Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PRACTICE BOARD RULES 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Introductory  

   1.      Citation
            
   2.      Terms used in these Rules

   PART 2 -- Legal Practice Board

           Division 1 -- Election of members  

   3.      Annual election date
            
   4.      Returning officers
            
   5.      Nomination of candidates
            
   6.      Candidates elected when nominations equal vacancies
            
   7.      Ballot papers
            
   8.      Voting
            
   9.      Commencement of term of office
            
   10.     Results to be published in Gazette
            
   11.     Non-receipt of ballot papers

           Division 2 -- Board meetings  

   12.     Board meetings
            
   13.     Holding meetings remotely
            
   14.     Urgent meetings
            
   15.     Resolution without meeting
            
   16.     Rescission or amendment
            
   17.     Minutes

           Division 3 -- Committees  

   18.     Convenor and deputy convenor
            
   19.     Committee meetings
            
   20.     Application of applied provisions

   PART 3 -- Articled clerks

           Division 1 -- Articles  

   21.     Examinations -- s. 19(1)(b)
            
           22. Application and registration
            
   23.     Assignment or replacement of articles
            
   24.     Date of registration
            
   25.     Notification of change of details
            
   26.     Conduct of articled clerks and principals
            
   28.     Supervision of articled clerks

   PART 4 -- Admission and practice certificates

           Division 1 -- Qualifications for admission  

   32.     Universities -- s. 27(2)(a)(i)
            
           33. Other qualifications under s. 27(2)(a)(ii)
            
           34. Term of articles and practical legal training -- s. 27(2)(a)
            
           34A. Practical legal training for articled clerks -- s. 27(2)(a)
            
           35. Other qualifications under s. 27(2)(b)

           Division 2 -- Application for admission  

   36.     Notice of intention to apply
            
   37.     Prescribed fee -- s. 28(1)(e)
            
           38. Advertisement of intention to apply for admission
            
   39.     Application to the Court
            
   40.     Applicant for admission to appear in person
            
   41.     Certificate of completion of restricted practice

           Division 3 -- Re-admission  

   42.     Notice of intention to apply for re-admission
            
   43.     Application for re-admission

           Division 4 -- Practice certificates  

   44.     Application for practice certificate: information -- s. 37(2)(b)
            
           44AA. Application fee for practice certificate: fees -- s. 37(2)(c)
            
           44AB. Application for practice certificate under Mutual Recognition Acts
            
   44A.    Replacement practice certificate
            
   45.     Notification of change of details

   PART 5 -- Interstate practitioners, foreign lawyers and supervising solicitors  

   46.     Interstate practitioners -- notification of establishment of office -- s. 91
            
           47. Foreign lawyers -- s. 103, 104,
            
           48. Supervising solicitor to notify clients

   PART 6 -- Trust accounts  

   49.     Terms used in this Part
            
   50.     Application
            
   51.     Books of account
            
   52.     Trust moneys
            
   53.     Payments out of trust accounts not to exceed clients account balance
            
   54.     Direction for payment of trust moneys
            
   55.     Cheques
            
   56.     Electronic transfer of funds
            
   57.     Balancing of trust books
            
   58.     Accountant’s certificate -- s. 147
            
           59. Information to be provided to accountant
            
   60.     Solicitors’ Guarantee Fund -- s. 146
            
           61. Partnerships and incorporated legal practices
            
   62.     Form and retention of books of account

   PART 7 -- Law Library  

   63.     Terms used in this PART
            
   64.     People entitled to use the library
            
   65.     Librarian may suspend or restrict entitlement to use library
            
   66.     Board may suspend or restrict entitlement to use library
            
   67.     Use of the library and books
            
   68.     Borrowing books
            
   69.     Removal of unauthorised people and retrieval of books

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   70.     Register of legal practitioners
            
   70A.    Evidentiary certificate
            
   71.     Documents to be in writing
            
   72.     Address for giving documents
            
   73.     Alternative forms, documents or information
            
   74.     Further information to be provided
            
   75.     Applications
            
   76.     Board may excuse non-compliance

   PART 9 -- Repeal and transitional  

   77.     Repeal
            
   78.     5 year articled clerks
            
   79.     Application of these Rules
            
   80.      Amendment of old Rules
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms
           Compilation table