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Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004
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### sec.11 Application and affidavit of compliance to be filed in court
A person applying for admission to the legal profession must file the person’s application at least 42 days before the sittings at which the applicant applies for admission.
The applicant must also file an affidavit of compliance with the Legal Profession Act 2007 and these rules at least 21 days before the sittings at which the applicant applies for admission.
If the applicant relies on service as an articled clerk or a judge’s associate for eligibility for admission, the applicant must, with the affidavit of compliance, file a copy of a separate response statement completed by each master or judge with whom the person has served.
In this rule—
judge’s associate means an associate to a judge of—
the Supreme Court; or
the District Court; or
the Federal Court; or
the High Court.
response statement means a statement in the approved form of questions about the applicant’s service with the person required to complete the statement.
r 11 sub 2004 SL No. 158 s 3
amd 2007 SL No. 155 s 13 ; 2015 SL No. 124 s 14 ; 2024 SL No. 4 s 4
(sec.11-ssec.1) A person applying for admission to the legal profession must file the person’s application at least 42 days before the sittings at which the applicant applies for admission.
(sec.11-ssec.2) The applicant must also file an affidavit of compliance with the Legal Profession Act 2007 and these rules at least 21 days before the sittings at which the applicant applies for admission.
(sec.11-ssec.3) If the applicant relies on service as an articled clerk or a judge’s associate for eligibility for admission, the applicant must, with the affidavit of compliance, file a copy of a separate response statement completed by each master or judge with whom the person has served.
(sec.11-ssec.4) In this rule— judge’s associate means an associate to a judge of— the Supreme Court; or the District Court; or the Federal Court; or the High Court. response statement means a statement in the approved form of questions about the applicant’s service with the person required to complete the statement.
- (a) the Supreme Court; or
- (b) the District Court; or
- (c) the Federal Court; or
- (d) the High Court.