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Australian Military Regulations 1927
576Constitution of Australian Army Legal Corps
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576 Constitution of Australian Army Legal Corps
(1) The Australian Army Legal Corps shall consist of officers appointed to that Corps, or transferred to, or seconded for duty with, that Corps from other parts of the Army.
(2) A person is not qualified for transfer to or seconding for duty with the Australian Army Legal Corps unless:
(a) he is or has been a barrister or solicitor or barrister and solicitor of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; or
(b) he is or has been entitled, in another part of Her Majesty’s dominions, to the like rights and privileges of practice before the courts of that part as a barrister or solicitor, or barrister and solicitor, of a State or Territory is entitled before the courts of that State or Territory and the Director of Army Legal Services has certified that he possesses qualifications sufficient for the performance of the duties of an officer of the Australian Army Legal Corps.