sec.60Approved academic qualifications and practical legal requirements—foreign country

### sec.60 Approved academic qualifications and practical legal requirements—foreign country The amendment of these rules by the amendment rule does not affect— an approval of academic qualifications under former rule 8; or an approval of legal training requirements under former rule 9. Also, when deciding whether to approve academic qualifications for rule 8(1), in relation to a person who has started but not completed academic qualifications in a foreign country at the commencement, the board may take into account matters the board could have taken into account under former rule 8(2). Further, when deciding whether to approve legal training requirements for rule 9(1), in relation to a person who has started but not completed legal training requirements in a foreign country at the commencement, the board may take into account the matters the board could have taken into account under former rule 9(2). For the purposes of applying subrule (1), (2) or (3), these rules apply with necessary changes. In this rule— commencement means— if, at the commencement of this rule, former rules 8 and 9 continue to apply under rule 58(1)—the day former rules 8 and 9 stop applying under rule 58(1); and otherwise—the commencement of this rule. r 60 ins 2015 SL No. 124 s 20 (sec.60-ssec.1) The amendment of these rules by the amendment rule does not affect— an approval of academic qualifications under former rule 8; or an approval of legal training requirements under former rule 9. (sec.60-ssec.2) Also, when deciding whether to approve academic qualifications for rule 8(1), in relation to a person who has started but not completed academic qualifications in a foreign country at the commencement, the board may take into account matters the board could have taken into account under former rule 8(2). (sec.60-ssec.3) Further, when deciding whether to approve legal training requirements for rule 9(1), in relation to a person who has started but not completed legal training requirements in a foreign country at the commencement, the board may take into account the matters the board could have taken into account under former rule 9(2). (sec.60-ssec.4) For the purposes of applying subrule (1), (2) or (3), these rules apply with necessary changes. (sec.60-ssec.5) In this rule— commencement means— if, at the commencement of this rule, former rules 8 and 9 continue to apply under rule 58(1)—the day former rules 8 and 9 stop applying under rule 58(1); and otherwise—the commencement of this rule. - (a) an approval of academic qualifications under former rule 8; or - (b) an approval of legal training requirements under former rule 9. - (a) if, at the commencement of this rule, former rules 8 and 9 continue to apply under rule 58(1)—the day former rules 8 and 9 stop applying under rule 58(1); and - (b) otherwise—the commencement of this rule.