Manner of application
20 Manner of application
An application for the grant or renewal of registration as a foreign lawyer must be—
made in the approved form; and
accompanied by the prescribed fees.
The fees are not to be greater than the maximum fees for a practising certificate.
The
Society may also require the applicant to pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Society in considering the application, including (for example) costs and expenses of making inquiries and obtaining information or documents about whether the applicant meets the criteria for registration.
The fees and costs must not include any component for compulsory membership of any professional association.
The approved form may require the applicant to disclose—
matters that may affect the Society's consideration of the application for the grant or renewal of registration; and
particulars of any offences for which the applicant has been convicted in
Australia or a foreign country, whether before or after the commencement of this clause.
The approved form may indicate that convictions of a particular kind need not be disclosed for the purposes of the current application.
The approved form may indicate that specified kinds of matters or particulars previously disclosed in a particular manner need not be disclosed for the purposes of the current application.
The prescribed proportion of fees paid to the Society under this clause must be credited by the Society to the Fidelity Fund.
The balance of those fees must be applied by the Society towards the
Society's costs in exercising powers and functions under this
Schedule and any powers or functions delegated to the Society under this Act.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.