Important Information - Changes to the Admissions Process
Required Documentation in Support of Suitability for Admission - ALL Applicants:
Please be advised the Board has recently implemented changes effective from 22 January 2025 as follows:
- If applicants have obtained documentation supporting suitability matters as a digital original (for example, received by email or an online portal), ALL applicants MUST provide a certified copy of the digital original. An electronic document can also be referred to as a download, or digital document. You may obtain a certified copy with the term ‘download’, and this is acceptable for use certified copies of electronic documents.
- Previously, you were not required to provide a certified copy of digital original supporting documentation.
Further, please be advised the Board will be implementing changes, to take effect for any admission sitting listed to be heard on or after 1 September 2025 as follows:
- ALL applicants seeking admission to the legal profession in Queensland, MUST obtain student conduct reports in relation to any academic misconduct matters from ANY university and PLT provider at which they have been enrolled, to be provided directly to the Board, regardless of whether they have an incident of academic misconduct to disclose.
- PLEASE NOTE if an admission sitting is listed to be held on or after 1 September 2025, applicants will be required to obtain and provide student conduct reports at least 42 days prior to the sittings. Further information regarding this requirement will be published within the Board’s Supplement Admission Kit in due course (found here).
All applicants are to refer to the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004, (Subordinate legislation; current as at 2 November 2015), and Legal Profession Regulation 2007, ALL of which are available on Queensland Government's Queensland Legislation website.
The Legal Practitioners Admissions Board accepts no responsibility for misinterpretation of the information published and advises that ALL applicants MUST follow the admission requirements outlined in the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004.
Admission Kit and Forms
- Supplement Admission Kit
- FAQs (to be published in due course)
- Notice of Rule Amendments
- Please see the Admission Forms below
Admission information for article clerks is available upon request. Please contact the Board at admissions@qls.com.au
Admission Guidelines
Her Honour Chief Justice Holmes (as she was then) has issued the following Admission Guidelines under Rule 9AA(a) and (b) in relation to approving academic qualifications and practical legal training.
