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Barristers' practising certificates

Reference received: 2 December 1992

Report

Report 72: Barristers' Practising Certificates [PDF, 123Kb], February 1994

Tabled in parliament: 8 March 1994

Note: This project required the Commission to review the operation and policy basis of several provisions of the Legal Profession Act 1987. No legislative change was proposed.

Terms of reference

to inquire into and report to the Minister on the policy objectives of the provisions to which this section applies and the impact of the enactment of those provisions on the legal profession. The Commission must deliver its report within nine months after the date of assent to this Act and the Minister is to cause the Commission's report to be tabled in Parliament.