South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts17—Restriction on issue of practising certificates in certain cases
(1) If, for a period
exceeding one month, a legal practitioner has not held a
practising certificate, the Supreme Court may, on application for a
practising certificate, require the practitioner to furnish evidence
satisfying it that the practitioner—
(a) has
not practised the profession of the law without holding a
practising certificate; or
(b) has
not committed any other act that might constitute a proper ground for
disciplinary action.
(2) Where an applicant
for a practising certificate has, without lawful excuse, practised the
profession of the law while not holding a practising certificate, the Supreme
Court may require the applicant to pay a prescribed fine before it issues a
practising certificate to the applicant.
(3) The Supreme Court
may, in any case that it considers appropriate, issue a practising certificate
that has effect from a date prior to the date of issue of the certificate.