6AExemptions from certain prerequisites

#### 6A Exemptions from certain prerequisites 6A Exemptions from certain prerequisites > > (1) For the Uniform Law, section 419(3), this rule applies in addition to the Uniform Law, section 18. > > > (2) When considering whether to grant an exemption under the Uniform Law, section 18, the Board must have regard to the following— > > > > > (a) for a foreign lawyer who has practised foreign law for a total of at least 7 years— > > > > > > > (i) the extent to which the legal system and regulatory framework of the relevant foreign country are substantially equivalent to the legal system and regulatory framework of this jurisdiction, and > > > > > > > (ii) the number of years the applicant has practised foreign law, and > > > > > > > (iii) the type of legal practice the applicant has engaged in, and > > > > > > > (iv) the nature of the applicant’s previous work, including the applicant’s level of responsibility, > > > > > (b) for a foreign lawyer who has not practised foreign law for a total of at least 7 years—the extent to which the foreign lawyer’s— > > > > > > > (i) academic qualifications are substantially equivalent to the specified academic qualifications prerequisite, and > > > > > > > (ii) practical legal training is substantially equivalent to the specified practical legal training prerequisite, > > > > > (c) any direction given by the Board under rule 11. > > > (3) For subrule (2), time spent working under the supervision of a foreign lawyer to fulfil a requirement for registration or authorisation to engage in legal practice in a foreign country is taken to be time spent practising foreign law if the legal system and regulatory framework of the foreign country are substantially equivalent to the legal system and regulatory framework of this jurisdiction. > > > (4) Nothing in subrule (2) prevents the Board from considering other matters when deciding whether to grant an exemption under the Uniform Law, section 18. > > > (5) In this rule— > > > > relevant foreign country means a foreign country in which the foreign lawyer is or has been registered or authorised to engage in legal practice. > > **rule 6A:** Ins 2025 (220), Sch 1\[1\].