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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.37Roll of persons admitted to the legal profession as a lawyer
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### sec.37 Roll of persons admitted to the legal profession as a lawyer
The Supreme Court must keep a roll of persons admitted to the legal profession, as a lawyer, under this Act.
The local roll must include—
the roll of solicitors and roll of barristers, as kept by the Supreme Court and as in existence immediately before 1 July 2004; and
the roll of legal practitioners, as kept by the Supreme Court from 1 July 2004 to immediately before the commencement of this section.
After the Supreme Court makes an order admitting a person to the legal profession under this Act—
the registrar for the Supreme Court district at which the Supreme Court is sitting must, under the admission rules, enter the person’s name on the local roll; and
the person must sign the local roll.
The person’s admission to the legal profession under this Act takes effect when the person signs the local roll.
Subject to the admission rules, the Brisbane registrar may give written directions to any other registrar about keeping the local roll.
(sec.37-ssec.1) The Supreme Court must keep a roll of persons admitted to the legal profession, as a lawyer, under this Act.
(sec.37-ssec.2) The local roll must include— the roll of solicitors and roll of barristers, as kept by the Supreme Court and as in existence immediately before 1 July 2004; and the roll of legal practitioners, as kept by the Supreme Court from 1 July 2004 to immediately before the commencement of this section.
(sec.37-ssec.3) After the Supreme Court makes an order admitting a person to the legal profession under this Act— the registrar for the Supreme Court district at which the Supreme Court is sitting must, under the admission rules, enter the person’s name on the local roll; and the person must sign the local roll.
(sec.37-ssec.4) The person’s admission to the legal profession under this Act takes effect when the person signs the local roll.
(sec.37-ssec.5) Subject to the admission rules, the Brisbane registrar may give written directions to any other registrar about keeping the local roll.
- (a) the roll of solicitors and roll of barristers, as kept by the Supreme Court and as in existence immediately before 1 July 2004; and
- (b) the roll of legal practitioners, as kept by the Supreme Court from 1 July 2004 to immediately before the commencement of this section.
- (a) the registrar for the Supreme Court district at which the Supreme Court is sitting must, under the admission rules, enter the person’s name on the local roll; and
- (b) the person must sign the local roll.