Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 3607DA

    (1)     A person may apply to the admissions board to undertake practical legal training before completing an approved course of study or another tertiary qualification in law that satisfies the academic requirements ( early commencement ) if—

        (a)     the person has completed the course's core subjects; and

        (b)     the person has no more than 2 subjects to complete for the applicant to complete the course ( final subjects ); and

        (c)     the person is enrolled in the course's final subjects; and

        (d)     there are exceptional circumstances in support of early commencement.

    (2)     An application for early commencement must—

        (a)     set out the exceptional circumstances; and

        (b)     include evidence in support of the exceptional circumstances (if any); and

        (c)     include evidence that the person has satisfied subrule (1) (a) to (c).

    (3)     The admissions board must—

        (a)     approve the application; or

        (b)     refuse to approve the application.

    (4)     In this section:

"core subject", of an approved course of study, means a subject that requires a student to acquire and demonstrate an appropriate understanding of, and competence in, an area of law mentioned in rule 3605 (1) (a).