Queensland Consolidated Regulations

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)