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Legal Profession Regulation 2007
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3 A person who—
(a) has not previously held an unrestricted
practising certificate; and
(b) during the relevant 5-year period, has, for a
period of not less than 2 years or for periods
that total not less than 2 years—
(i) been employed in a jurisdiction under
articles of clerkship; or
(ii) been engaging in legal practice in a
jurisdiction as an employee of a
solicitor who holds an unrestricted
practising certificate in a law firm,
incorporated legal practice or
multidisciplinary partnership; or
(iii) been engaging in legal practice as a
government lawyer; or
(iv) been engaging in legal practice as an
in-house lawyer; or
(v) practised in a jurisdiction as a
solicitor, either on the person’s own
account or in partnership with another
legal practitioner; or
(vi) been employed, or engaged in legal
practice in any 2 or more of the
capacities mentioned in subparagraphs
(i), (ii), (iii) and (v); and
(c) has attained such a level of professional skill,
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4 A person who—
(a) has during the relevant 5-year period—
(i) practised in a jurisdiction as a barrister
for a period of not less than 2 years; or
(ii) practised in a jurisdiction as a barrister
for a period of not less than 1 year and
been employed, performed work or
practised in any 1 or more of the
capacities mentioned in item 3,
column 2, paragraph (b) for a period
of not less than 1 year or for periods
that total not less than 1 year; and
(b) has attained such a level of professional skill,
5 A person who—
(a) has previously held a practising certificate; and
(b) has attained such a level of professional skill,
6 A person who—
(a) is a New Zealand barrister and solicitor; and
(b) has for a continuous period of not less than
6 months after the person’s admission in the
ACT been employed in the ACT by a legal
practitioner; and
(c) has attained such a level of professional skill,
relevant 5-year period, in relation to an applicant for an unrestricted
practising certificate, means the period of 5 years immediately before
the day the person makes the application.