A recorded conviction for assault occasioning bodily harm does not preclude admission as a solicitor under s 41 of the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 (Qld) but requires the applicant to satisfy admitting authorities of fitness to practise. The seriousness of deliberately striking a person while holding a glass in a crowded hotel, causing facial scarring, justified the recording of a conviction notwithstanding the offender's favourable antecedents, early guilty plea, and career aspirations in law.
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