SCHEDULE 1 - Local modificatio SCHEDULE 1 - Local modifications of model rules

Rule 5

1.   Modification of rule 6 of the model rules

(1) A reference in rule 6 of the model rules to "a participating jurisdiction" is taken to be a reference to "Tasmania".

(2) A reference in rule 6 of the model rules to "a non-participating jurisdiction" is taken to be a reference to "an Australian jurisdiction other than Tasmania".

2.   Modification of rule 13 of the model rules

Rule 13(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the model rules do not apply to a barrister acting as –

(a) an independent lawyer to represent a child's interests pursuant to an order made under section 68L of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or

(b) a separate representative of a child pursuant to an order made under section 59 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997  –

if –

(c) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] Tasmania Legal Aid has agreed that legal aid, within the meaning of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 , is to be provided in respect of the fees and expenses of the barrister incurred while so acting; and

(d) no instructing solicitor has been appointed in respect of the matter.

3.   Modification of rule 125 of the model rules

Rule 125 of the model rules is amended by inserting "or pupil" after "barrister" in the definition of reader.