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SUPREME COURT (ADMISSION) RULES 2004
- Made under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
- As at 1 January 2023
- Reg 110 of 2004
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Overview
4. Definitions
5. Words and expressions have same meaning as in Legal Profession Act 2007
PART 2 - APPROVED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
6. Approved academic qualifications—Australian course
6A. Approved academic qualifications—additional academic qualifications for particular persons
7. Approved practical legal training requirements—Australian course
7AA. Approved practical legal training requirements—additional requirements for particular persons
7A. Other approved practical legal training requirements—Australia
7B. Other approved practical legal training requirements—additional requirements for particular persons
8. Approved academic qualifications—foreign country
9. Approved practical legal training requirements—foreign country
9AA. Admission guidelines
PART 2A - SUPERVISED WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE
Division 1 - Provisions to be complied with for approved practical legal training requirements
9A. Purpose of div 1
9B. Persons eligible to be a trainee
9C. Persons eligible to be a supervisor
9D. Persons disqualified from being a supervisor
9E. How to work out periods of practice or traineeship for rr 9C and 9G
9F. Number of trainees to a law practice or an office other than the office of a law practice
9G. Period within which training must be completed
Division 2 - Duties of principal of law practice or person in charge of particular offices
9H. Register of trainees and supervisors
9I. Notice of traineeship
9J. Notice of termination of traineeship
9K. Response statement
9L. Cooperation with board
Division 3 - Other provisions
9M. Supervisor to give statement about training
9N. Supervisor to cooperate with board
9O. Programmed training
9P. Approved supplementary training
9Q. Board may reject traineeship
PART 3 - ADMISSION PROCESS
10. Sittings where person may apply for admission
11. Application and affidavit of compliance to be filed in court
12. Notice of intention to apply
12A. Publication of notice about admission matters on relevant websites
12B. (Repealed)
13. Documents and fee to be given to board
14. Objection to admission
15. Board’s recommendation
16. Refund on withdrawal of application
17. Admission
18. Oath of office
19. Roll to be signed in order
20. (Repealed)
21. Application for conditional admission to be made unconditional
22. Removal from roll of person conditionally admitted
23. Seniority
PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
24. Appeal from registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation
25. Appeal
26. Court or board may shorten or extend time
27. Court may exempt from rules
27A. Alternative process in exceptional circumstances
PART 5 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SL NO. 110 OF 2004
Division 1 - Definitions for part 5
28. Definitions for pt 5
Division 2 - Repeals
29. Repeals
Division 3 - (Repealed)
Division 4 - Existing students-at-law
32. Application of div 4
33. Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements
34. Examination periods and limits on examinations
35. Notice of intention to sit examination
Division 5 - Existing articled clerks or judges’ associates continuing under articles or as associate
36. Application of div 5
37. Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training
38. Limit on board’s power to shorten time
39. References to solicitors
Division 6 - Existing articled clerks switching to traineeships
40. Application of div 6
41. When part of service under articles of clerkship counts towards traineeship
42. Former master to give board information
43. Former master to cooperate with board
Division 7 - Other provisions
44. Practical legal training courses
45. References to boards, repealed barristers rules and repealed solicitors rules
46. (Repealed)
Division 8 - Admission based on 5 or 10 years service in particular offices
47. (Repealed)
48. (Repealed)
49. (Repealed)
50. (Repealed)
51. (Repealed)
52. Expiry of rr 47 to 51 and power of court about expiry
PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE AND OTHER RULES AMENDMENT RULE (NO. 1) 2006
53. Conditional admission of overseas–registered foreign lawyer under former r 20
PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SUPREME COURT (LEGAL PRACTITIONER ADMISSION) AMENDMENT RULE (NO. 1) 2007
54. Outdated references
55. Registrar’s decision under mutual recognition legislation
PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR SUPREME COURT (ADMISSION) AMENDMENT RULE (NO. 1) 2008
56. Notices of intention to apply for admission and objections to admission
PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SUPREME COURT (ADMISSION) AMENDMENT RULE (NO. 1) 2015
57. Definitions for pt 9
58. Former rules continue until admission guidelines issued
59. Approved academic qualifications and practical legal requirements—Australia
60. Approved academic qualifications and practical legal requirements—foreign country
61. (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
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