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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 50
Statutory condition-barrister to undertake reading program
50 Statutory condition-barrister to undertake reading program
(1) It is a statutory condition of an Australian practising certificate
granted in this jurisdiction, with a condition that the holder is authorised
to engage in legal practice as or in the manner of a barrister only, that the
holder must- (a) undertake and complete to the satisfaction of the designated
local regulatory authority a reading program (whether full-time or otherwise)
specified in the Uniform Rules or otherwise approved by the designated local
regulatory authority; and
(b) read for a period specified by the designated
local regulatory authority with a barrister who is- (i) of a class or
description specified in the Uniform Rules or otherwise approved by the
designated local regulatory authority; and
(ii) chosen by the holder; and
(c) comply with any other requirements specified by the designated local
regulatory authority for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) The designated
local regulatory authority may impose a discretionary condition limiting the
practising rights of a barrister referred to in subsection (1) until the
statutory condition is complied with.
(3) The statutory condition, once
satisfied, does not have to be complied with again unless the designated local
regulatory authority otherwise directs.
(4) The designated local regulatory
authority may exempt a person or class of persons from the statutory
condition.
(5) The exemption may be given unconditionally or subject to any
conditions that the designated local regulatory authority thinks appropriate.
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