Court Procedures Rules 2006

The academic qualifications approved for admission to the legal profession in the ACT are—

successful completion of a course of study approved under rule 3607A, that includes subjects approved under rule 3607B, provided by an institution approved under subdivision 3.11.2.2, which requires a student to acquire and demonstrate appropriate understanding of, and competence in, the following areas of law:

criminal law and procedure;

the law of torts;

the law relating to contracts;

the law relating to property, both real (including the law relating to Torrens system land) and personal;

equity, including trusts;

company law;

administrative law;

constitutional law of—

the Commonwealth; and

the Territory, a State or the Northern Territory;

civil procedure;

evidence;

ethics and professional responsibility; and

that the applicant has a sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English to engage in legal practice in the ACT.

The admissions board may require an applicant to pass an examination nominated by the admissions board for subrule (1) (b).

If an applicant completed an approved course of study more than 5 years before making an application for admission, the admissions board may require the applicant to—

undertake and pass a further academic subject or examination; and

apply for a compliance certificate within a stated time.

The admissions board may determine that an applicant is not required to satisfy the requirements specified in subrule (1) (a) if the admissions board is satisfied that the applicant has an appropriate understanding of, and competence in, each area of the law mentioned in the subrule.