11Admission directions about sufficiency of qualifications or training obtained overseas—the Uniform Law, s 421(2)(f)

#### 11 Admission directions about sufficiency of qualifications or training obtained overseas—the Uniform Law, s 421(2)(f) 11 Admission directions about sufficiency of qualifications or training obtained overseas—the Uniform Law, s 421(2)(f) > > (1) The following persons may apply to the Board for a direction under this rule— > > > > > (a) a person who has wholly or partially completed the academic requirements for registration or authorisation to engage in legal practice in a foreign country, > > > > > (b) a foreign lawyer. > > > (2) The Board may give a direction about the following matters— > > > > > (a) whether or not the person’s academic qualifications and practical legal training obtained overseas are sufficient to render the person eligible for admission, > > > > > (b) if the person’s academic qualifications or practical legal training obtained overseas are not sufficient to render the person eligible for admission—guidance as to additional qualifications or training that the person needs to acquire. > > > > Note— > > > > The Uniform Law, section 18 provides that the Board may exempt a person from satisfying the specified academic qualifications prerequisite or specified practical legal training prerequisite, or both, if the Board is satisfied that the person has sufficient legal skills or relevant experience so as to render the person eligible for admission. > > > > Under the Uniform Law, section 19(3)(a), the Board may issue a compliance certificate for an applicant for the purposes of admission only if satisfied that the applicant— > > > > > (a) has satisfied the specified academic qualifications prerequisite and the specified practical legal training prerequisite, or > > > > > (b) is exempted under section 18. > > **rule 11:** Am 2016 (679), cl 4 (1) (2). Subst 2025 (220), Sch 1\[2\].