New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM GENERAL RULES 2015 - REG 20

20 Application for Australian registration certificate

(1) An application by a foreign lawyer for the grant or renewal of an Australian registration certificate under Part 3.4 of the Uniform Law--

(a) must state the jurisdiction that the applicant reasonably intends will be the applicant's principal place of legal practice in Australia, and

(b) if an automatic show cause event has occurred at any time in relation to the applicant and section 87 of the Uniform Law requires a statement as part of the application--must include such a statement, and

(c) must address each of the matters set out in section 62(3) of the Uniform Law, and

(d) must address any other matter the designated local regulatory authority considers appropriate.

(2) A fee for an application for the grant or renewal of an Australian registration certificate in a participating jurisdiction must not exceed the maximum fee payable by an Australian lawyer for an Australian practising certificate in the participating jurisdiction.

(3) The designated local regulatory authority may require an applicant for the grant or renewal of an Australian registration certificate to provide evidence that verifies the accuracy of the information set out in the application.

(4) The designated local regulatory authority may require an applicant for the grant or renewal of an Australian registration certificate to pay the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the regulatory authority in making enquiries relating to the applicant's application.