South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts14C—Functions of LPEAC
(1) LPEAC has the
following functions:
(a) to
make rules prescribing—
(i)
the qualifications for admission of a person as a
barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court; and
(ii)
the qualifications for the issue and renewal of
practising certificates, including requirements for post-admission education,
training or experience; and
(iii)
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;
(b) to
participate in the development of uniform national standards relating to the
qualifications necessary for persons practising the profession of the law;
(c) 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;
(d) to
perform any other functions assigned to LPEAC by this Act or any other Act.
(2) A rule made under
this section may leave a matter to be determined according to the discretion
of LPEAC or the Supreme Court.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.