Consolidated practice directions

7. Publication of Information under Section 29 
 
7.1 
An application for approval to publish any confidential information in 
relation to a covert search warrant is to be made to the Judge who 
issued the warrant or, in the absence of that Judge, the Chief Justice. 
7.2 
An application is to be made by way of affidavit. 
7.3 
Before delivering the application the applicant must contact the Court 
Officer, normally by telephone, to give notice of a pending delivery. 

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10. Practitioners 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
10.
Practitioners 
10.1
Admissions 
10.1.1
Register of Practitioners (Revoked) 
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[Practice Direction 10.1.1 was revoked on 27 July 2009.] 

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10. Practitioners 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
10.1.2
Admission of Practitioners - 
Legal Profession Act 2008 
(WA) 
___________________________________________________________ 
1. 
An application for admission as a practitioner is made by way of 
presenting for filing an originating motion for admission (O 75A r 2 of 
the Rules, and r 11 of the 
Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2009 
(WA)). 
2. 
The application must be presented for filing, and the application fee 
paid, at least two (2) months before the applicant's proposed date for 
admission (O 67A r 2(2), O 75A r 2). The Court's admission dates, the 
deadlines for filing motion papers and further information are 
available from the Supreme Court's website at: 
https://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/A/admissions.aspx
 
3. 
An electronic template for the originating motion for admission is 
available from the Supreme Court's website at: 
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/_files/LPA_2008_Originati
ng_Motion_2010.doc
 
4. 
Applications for admission under the 
Legal Profession Act 2008
(WA) 
cannot be filed electronically using the ECMS (O 67A r 3(1)(d), O 75A 
r 2(2A)); refer also to Practice Direction 1.1.4 
–
Exemptions to 
mandatory filing using the ECMS). 
5. 
An application for admission may be presented for filing by either 
email (subject to O 67A r 4), delivery (subject to O 67A r 5) or post 
(subject to O 67A r 6). An application for admission must not be faxed 
to the Court unless the Principal Registrar has permitted the applicant 
to fax it (O 67A r 3(2)(d), 7(1)). 
6. 
Refer to Practice Directions 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 for the Court's requirements 
in relation to presenting documents for filing. In particular, for filing 
by email see Practice Direction 1.2.2 
–
Filing by email
; for filing by 
delivery see Practice Direction 1.2.2 
–
Filing by delivery
; for filing by 
post see Practice Directions 1.2.2 
–
Filing by post
, 1.2.3 and 1.2.3.1; and 
for filing by fax see Practice Direction 1.2.2 
–
Filing by fax
. 

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10. Practitioners 
PD 10.1.2 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
7. 
If the application is presented for filing by post or delivery, the Court 
requires two (2) copies of the originating motion for admission to be 
filed (O 67A r 2(3)).
8. 
If the application is accepted for filing, a sealed copy of the originating 
motion for admission will be returned to the applicant.
9. 
The applicant is required to provide the Legal Practice Board with the 
sealed copy of the origination motion for admission not more than 
two (2) days after it is filed with the Court (r 11(2)(b), (3)(b) of the 
Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2009
). It is the entirely the applicant's 
responsibility to comply with the time limits and requirements under 
the 
Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2009. 
10.
If the applicant is paying the application fee by credit card, and the 
application is filed by post, email or fax, the applicant should use the 
Court's Credit Card Payment Authority form (at Practice Direction 
1.2.3.3). 
11. 
The applicant will be notified by the Legal Practice Board of its 
assessment of the application by way of a copy of the compliance 
certificate filed at the Supreme Court at least seven (7) days before the 
proposed admission date (r 13(3) of the
Legal Profession (Admission) 
Rules 2009
). 
12. 
An applicant must attend the Court's admission ceremony unless the 
applicant is being admitted under the 
Mutual Recognition (Western 
Australia) Act 2010 
(see O 75A r 3) in which case the applicant may 
elect to have the application dealt with on the papers without an 
appearance (refer to Practice Direction 10.1.3). 

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10. Practitioners 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
10.1.3
Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2010 & 
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 
2007