15Qualifications for admission of qualified overseas applicant

15 Qualifications for admission of qualified overseas applicant

The requirements for a qualified overseas applicant to be admitted to the legal profession in Tasmania are –

(a) successful completion of an academic qualification in a jurisdiction outside of Australia, other than any requirements in that jurisdiction which the Board is satisfied are of a formal or procedural nature; and

(b) unless the Board determines otherwise in a particular case, successful completion of practical legal training recognised in a jurisdiction outside of Australia, other than any requirements in that jurisdiction which the Board is satisfied are of a formal or procedural nature; and

(c) compliance with a direction given under rule 21 ; and

(d) sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English to engage in legal practice in Tasmania.