described in section 107A of the Evidence Act 1958 and who has known the applicant for not less than 12 months; or or was employed at a secondary or tertiary teaching institution and by whom the applicant has been taught for not less than the equivalent of one year of tertiary studies or one of the 2 final years of secondary studies; admission when used in relation to , means admission by the Supreme Court under the Act as a lawyer; r. 1.05 approved academic institution means an academic institution approved under rule 2.02; approved course of means a course of study approved under rule 2.04; approved PLT course means a course approved under rule 3.04; approved PLT provider means an institution approved under rule 3.02; approved subject means a subject approved under rule 2.05; LACC Law Admissions Consultative Committee responsible to the Council of Chief Justices of Australia and ; local applicant means a person— trial
determination of the Council under rule 2.01(1)(a)(ii) or 3.01(1)(b)(ii); or (ii) any review of that institution under rule 2.03. 2.03 Monitoring and review r. 2.03 (1) The Council may monitor and, if it considers it reasonable to do so, from time to time, review— performance of, and the resources available to, an approved academic institution, in providing an approved course of study; and content and conduct of an approved course of or any approved subject provided by the institution. (2) The Council may, after consulting an approved academic institution— one or more persons to conduct a review of the approved course of or of any subject in an approved course of study conducted by that academic institution; and the terms of reference for any such review. (3) The Council must provide the approved academic institution with a copy of any report received by the Council, as a result of a review. (4) It is a condition of approval of each approved academic institution that, unless the Council
and competence in, any area of knowledge or in a topic which is part of an area of knowledge, the Council, a committee of the Council or the Board of Examiners may act (but are not obliged to act)— the advice of the dean or head of department of Law at an approved academic institution; or accordance with any relevant principles adopted by the LACC. (3) In deciding whether an applicant has acquired and demonstrated an appropriate understanding of and competence in each element of a skill, value or practice area through a course of practical legal training, or practical legal training provided during supervised workplace training under these Rules, the Council, the Board of Examiners, or a committee of either the Council or the Board may act (but is not obliged to act)— the case of practical legal training provided by an approved PLT provider, on a certificate of practical completion given by that provider; or the case of supervised workplace training under these Rules, on an affidavit in the form of Schedule 6 or Schedule 7. 6.03 Service of notices r. 6.03 (1) A document required or permitted to be served or produced or delivered to the Council or the Board of Examiners by an applicant under these Rules must be served, produced or delivered to the
__________________ SCHEDULE 2 Sch. 2 Rule 2.01 Although the topics below are grouped 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 in the heading rather than in another suitable subject. CRIMINAL LAW AND 1 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 – drunkenness – mistake
SCHEDULE 7 Sch. 7 Rules 5.02(1)(a)(iii), 5.03(2)(a)(iii) In the Supreme Court of In the matter of [name of applicant], an applicant for admission I, [name in full] of [address], make oath and say: 1 Under a training plan executed on [date of training plan], I was appointed to supervise [name of trainee] (applicant) while undertaking supervised workplace experience. 2 I carried out the functions of a supervisor of the applicant, in accordance with the training plan [if were departures from the training plan during the supervisor's period of supervision, add] except in the following ways— [give particulars of any departure from the training plan] 3 The applicant completed the period of supervised workplace training my supervision to my satisfaction [if there were any matters where the supervisor was not satisfied, add] except in the following ways— [give particulars] 4 Throughout the period when the applicant undertook supervised workplace training under my supervision, I continued to be eligible to act as a supervisor under the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2008. 5 To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the applicant has acquired and demonstrated an appropriate understanding of and competence in the following skills, values and practice areas referred to in Schedule 3 of the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2008: