Northern Territory Admission

All jurisdictions have separate requirements for admission. While we try to provide up to date information please make sure you check the requirements directly with the NT Supreme Court

Legal Workshop staff will not edit any admission documents. There are templates available on the admission websites for each jurisdiction. It is your responsibility to ensure that your documents are correct.

Required documentation for Admission
Where to find the documents
Things you need to know to be admitted

Required documentation for Admission

Please note: A back page must be attached to each document filled. This page should have corresponding details of the document and face the outside so that if the document is turned over the details will still be clearly seen.

Students must prepare five (5) copies each of the Originating Motion and supporting affidavit (ie 1 original and 4 copies) – 3 copies for the court, one to be served on the Law Society, and one for their own records.

Each student should annex to their affidavits:

Certified copies or originals of the following documents:
1. their degree (if they have it, not essential);
2. their academic record;
3. a letter from the Dean or other proper officer of their Law School certifying that the course completed complies with the requirements of Rule 4 of the Legal Profession Admission rules (Priestley 11); and
4. a letter from the ANU certifying compliance with Rule 5 of the Legal Profession Admission rules (Priestly 12).

Originals of the following documents:
5. 2 Certificates of Good Fame and Character (see rule 3 of the Legal Profession Admission rules). The certificate should not be provided by a fellow student.
6. A police report.

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Where to find the documents

Academic record
If you do not already have a copy of your academic record you will need to apply for one from the Law School where you undertook your Law degree.

ANU Law School students can apply for their Academic Record via the Records and Enrolments Office website at: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/enrolments/transcripts.php

Dean’s Certificate
You must apply for a Dean’s letter from the Law School where you undertook your Law degree.
ANU Law School students can apply for Dean’s Certificates from the Law School Office by request in writing or by email to enquiries.law@anu.edu.au.

As a cost recovery measure the ANU Law School Office requires payment for the provision of Dean's Certificates. The charge is $30 and should be paid to the Payments Officer at Student Administration.

If you are not able to pay in person payments may also be made by faxing your credit card details to fax number 6125 7535 and requesting the receipt be forwarded to the ANU Law School Office.

You need to advise the jurisdiction in which you plan to be admitted and your mailing address if you would like the certificate posted to you or a phone number where we can contact you once the certificate is available for collection.

Please allow a minimum of two weeks for the Certificate to be prepared.

Letter of Completion of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP)
You must notify the ANU Legal Workshop that you wish to be admitted so that a letter of completion can be provided once you have completed all the requirements of the GDLP.

You can email the ANU Legal Workshop at courtadmission@law.anu.edu.au

You will need to advise:
• Your name and student number;
• the jurisdiction you wish to be admitted in;
• the date you wish to attend the admission ceremony.

 ANU Legal Workshop will prepare your Letter of Completion and mail it directly to you.

Please be aware that we support a number of admission ceremonies in all jurisdictions. Letters of Completion are prepared and sent in the order of upcoming admission ceremonies.

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2012 Admission Dates: Darwin

Last day for filing:

Admission applications should be filed at least two days before the Board meets.  Board meetings are generally held one week prior to admission date.  Please contact the Court to confirm timing.

Things you need to know to be admitted

Timing
You will need to contact the Court to ask when the Admission Board meetings are. Your documents should be filed as soon as possible prior to the relevant Admission Board meeting so that if amendments are needed, there will be time to make them and resubmit the amended documents.

Applicants should provide email and telephone details so that the secretary of the Admission Board can contact you if necessary.

Annexures
Each annexure should be marked with the corresponding initial as indicated in the affidavit.

The annexures should appear after the body of the affidavit and each should be prefaced by a page with the words:

“This the Annexure marked with the letter " " referred to in the Affidavit of [your name] sworn/affirmed before me this day of 2009.

A Justice of the Peace”

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