20Board may act on advice

20 Board may act on advice

(1)  For the purpose of making inquiries under rule 19 , the Board may take into account one or more of the following:

(a) the written advice of the dean or head of a Department of Law at an approved academic institution;

(b) a report of a member of, or committee appointed by, the Board;

(c) a report of an admitting authority in another Australian jurisdiction, or of a committee, body or person to which such an authority refers like matters for assessment.

(2)  For the purpose of deciding whether a subject or training provides an understanding of, and competence in, an area of knowledge or skills, values and practice, or in a topic which is part of an area of knowledge or skills, values and practice, the Board may take into account one or more of the following:

(a) the advice of the dean or head of a Department of Law at an approved academic institution;

(b) relevant principles adopted by the LACC;

(c) a report of an admitting authority in another Australian jurisdiction, or of a committee, body or person to which such an authority refers like matters for assessment.