Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
approved academic qualifications means academic
qualifications that are approved, under the admission rules, for admission to
the legal profession in this jurisdiction;
approved practical legal training requirements
means legal training requirements that are approved, under the admission
rules, for admission to the legal profession in this jurisdiction;
corresponding academic qualifications means
academic qualifications that would qualify the person for admission to the
legal profession in another jurisdiction if the Board is satisfied that
substantially the same minimum criteria apply for the approval of academic
qualifications for admission in the other jurisdiction as apply in this
jurisdiction;
corresponding practical legal training
requirements means legal training requirements that would qualify the person
for admission to the legal profession in another jurisdiction if the Board is
satisfied that substantially the same minimum criteria apply for the approval
of legal training requirements for admission in the other jurisdiction as
apply in this jurisdiction.
(2) A person is
eligible for admission to the legal profession under this Act only if the
person —
(a) is
an individual aged 18 years or more; and
(b) has
attained approved academic qualifications or corresponding academic
qualifications; and
(c) has
satisfactorily completed approved practical legal training requirements or
corresponding practical legal training requirements.
[Section 21 amended by No. 47 of 2011
s. 27.]