Supreme Court of Tasmania - Admission to Practice
Admission to the Legal Profession in Tasmania
Advice to Applicants
The Admission to the Legal Profession in Tasmania- Advice to Applicants document is published in two parts that have been drafted to be read together. Part A contains general information that is of relevance to all applicants for admission to the legal profession in Tasmania. Part B has three versions, each containing information that is of relevance to particular types of applicant. These types of applicant are:
- Local applicants: persons who have not previously been admitted to the legal profession in any jurisdiction and who obtained their academic qualifications and practical legal training wholly or principally in Australia; or
- Qualified overseas applicants: persons who have not previously been admitted to the legal profession in any jurisdiction and who obtained their academic qualifications and practical legal training wholly, or principally outside Australia; or
- Overseas practitioners: persons admitted and entitled to practice in a jurisdiction outside Australia.
Prospective applicants should ensure that they refer to the Part B that is appropriate to their circumstances.
Part B: Making Application for Admission to the Court (for LOCAL APPLICANTS applying for admission to the Legal Profession in Tasmania)
Part B: Making Application for Admission to the Court (for OVERSEAS PRACTITIONERS applying for admission to the Legal Profession in Tasmania)
Part B: Making Application for Admission to the Court (for QUALIFIED OVERSEAS APPLICANTS applying for admission to the Legal Profession in Tasmania)
Practising Certificates
To hold a Tasmanian practising certificate it is a requirement that the applicant's principal place of residence is in Tasmania.
