Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An application for
the grant of registration must state the applicant’s educational and
professional qualifications.
(2) An application for
the grant or renewal of registration must —
(a)
state that the applicant is registered to engage in legal practice by one or
more specified foreign registration authorities in one or more foreign
countries; and
(b)
state that the applicant is not an Australian legal practitioner; and
(c)
state that the applicant is not the subject of disciplinary proceedings in
Australia or a foreign country (including any preliminary investigations or
action that might lead to disciplinary proceedings) in the applicant’s
capacity as —
(i)
an overseas-registered foreign lawyer; or
(ii)
an Australian-registered foreign lawyer; or
(iii)
an Australian lawyer;
and
(d)
state whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence in Australia or a
foreign country, and if so —
(i)
the nature of the offence; and
(ii)
how long ago the offence was committed; and
(iii)
the applicant’s age when the offence was committed;
and
(e)
state that the applicant’s registration is not cancelled or currently
suspended in any place as a result of any disciplinary action in Australia or
a foreign country; and
(f)
state —
(i)
that the applicant is not otherwise personally prohibited
from engaging in legal practice in any place or bound by any undertaking not
to engage in legal practice in any place; and
(ii)
whether or not the applicant is subject to any special
conditions in engaging in legal practice in any place,
as a result of
criminal, civil or disciplinary proceedings in Australia or a foreign country;
and
(g)
specify any special conditions imposed in Australia or a foreign country as a
restriction on the legal practice engaged in by the applicant or any
undertaking given by the applicant restricting the applicant’s practice
of law; and
(h) give
consent to the making of inquiries of, and the exchange of information with,
any foreign registration authorities the Board considers appropriate regarding
the applicant’s activities in engaging in legal practice in the places
concerned or otherwise regarding matters relevant to the application; and
(i)
specify which of the paragraphs of section 162(1)
the applicant proposes to rely on and be accompanied by supporting proof of
the relevant matters; and
(j)
provide the information or be accompanied by other information or documents
(or both) that is specified in the application form or in material
accompanying the application form as provided by the Board.
(3) The application
must (if the Board so requires) be accompanied by an original instrument, or a
copy of an original instrument, from each foreign registration authority
specified in the application that —
(a)
verifies the applicant’s educational and professional qualifications;
and
(b)
verifies the applicant’s registration by the authority to engage in
legal practice in the foreign country concerned, and the date of registration;
and
(c)
describes anything done by the applicant in engaging in legal practice in that
foreign country of which the authority is aware and that, in the opinion of
the authority, has had or is likely to have had an adverse effect on the
applicant’s professional standing within the legal profession of that
place.
(4) The applicant must
(if the Board so requires) certify in the application that the accompanying
instrument is the original or a complete and accurate copy of the original.
(5) The Board may
require the applicant to verify the statements in the application by statutory
declaration or by other proof acceptable to the Board.
(6) If the
accompanying instrument is not in English, it must be accompanied by a
translation in English that is authenticated or certified to the satisfaction
of the Board.