Functions of LPEAC
14C Functions of LPEAC
LPEAC has the following functions:
to make rules prescribing—
the qualifications for admission of a person as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court; and
the qualifications for the issue and renewal of practising certificates, including requirements for post-admission education, training or experience; and
the categories (if any) of practising certificate to be issued by the Supreme Court under Part
3 and the limitations on the practice of the profession of the law that apply in relation to those categories;
to participate in the development of uniform national standards relating to the qualifications necessary for persons practising the profession of the law;
to keep the effectiveness of legal education and training courses and post-admission experience under review so far as is relevant to qualifications for legal practice;
to perform any other functions assigned to LPEAC by this Act or any other Act.
A rule made under this section may leave a matter to be determined according to the discretion of LPEAC or the Supreme
Court.
Subject to subsection (4), a rule requiring legal practitioners to undertake further education or training or obtain further experience may only be made under this section with the concurrence of the
Attorney-General.
A rule requiring legal practitioners who have been practising the profession of the law for less than two years to undertake further education or training or obtain further experience within a time specified in the rule, or providing for extensions of the specified time to be granted, may be made without the concurrence of the Attorney-General.
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