth and State level.4 Grounds of judicial review.5 Remedies.6 Crown Immunity.7 Administrative Appeals Tribunal.8 Statutory review.9 Freedom of information.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should not only embrace traditional common law remedies
concerning judicial review of administrative action, but should also cover the
range of Commonwealth and State statutory regimes.Federal and state constitutional law1 State constitutions and constitutional
systems.2 The Commonwealth constitution and constitutional
system.3 The constitution and operation of the legislature, executive and
judiciary.4 The relationship between the different institutions of government
and the separation of powers.5 The relationship between the different levels of
government.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should include knowledge of the major principles of
both the relevant State or Territory Constitution and the Commonwealth
Constitution, including the relations between the different Commonwealth and
State or Territory laws. A general knowledge of the scope of both State or
Territory and Commonwealth Constitutions is required, although the topics will
differ in the depth of treatment of specific heads of power, particularly in
the Commonwealth sphere.Civil procedure1 Court adjudication under an adversary
system.2 The cost of litigation and the use of costs to control
litigation.3 Service of originating process—as foundation of
jurisdiction, including service out of the relevant State or Territory and
choice of forum.4 Joinder of claims and parties—including group proceedings
and the defence of prior adjudication as instances of the public interest in
avoiding a multiplicity of proceedings and inconsistent
verdicts.5 Defining the questions for trial—pleadings, notices to admit
and other devices.6 Obtaining evidence—discovery of documents, interrogatories,
subpoena and other devices.7 Disposition without trial, including the compromise of
litigation.8 Extra judicial determination of issues arising in the course of
litigation.9 Judgment.10 Appeal.11 Enforcement.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should embrace the general study of rules of civil
procedure relevant in the State or Territory. Rules concerning jurisdiction,
the initiation and service of process, the definition of issues through
pleadings and judgment and enforcement should all be
included.Evidence1 Introduction.2 Competence and compellability.3 Privilege.4 The examination of witnesses.5 Disposition and character.6 Similar fact evidence.7 The accused as a witness.8 Burden and standard of proof.9 Documentary evidence.10 Opinion evidence and prior determination.11 Hearsay:- the exclusionary rule
- the common law and statutory
12 Admissions and confessions in criminal
cases.13 Illegally obtained evidence and confirmation by subsequent
fact.14 Res gestae.15 Corroboration.ORtopics of such breadth and depth as to satisfy the following
guidelines:The topics should include examination of both the sources and
acceptability of evidence, including rules concerning the burden and standard
of proof and technical rules concerning such matters as hearsay, admissions
and confessions, illegally obtained evidence and res
gestae.Professional conduct (including basis trust
accounting)Professional and personal conduct in respect of
practitioners’ duty:(a) to the law,
(b) to the Courts,
(c) to clients, including a basic knowledge of the principles of trust
guidelines:The topics should include knowledge of the various pertinent rules
concerning a practitioner’s duty to the law, the Courts, clients and
fellow practitioners and a basic knowledge of the principles of trust
accounting.The aims of the trust account segment of Professional Conduct
are:• to impart an understanding of the legal requirements on solicitors
for dealing with trust property,
• to help students obtain a level of competence in, and
understanding of, the recording requirements for trust accounts and other
trust dealings.
Areas covered should include:• Provisions of the relevant State or Territory legislation
governing the legal profession which relate to the handling of trust money and
other trust property,
• Legislative provisions which enable the proper identification of
trust moneys,
• The ramifications of breach of trust,
• An overview of trust accounting systems,
• Methods of maintaining trust account records. This includes class
exercises in recording of receipts, payments and direct payments of trust
moneys and of investments (including mortgage investments) by solicitors on
behalf of their clients,
• A detailed study of any relevant legislation, regulations or rules
relating to trust accounting.
Sixth Schedule Australian Professional Legal Education Council, Law Admissions
Consultative Committee Legal
Training—Competency Standards for Entry Level Lawyers,
November 2000.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsLegal
Admission Rules 1994) published in Gazette No 88 of 1.7.1994,
p 3383 and amended in Gazettes of 16.9.1994, 7.10.1994, 10.2.1995, 21.7.1995,
8.9.1995, 29.9.1995, 13.10.1995, 1.12.1995, 9.2.1996, 24.5.1996, 12.7.1996,
23.8.1996, 20.9.1996, No 22 of 28.2.1997, p 1342, No 83 of 25.7.1997, p 5725,
No 9 of 23.1.1998, p 360, No 4 of 8.1.1999, p 99, No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 1308,
No 47 of 16.4.1999, p 2747, No 63 of 28.5.1999, p 3756, No 84 of 23.7.1999, p
5207, No 109 of 17.9.1999, p 8982, No 29 of 25.2.2000, p 1429, No 117 of
8.9.2000, p 10189, No 28 of 25.1.2001, p 319, No 39 of 16.2.2001, p 675, No 73
of 27.4.2001, p 2059, No 127 of 17.8.2001, p 6038, No 132 of 31.8.2001, p
7336, No 42 of 15.2.2002, p 833, No 69 of 5.4.2002, p 2148, No 92 of
31.5.2002, p 3333, No 116 of 12.7.2002, p 5244, No 163 of 4.10.2002, p 8571,
No 246 of 6.12.2002, p 10389, No 68 of 4.4.2003, p 4337, No 93 of 30.5.2003, p
4948, No 111 of 11.7.2003, p 7145, No 137 of 5.9.2003, p 9135, No 185 of
21.11.2003, p 10668, No 91 of 28.5.2004, p 3277 and No 98 of 18.6.2004, p 3736
2005(155)Amendments. GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1426.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
(199)Amendments. GG No 61 of 27.5.2005, p 1883.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
(562)Amendments. GG No 113 of 9.9.2005, p 7418.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
(563)Amendments. GG No 113 of 9.9.2005, p 7419.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
Rule 1Am 31.5.2002.Rule 3Am 31.5.2002; 12.7.2002.Rules 4, 13Am 31.5.2002.Part 3Subst 31.5.2002.Rules 15–20Subst 31.5.2002.Rule 21Subst 24.5.1996; 31.5.2002.Rule 22Subst 31.5.2002.Rule 23Subst 26.2.1999; 31.5.2002.Rule 23AIns 26.2.1999. Rep 31.5.2002.Rules 24–26Subst 31.5.2002.Part 3AIns 31.5.2002.Rule 27Subst 31.5.2002.Rules 27A–27KIns 31.5.2002.Rule 28Subst 31.8.2001. Am 31.5.2002; 12.7.2002;
28.5.2004.Rule 29Subst 7.10.1994. Am 16.4.1999. Subst 31.8.2001. Am
15.2.2002; 2005 (155).Rule 30Subst 8.9.1995; 31.8.2001.Rule 31Subst 8.9.2000. Rep 31.8.2001.Rule 32Rep 31.8.2001.Rule 34Am 7.10.1994; 31.8.2001.Rule 39Am 28.5.2004.Rule 40Am 5.4.2002.Rule 41Subst 28.5.2004.Rule 42Rep 4.10.2002.Rule 43Subst 2005 (563).Rule 44Am 28.2.1997; 31.5.2002.Rule 45AIns 1.12.1995. Subst 21.11.2003. Am
28.5.2004.Rule 46Am 31.5.2002.Rule 53Subst 23.1.1998. Am 27.4.2001.Rules 54, 56–58Am 31.5.2002.Rule 59Subst 23.1.1998. Am 25.2.2000;
31.5.2002.Rules 64, 67Am 31.5.2002.Rules 68–70Rep 26.2.1999.Rule 71Am 26.2.1999; 31.5.2002.Rule 73Am 31.5.2002.Rules 74, 76Rep 26.2.1999.Rule 77Am 31.5.2002.Rule 78Am 26.2.1999; 31.5.2002.Rule 78AIns 9.2.1996.Rule 79Am 7.10.1994.Rule 80Am 20.9.1996; 28.5.1999;
17.8.2001.Rule 81Subst 2005 (155).Rule 81AIns 9.2.1996.Rule 82Am 31.5.2002.Rule 94Subst 26.2.1999.Rule 95Am 23.8.1996; 25.7.1997. Subst
26.2.1999.Rule 96Subst 26.2.1999; 2005 (155).Rule 97Subst 26.2.1999. Am 17.9.1999; 28.5.2004;
18.6.2004.Rule 98Subst 26.2.1999. Am 5.9.2003. Subst 2005 (155). Am
2005 (199).Rule 99Subst 26.2.1999; 31.8.2001.Rules 100–105Rep 26.2.1999.Rule 105AIns 7.10.1994. Rep 26.2.1999.Rule 106Subst 7.10.1994. Rep
26.2.1999.Rule 111Am 31.5.2002.Rule 113Am 4.4.2003.Rule 116Ins 4.4.2003.Second SchSubst 21.7.1995; 8.9.1995; 13.10.1995; 23.8.1996;
26.2.1999; 23.7.1999. Am 25.2.2000; 4.10.2002; 6.12.2002; 2005
(155).Third SchSubst 16.9.1994; 10.2.1995; 13.10.1995; 1.12.1995;
23.8.1996; 26.2.1999. Am 25.1.2001; 2005 (199). Subst 2005
(562).Fourth SchSubst 8.9.1995; 29.9.1995; 12.7.1996; 26.2.1999. Am
12.7.2002; 4.10.2002; 30.5.2003; 11.7.2003.Sixth SchIns 21.11.2003.