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Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004
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### sec.9K Response statement
This rule applies if a traineeship, under which a trainee is doing supervised workplace experience in either of the following, ends—
a law practice;
an office other than the office of a law practice.
The principal of the law practice, or person in charge of the office, must complete a response statement and give it to the trainee.
If the traineeship is terminated, the response statement must be given within 14 days after the termination.
In this rule—
response statement means a statement, in the approved form, that—
has answers to questions about the trainee’s work under the traineeship; and
states the period of the traineeship worked out under rule 9E ; and
certifies that, to the best of the knowledge of the law practice or the person in charge of the office—
the information given in the form is correct; and
the trainee is a suitable person to be admitted to the legal profession.
r 9K ins 2005 SL No. 129 s 8
amd 2007 SL No. 155 s 11
(sec.9K-ssec.1) This rule applies if a traineeship, under which a trainee is doing supervised workplace experience in either of the following, ends— a law practice; an office other than the office of a law practice.
(sec.9K-ssec.2) The principal of the law practice, or person in charge of the office, must complete a response statement and give it to the trainee.
(sec.9K-ssec.3) If the traineeship is terminated, the response statement must be given within 14 days after the termination.
(sec.9K-ssec.4) In this rule— response statement means a statement, in the approved form, that— has answers to questions about the trainee’s work under the traineeship; and states the period of the traineeship worked out under rule 9E ; and certifies that, to the best of the knowledge of the law practice or the person in charge of the office— the information given in the form is correct; and the trainee is a suitable person to be admitted to the legal profession.
- (a) a law practice;
- (b) an office other than the office of a law practice.
- (a) has answers to questions about the trainee’s work under the traineeship; and
- (b) states the period of the traineeship worked out under rule 9E ; and
- (c) certifies that, to the best of the knowledge of the law practice or the person in charge of the office— (i) the information given in the form is correct; and (ii) the trainee is a suitable person to be admitted to the legal profession.
- (i) the information given in the form is correct; and
- (ii) the trainee is a suitable person to be admitted to the legal profession.
- (i) the information given in the form is correct; and
- (ii) the trainee is a suitable person to be admitted to the legal profession.