Application of amendments
19 Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made to this Schedule by the Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2012 apply in relation to the CPD year starting on 1 April 2012.
(2) However, if, immediately before the commencement, a legal practitioner had, in relation to that CPD year:
(a) complied with the practitioner's CPD obligation under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have complied with the CPD obligation under the new Scheme; or
(b) accrued 3 or more CPD points in legal practice competencies under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in each core competency under the new Scheme; or
(c) accrued 2 CPD points in legal practice competencies under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in any 2 core competencies under the new Scheme; or
(d) accrued 1 CPD point in a legal practice competency under the previous Scheme – the practitioner is taken to have accrued 1 CPD point in any core competency under the new Scheme.
In this clause:
commencement means the commencement of the Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2012.
new Scheme means the scheme set out in Schedule 2 of the Legal Profession Regulations as in force immediately after the commencement.
previous Scheme means the scheme set out in Schedule 2 of the Legal Profession Regulations as in force immediately before the commencement.
Part 5 Transitional matter for Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2023
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