4Approved academic qualifications

4 Approved academic qualifications

(1)  For the purposes of section 25 of the Act, the academic qualification approved for admission to the legal profession in Tasmania is the successful completion of –

(a) a tertiary course of study, whether or not leading to a qualification in law, that – 

(i) is provided by an approved academic institution; and

(ii) includes the equivalent of at least three years of full-time study of law; and

(iii) requires the person undertaking the course to acquire and demonstrate a satisfactory level of knowledge of, and competence in, the areas of academic knowledge specified in Schedule 1 ; or

(b) a tertiary course of study, whether or not leading to a qualification in law, that, in the opinion of the Board –

(i) would qualify the applicant for admission to the legal profession in a jurisdiction other than Tasmania; and

(ii) is substantially the same as that approved for admission in this jurisdiction.

(2)  The Board may determine that a local applicant has the approved academic qualification without satisfying the requirements specified in subrule (1) if the Board is satisfied that the applicant has acquired and demonstrated a satisfactory level of understanding of, and competence in, the areas of knowledge specified in Schedule 1 .

(3)  If a local applicant completed the requirements specified in subrule (1) or (2) more than 5 years immediately before the day on which the applicant lodged an application under rule 11 , the Board may, after assessing the applicant’s academic qualifications –

(a) require the applicant to successfully complete one or more of the following as the Board may determine:

(i) further academic qualification;

(ii) further academic study;