Prior criminal convictions for sexual offences committed in youth do not necessarily preclude a finding that a person is fit and proper for admission to the legal profession, where approximately 10 years have passed, the applicant has demonstrated genuine remorse and extensive rehabilitation, expert evidence establishes negligible risk of reoffending, and the offences are properly characterised as aberrant behaviour rather than indicative of an ongoing character flaw. The Court may consider a person fit and proper under s 31(3) of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) despite the existence of serious suitability matters 'because of the circumstances relating to the matter'.
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