Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015

An application by an Australian lawyer for the grant or renewal of an Australian practising certificate—

must state the participating jurisdiction that the applicant reasonably intends will be the applicant’s principal place of legal practice in Australia, and

if an automatic show cause event has occurred at any time in relation to the applicant and section 87 of the Uniform Law requires a statement as part of the application—must include such a statement, and

must address each of the matters referred to in rule 13(1), and

must address any other matter the designated local regulatory authority considers appropriate.

An application under subrule (1) must be accompanied by the fee applicable to the application.

Before determining the application, the designated local regulatory authority may seek further relevant information from the applicant.