Conveyancing Regulations 2015 (Tas)

Conveyancing Regulations 2015

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Conveyancing Act 2004 .

24 August 2015

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

DR VANESSA GOODWIN

Minister for Justice

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Conveyancing Regulations 2015 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 31 August 2015.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Conveyancing Act 2004 ; rules of conduct means the rules of conduct set out in Schedule 1 .

PART 2 - Qualifications and Experience

4. Qualifications and experience (1) For the purposes of section 5(1)(a) of the Act, the qualifications and experience required to hold a licence for conveyancing work are – (a) one of the following: (i) Conveyancing – Law and Practice Course, Macquarie University; (ii) Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies), Southern Cross University; (iii) Bachelor of Business (Property), University of South Australia; (iv) Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Conveyancing), Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing, or Diploma of Conveyancing, delivered and assessed by a person employed, or engaged, by a registered training organisation of a State or Territory to deliver training or conduct assessments and issue qualifications in accordance with the Australian Qualifications Framework, within the meaning of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013 ; and (b) a course, relating to Tasmanian local requirements for conveyancing work, as the Director may from time to time determine; and (c) 2 years' full-time practical experience, or periods of part time practical experience that total 2 years, in conveyancing work gained in – (i) a licensed conveyancer's office; or (ii) a law practice within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or (iii) any business or government department or government agency where conveyancing work is regularly undertaken. (2) The practical experience specified in subregulation (1)(c) – (a) must be gained within the 3 years immediately preceding the day on which the application for a licence under section 6 of the Act is lodged with the Director; and (b) may be gained wholly or partly in Tasmania or in any other State or a Territory.