3607DPractical legal training

3607D Practical legal training (1) The practical legal training approved for admission to the legal profession in the ACT is— (a) successful completion of an approved PLT course conducted by an approved PLT provider, in accordance with subdivision 3.11.2.5; and (b) the demonstration to the satisfaction of the admission board of the competency standards for practical legal training approved by the LACC in consultation with the APLEC.

Rule 3607DA (2) A person is eligible to undertake practical legal training under this subdivision if— (a) the person has completed an approved course of study under subdivision 3.11.2.3 at an approved academic institution under subdivision 3.11.2.2; or (b) the person has completed another tertiary qualification in law that satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession in the Australian jurisdiction where the tertiary qualification was obtained; or (c) the admissions board has approved an application for the person to undertake early commencement of practical legal training under rule 3607DA. 3607DA Early commencement of practical legal training (1) A person may apply to the admissions board to undertake practical legal training before completing an approved course of study or another tertiary qualification in law that satisfies the academic requirements (early commencement) if— (a) the person has completed the course’s core subjects; and (b) the person has no more than 2 subjects to complete for the applicant to complete the course (final subjects); and (c) the person is enrolled in the course’s final subjects; and (d) there are exceptional circumstances in support of early commencement. (2) An application for early commencement must— (a) set out the exceptional circumstances; and (b) include evidence in support of the exceptional circumstances (if any); and

Rule 3607E (c) include evidence that the person has satisfied subrule (1) (a) to (c). (3) The admissions board must— (a) approve the application; or (b) refuse to approve the application. (4) In this section: core subject, of an approved course of study, means a subject that requires a student to acquire and demonstrate an appropriate understanding of, and competence in, an area of law mentioned in rule 3605 (1) (a). Subdivision 3.11.2.5 Practical legal training providers and courses