(1) If an Australian
legal practitioner, community legal service or incorporated legal practice
(the applicant ) is exempt under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)
section 215(1), (3) or (5) or under the Uniform Rules (WA) made under
section 215(8) of the Law, the applicant may apply to the Board for a
certificate of exemption in relation to the whole or part of a financial year.
(2) The application
must be —
(a) in
the local approved form; and
(b)
accompanied by the documents or other information required by the local
approved form; and
(c)
accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed by the local regulations.
(3) If the Board is
satisfied that the applicant is exempt under the Legal Profession Uniform Law
(WA) section 215(1), (3) or (5) or under the Uniform Rules (WA) made under
section 215(8) of the Law, the Board must give the applicant a certificate of
exemption setting out —
(a) the
provision under which the applicant is exempt; and
(b) the
financial year to which the exemption relates; and
(c) if
the Board is satisfied that the applicant is exempt for a part of the
financial year — the part of the financial year for which the Board is
satisfied the applicant is exempt.
(4) If the Board is
not satisfied that the applicant is exempt under the Legal Profession Uniform
Law (WA) section 215(1), (3) or (5) or under the Uniform Rules (WA) made under
section 215(8) of the Law, the Board must give the applicant a written notice
stating the Board’s reasons for the decision.