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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Admission and enrolment of barristers and solicitors - Admission of barristers and solicitors

50: Evidence of qualifications

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"Proof you have the right qualifications to be a lawyer"

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You need a document to prove you have the right qualifications to be a barrister or solicitor. This document must be signed by someone from a New Zealand university who is allowed to sign it. The document says you have the qualifications required by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education. You can also use a document signed by the chief executive of the New Zealand Council of Legal Education. This document must say you have all the qualifications needed to be a barrister or solicitor. These documents are enough proof unless someone can show they are wrong. The New Zealand Council of Legal Education decides what qualifications you need. You must have these qualifications to be a barrister or solicitor in New Zealand. The documents that prove you have these qualifications are very important.

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50Evidence of qualifications

  1. A document purporting to be signed on behalf of any university in New Zealand by a person authorised for the purpose, by name or office, by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education and certifying that a candidate has a qualification for admission prescribed or required by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient evidence of that fact.

  2. A document purporting to be signed by the chief executive of the New Zealand Council of Legal Education, or his or her delegate, and certifying that a candidate has all the qualifications for admission prescribed or required by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient evidence of that fact.

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