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Lawyers (Examination) Regulation 1992

This reprint of this Statutory Instrument incorporates all amendments, if any, made before25 November 2006 and in force at  1 July 2001.

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Legislative Counsel
Dated 25 November 2006

INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

No. 3 of 1992.

Lawyers (Examination) Regulation 1992

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Lawyers (Examination) Regulation 1992

MADE by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council under the Lawyers Act 1986.

Dated                   200 .

1. INTERPRETATION.

In this Regulation, unless the contrary intention appears–

“applicant” means a person applying for admission to practice under the Act.

2. SUBJECTS FOR EXAMINATION.

For the purposes of Section 25(5) of the Act the Attorney-General may require an applicant to sit examinations in the law relating to–

(a) the Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea; and

(b) land in Papua New Guinea; and

(c) custom in Papua New Guinea.

3. PREPARATION OF EXAMINATION.

The Attorney-General may from time to time request such persons and institutions as he believes possess the required qualifications to prepare examinations under and for the purposes of this Regulation and may adopt those examinations under this Regulation.

4. SETTING OF EXAMINATIONS.

Examinations adopted by the Attorney-General under Section 3 shall be the set examinations for the purposes of the Act.

5. APPLICATION TO SIT EXAMINATIONS.

An application to sit examinations shall–

(a) be in Form 1; and

(b) be delivered to the offices of the Society; and

(c) be accompanied by a fee of K250.

6. ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXAMINATIONS.

Upon receipt of an application in Form 1 together with the prescribed fee the Society shall make arrangements for the applicant to sit examinations as soon as practicable and shall notify the applicant of the date, time and place for the sitting of examinations.

7. PLACE FOR SITTING EXAMINATIONS.

An applicant shall sit examinations within the country.

8. RESULT OF EXAMINATION.

As soon as practicable following the sitting of examinations an applicant shall be notified of the result of the examinations in Form 2.

9. EXAMINATIONS MAY BE TAKEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

Nothing in this Regulation prevents an applicant sitting examinations on more than one occasion.

SCHEDULE 1

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Lawyers Act 1986.

Form 1 – APPLICATION TO SIT EXAMINATIONS.

Act, Sec. 25(5) Form 1Reg., Sec. 5(a)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Lawyers Act 1986.

Form 2 – NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANT OF RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS.

Act, Sec. 25(5) Form 2.Reg., Sec. 8

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