sec.33Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements

### sec.33 Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training requirements Compliance with the repealed barristers rules, rule 15 (d) (1) or (2) other than— completing the requirements for stage 6; or to the extent that the student-at-law has already complied with that rule; is taken to be the attainment of academic qualifications. The academic qualifications are, for the student-at-law, an approved academic qualification for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . However, subrule (2) applies only if the student-at-law is proficient in English at the time of applying for admission. Until the end of 31 December 2006, the requirements of a course of practical training or instruction under the repealed barristers rules, rule 25 (6) are, for the student-at-law, approved practical legal training for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 if the student-at-law, before 1 January 2005, possessed the qualifications mentioned in the repealed barristers rules, rule 15 (d)(2)(A) and (B). Subrules (2) and (4) are in addition to the things that, for the person— are approved academic qualifications under rule 6 ; or are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A . For the purposes of subrules (2) and (4) , the following provisions of the repealed barristers rules continue to apply to the person— rule 2 ; part 3 , other than rules 14B , 15 (d)(3) to (6) and (e), 17, 19, 26(a) and 30; rules 36 and 37 ; rules 52 , 55 and 56 ; schedule 2 . However, after the commencement, despite the repealed barristers rules, rule 25 , the student-at-law is not required to attend a substantial part of the hearing, and submit to the board the student-at-law’s written report, of the proceedings mentioned in that rule. r 33 ins 2005 SL No. 29 s 4 sub 2005 SL No. 129 s 10 amd 2007 SL No. 155 s 21 (sec.33-ssec.1) Compliance with the repealed barristers rules, rule 15 (d) (1) or (2) other than— completing the requirements for stage 6; or to the extent that the student-at-law has already complied with that rule; is taken to be the attainment of academic qualifications. (sec.33-ssec.2) The academic qualifications are, for the student-at-law, an approved academic qualification for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . (sec.33-ssec.3) However, subrule (2) applies only if the student-at-law is proficient in English at the time of applying for admission. (sec.33-ssec.4) Until the end of 31 December 2006, the requirements of a course of practical training or instruction under the repealed barristers rules, rule 25 (6) are, for the student-at-law, approved practical legal training for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 if the student-at-law, before 1 January 2005, possessed the qualifications mentioned in the repealed barristers rules, rule 15 (d)(2)(A) and (B). (sec.33-ssec.5) Subrules (2) and (4) are in addition to the things that, for the person— are approved academic qualifications under rule 6 ; or are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A . (sec.33-ssec.6) For the purposes of subrules (2) and (4) , the following provisions of the repealed barristers rules continue to apply to the person— rule 2 ; part 3 , other than rules 14B , 15 (d)(3) to (6) and (e), 17, 19, 26(a) and 30; rules 36 and 37 ; rules 52 , 55 and 56 ; schedule 2 . (sec.33-ssec.7) However, after the commencement, despite the repealed barristers rules, rule 25 , the student-at-law is not required to attend a substantial part of the hearing, and submit to the board the student-at-law’s written report, of the proceedings mentioned in that rule. - (a) completing the requirements for stage 6; or - (b) to the extent that the student-at-law has already complied with that rule; - (a) are approved academic qualifications under rule 6 ; or - (b) are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A . - (a) rule 2 ; - (b) part 3 , other than rules 14B , 15 (d)(3) to (6) and (e), 17, 19, 26(a) and 30; - (c) rules 36 and 37 ; - (d) rules 52 , 55 and 56 ; - (e) schedule 2 .