(1)  The judges of the Supreme Court, or a majority of them, may make rules for the admission of persons to the legal profession under this Act.

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1) , rules may be made about any of the following:

(a) the procedure for admission, including –

(i) how an application is to be made; and

(ii) giving notice of the application to an entity or public notice of the application; and

(iii) the affidavits or certificates the applicant must provide with or for the application; and

(iv) the keeping and signing of the local roll and the particulars to be recorded on the roll; and

(v) the oath or affirmation of office to be taken or made by a local lawyer;

(b) the disclosure of matters that may affect consideration of the eligibility of an applicant for admission, or affect consideration of the question whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be admitted, including convictions that must be disclosed and those that need not be disclosed;

(c) applications for admission under the trans-Tasman mutual recognition legislative scheme;

(d) the conferral of a right of objection to an applicant's admission on persons of appropriate standing;

(e) the procedure to be adopted in the conduct of inquiries under this Part;

(f) fees and costs payable under the rules and the refund or remission of fees.

(3)  Without limiting subsection (1) , rules may provide for abridging, in specified circumstances, any period of practical legal training required by the rules.

PART 2.3 - Legal Practice by Australian Legal Practitioners

Division 1 - Preliminary