Consolidated practice directions

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1. 
This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for the admission of 
practitioners under the 
Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2010
and the 
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007
. 
2. 
An applicant for admission must file a Notice of Application for 
Admission. Attached to this Practice Direction at 10.1.3.1 is a 
precedent for the Notice. To assist applicants: 
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about what needs to be completed by the applicant 
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alternative paragraphs where relevant. 
A copy of the Notice of Application filed must be provided forthwith 
to the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. 
3. 
The applicant must give a postal address for service within Australia 
and provide a telephone number at which he or she can be contacted.
4. 
The applicant must annex to the Notice a certificate from any State, 
Territory or New Zealand certifying that his or her name remains on 
the Roll, as follows: 
(a) 
Queensland, Victorian, Tasmanian, Northern Territory and 
ACT:
applicants obtain a certificate (commonly known as a 
'Certificate of Good Standing') from the Registrar (or other 
proper officer) of the Supreme Court of the State or Territory; 
(b) 
New South Wales:
applicants obtain a certificate from the 
Executive Officer of the Legal Profession Admission Board; and

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10. Practitioners 
PD 10.1.3 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
(c)