Part 3Local roll of lawyers and oath before

Part 3 Local roll of lawyers and oath before admission 6 Entries on roll (1) If a person who is admitted to the legal profession satisfies the Registrar that the person intends to practise in the Territory exclusively as a barrister and independently of another legal practitioner, the Registrar must enter the appropriate notation with the person's name on the local roll. (2) On written application by the barrister, the Registrar must remove the notation entered with the barrister's name. 7 Oath before admission (1) Before being admitted to the legal profession, a person must take an oath in the form in Schedule 1, administered by a judge of the Court or a person specified in subrule (2) or (3). (2) If the person applies under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth) to be registered in the Territory and elects not to appear in person before the Court to be admitted to the legal profession, the oath must be administered by a Registrar of the Supreme Court of another jurisdiction or another officer of that Court designated by the Board. (3) If the person applies under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cth) to be registered in the Territory and elects not to appear in person before the Court to be admitted to the legal profession, the oath must be administered by the Registrar of the High Court of New Zealand or another officer of that Court designated by the Board. (4) If the oath is administered under subrule (2) or (3), the signature on the form in Schedule 2 of the officer who administered the oath is sufficient proof that the person taking the oath has complied with the subrule. (5) A person who elects under subrule (2) or (3) not to appear in person before the Court must, when taking the oath, sign the form in Schedule 2 for insertion in the local roll. (6) On signing the form, the person is taken to have signed the local roll.

Part 4 Admission of local lawyers Division 2 Local applicants Legal Profession Admission Rules 2007 5 Part 4 Admission of local lawyers Division 1 Applications for admission as local lawyer 8 Application by originating motion An application to the Court for admission as a local lawyer must be made by originating motion accompanied by the relevant affidavits and other documents specified in Division 2 or in a direction under Division 3. 9 Notice of application If an application for admission as a local lawyer is made to the Court, the Board: (a) must give notice of the application to the Law Society; and (b) may give notice of the application: (i) in the form of a public notice; or (ii) to any entities that, in the opinion of the Board, have an interest in the application. Division 2 Local applicants