These rules were made by the Board of Legal Education at a meeting held on 26 August 2003.
The common seal of the Board of Legal Education was affixed on 26 August 2003, in the presence of –
E. Crawford
Member
B. J. Morgan
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 September 2003
These rules are administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the rule)
These rules amend the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 1994 by –(a) enabling overseas applicants to apply to the Board for directions regarding certain admission requirements; and(b) prescribing the fee payable on such an application; and(c) providing that overseas applicants must satisfy the Board that they have sufficient proficiency in English to practise law in Australia; and(d) making a minor consequential amendment.