Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld)

Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004.

2 Commencement These rules commence on 1 July 2004.

3 Overview (1) These rules deal with admission to the legal profession in Queensland. (2) Part 2 sets out the academic qualifications and practical legal training requirements approved under these rules for admission to the legal profession in Queensland. Note— However, see the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003 and the department's website for admission of a New Zealand registered lawyer to the legal profession in Queensland. (2A) Part 2A deals with supervised workplace training. (3) Part 3 sets out rules relating to the admission process. (4) Part 4 deals with miscellaneous matters. (5) Other parts deals with repeals and transitional matters.

4 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in these rules.

5 Words and expressions have same meaning as in Legal Profession Act 2007 Words and expressions used in the Legal Profession Act 2007 have the same respective meaning in these rules.

Part 2 Approved academic qualifications and practical legal training requirements

6 Approved academic qualifications—Australian course (1) Academic qualifications attained by the satisfactory completion of a tertiary course approved by the Chief Justice and the board are approved academic qualifications for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007. Note— Under the Legal Profession Act 2007, section 30(1)(b), a person is eligible for admission only if the person has, among other things, attained approved academic qualifications. (2) The course must be conducted in Australia. (3) The course must require— (a) the equivalent of at least 3 years full-time study of law; and (b) a satisfactory level of understanding and competence in the areas of knowledge set out in the admission guidelines for approving academic qualifications. (4) The course does not have to lead to a degree in law.