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### sec.9AA Admission guidelines
The Chief Justice may issue the following guidelines—
guidelines for approving academic qualifications that set out areas of knowledge for courses for rule 6 ;
guidelines for approving practical legal training requirements that set out skills, values and practice areas, and performance criteria for elements for the skills, values and practice areas—
for courses for rule 7 ; and
against which approved practical legal training requirements are decided;
guidelines for assessing overseas applications that set out the matters the board must have regard to when—
approving academic qualifications for rule 8 ; or
deciding requirements about proficiency in the English language for rule 8 , including how the proficiency may be satisfied and the required level of proficiency; or
approving legal training requirements for rule 9 .
In issuing guidelines under subrule (1) , the Chief Justice must have regard to any relevant recommendations of the Law Admissions Consultative Committee.
r 9AA ins 2015 SL No. 124 s 10
(sec.9AA-ssec.1) The Chief Justice may issue the following guidelines— guidelines for approving academic qualifications that set out areas of knowledge for courses for rule 6 ; guidelines for approving practical legal training requirements that set out skills, values and practice areas, and performance criteria for elements for the skills, values and practice areas— for courses for rule 7 ; and against which approved practical legal training requirements are decided; guidelines for assessing overseas applications that set out the matters the board must have regard to when— approving academic qualifications for rule 8 ; or deciding requirements about proficiency in the English language for rule 8 , including how the proficiency may be satisfied and the required level of proficiency; or approving legal training requirements for rule 9 .
(sec.9AA-ssec.2) In issuing guidelines under subrule (1) , the Chief Justice must have regard to any relevant recommendations of the Law Admissions Consultative Committee.
- (a) guidelines for approving academic qualifications that set out areas of knowledge for courses for rule 6 ;
- (b) guidelines for approving practical legal training requirements that set out skills, values and practice areas, and performance criteria for elements for the skills, values and practice areas— (i) for courses for rule 7 ; and (ii) against which approved practical legal training requirements are decided;
- (i) for courses for rule 7 ; and
- (ii) against which approved practical legal training requirements are decided;
- (c) guidelines for assessing overseas applications that set out the matters the board must have regard to when— (i) approving academic qualifications for rule 8 ; or (ii) deciding requirements about proficiency in the English language for rule 8 , including how the proficiency may be satisfied and the required level of proficiency; or (iii) approving legal training requirements for rule 9 .
- (i) approving academic qualifications for rule 8 ; or
- (ii) deciding requirements about proficiency in the English language for rule 8 , including how the proficiency may be satisfied and the required level of proficiency; or
- (iii) approving legal training requirements for rule 9 .
- (i) for courses for rule 7 ; and
- (ii) against which approved practical legal training requirements are decided;
- (i) approving academic qualifications for rule 8 ; or
- (ii) deciding requirements about proficiency in the English language for rule 8 , including how the proficiency may be satisfied and the required level of proficiency; or
- (iii) approving legal training requirements for rule 9 .