10Determining whether someone is a fit and proper person

#### 10 Determining whether someone is a fit and proper person 10 Determining whether someone is a fit and proper person > > (1) For the purposes of section 17 (2) (b) of the Uniform Law, the following matters are specified as matters to which the Board must have regard— > > > > > (a) any statutory declaration as to the person’s character, referred to in rule 16, > > > > > (b) any disclosure statement made by the person under rule 17, > > > > > (c) any police report provided under rule 18, > > > > > (d) any student conduct report provided under rule 19, > > > > > (e) any certificate of good standing provided under rule 20, > > > > > (f) whether the person is currently of good fame and character, > > > > > (g) whether the person is or has been a bankrupt or subject to an arrangement under Part 10 of the Bankruptcy Act or has been an officer of a corporation that has been wound up in insolvency or under external administration, > > > > > (h) whether the person has been found guilty of an offence including a spent offence in Australia or in a foreign country, and if so— > > > > > > > (i) the nature of the offence, and > > > > > > > (ii) how long ago the offence was committed, and > > > > > > > (iii) the person’s age when the offence was committed, > > > > > (i) whether the person has been the subject of any disciplinary action, howsoever expressed, in any profession or occupation in Australia or in a foreign country, > > > > > (j) whether the person has been the subject of disciplinary action, howsoever expressed, in any profession or occupation that involved a finding adverse to the person, > > > > > (k) whether the person is currently unable satisfactorily to carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner, > > > > > (l) whether the person has a sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction. > > > (2) The Board may require a person to— > > > > > (a) take an examination, and > > > > > (b) obtain a result in that examination, > > > > specified by the Board for the purposes of subrule (1) (l).