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Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004
sec.53Conditional admission of overseas–registered foreign lawyer under former r 20
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### sec.53 Conditional admission of overseas–registered foreign lawyer under former r 20
This rule applies if, immediately before the commencement, an overseas-registered foreign lawyer is conditionally admitted to the legal profession for a period on condition that during the period the lawyer engages in legal practice in Australia for a period of, or periods totalling, a particular length (the Australian practice condition ).
On commencement of this rule—
the lawyer is taken to have complied with the Australian practice condition; and
the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends.
However, if the lawyer’s conditional admission is subject to another condition that has not been complied with on the commencement of this rule—
subrule (2)(b) does not apply; and
the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends on the earlier of the following days—
the day the lawyer complies with the other condition;
the day the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission would have ended if this rule had not been made.
r 53 ins 2006 SL No. 194 s 13
amd 2007 SL No. 155 s 29
(sec.53-ssec.1) This rule applies if, immediately before the commencement, an overseas-registered foreign lawyer is conditionally admitted to the legal profession for a period on condition that during the period the lawyer engages in legal practice in Australia for a period of, or periods totalling, a particular length (the Australian practice condition ).
(sec.53-ssec.2) On commencement of this rule— the lawyer is taken to have complied with the Australian practice condition; and the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends.
(sec.53-ssec.3) However, if the lawyer’s conditional admission is subject to another condition that has not been complied with on the commencement of this rule— subrule (2)(b) does not apply; and the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends on the earlier of the following days— the day the lawyer complies with the other condition; the day the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission would have ended if this rule had not been made.
- (a) the lawyer is taken to have complied with the Australian practice condition; and
- (b) the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends.
- (a) subrule (2)(b) does not apply; and
- (b) the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission ends on the earlier of the following days— (i) the day the lawyer complies with the other condition; (ii) the day the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission would have ended if this rule had not been made.
- (i) the day the lawyer complies with the other condition;
- (ii) the day the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission would have ended if this rule had not been made.
- (i) the day the lawyer complies with the other condition;
- (ii) the day the period of the lawyer’s conditional admission would have ended if this rule had not been made.