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### 783AE Documents supporting application for admission
> [*\[Rule 783AE of Part 32 Inserted by S.R. 2008, No. 141, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-141#GS4@EN)
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> > (1) If an applicant for admission is a local applicant, the following documents are required in support of the application:
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> > > > (a) an affidavit by the applicant in the prescribed form –
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> > > > > > (i) addressing each of the suitability matters; and
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> > > > > > (ii) addressing any relevant matters; and
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> > > > > > (iii) to which is annexed –
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> > > > > > > > (A) the published notice, or a copy of the published notice, required by [rule 783AC](#GS783AC@EN) ; and
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> > > > > > > > (B) the Board of Legal Education certificate; and
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> > > > > > > > (C) a report from the Commissioner of Police setting out the applicant's criminal record, if any, in this or any other Australian jurisdiction prepared not more than 6 months before the date of swearing of the affidavit;
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> > > > (b) two affidavits as to character in the prescribed form, each made by an acceptable deponent;
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> > > > (c) any other affidavits, reports, certificates or documents required by the Court.
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> > (2) If an applicant for admission is a qualified overseas applicant, the following documents are required in support of the application:
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> > > > (a) an affidavit by the applicant in the prescribed form –
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> > > > > > (i) addressing each of the suitability matters; and
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> > > > > > (ii) addressing any relevant matters; and
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> > > > > > (iii) to which is annexed –
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> > > > > > > > (A) the published notice, or a copy of the published notice, required by [rule 783AC](#GS783AC@EN) ; and
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> > > > > > > > (B) the Board of Legal Education certificate; and
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> > > > > > > > (C) unless the Court determines otherwise, a report from the police in the overseas jurisdiction where the applicant obtained the academic qualification and practical legal training on which he or she relies, setting out the applicant's criminal record, if any, prepared not more than 2 years before the date of swearing of the affidavit;
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> > > > (b) two affidavits as to character in the prescribed form, each made by an acceptable deponent;
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> > > > (c) any other affidavits, reports, certificates or documents required by the Court.
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> > (3) If an applicant for admission is an overseas practitioner, the following documents are required in support of the application:
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> > > > (a) an affidavit by the applicant in the prescribed form –
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> > > > > > (i) addressing each of the suitability matters; and
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> > > > > > (ii) addressing any relevant matters; and
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> > > > > > (iii) to which is annexed –
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> > > > > > > > (A) the published notice, or a copy of the published notice, required by [rule 783AC](#GS783AC@EN) ; and
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> > > > > > > > (B) the Board of Legal Education certificate; and
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> > > > > > > > (C) unless the Court determines otherwise, a report from the police in the overseas jurisdiction where the applicant is a local legal practitioner, setting out the applicant's criminal record, if any, prepared not more than 2 years before the date of swearing of the affidavit;
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> > > > (b) two affidavits as to character in the prescribed form, each made by an acceptable deponent who is an overseas practitioner and with whom the applicant has associated during his or her work in the legal profession;
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> > > > (c) any other affidavits, reports, certificates or documents required by the Court.
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> > (4) The Court may request that an applicant arrange that a certificate or document required under this rule be provided to the Court by the authority or institution that provides or issues the certificate or document.