Part 4Transitional matters for Legal Profession

Part 4 Transitional matters for Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2012 19 Application of amendments (1) The amendments made to this Schedule by the Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2012 apply in relation to the CPD year starting on 1 April 2012. (2) However, if, immediately before the commencement, a legal practitioner had, in relation to that CPD year: (a) complied with the practitioner's CPD obligation under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have complied with the CPD obligation under the new Scheme; or (b) accrued 3 or more CPD points in legal practice competencies under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in each core competency under the new Scheme; or (c) accrued 2 CPD points in legal practice competencies under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in any 2 core competencies under the new Scheme; or (d) accrued 1 CPD point in a legal practice competency under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in any core competency under the new Scheme. (3) In this clause: commencement means the commencement of the Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2012. new Scheme means the scheme set out in Schedule 2 of the Legal Profession Regulations as in force immediately after the commencement. previous Scheme means the scheme set out in Schedule 2 of the Legal Profession Regulations as in force immediately before the commencement.

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