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The transcripts referred to in paragraph 3 (a) and (b) above should be obtained directly

from the University at which you completed your LLB degree and Legal Ethics course,

upon payment of any fee prescribed by the University. The transcript must show the

subjects which you have undertaken, and the years in which you passed the subjects.

Evidence of completion of the Professional Legal Studies Course can be obtained from

your PLSC provider (either of the bodies listed in paragraph 3(c) above).

The documents referred to in paragraph 3 must be original physical (as opposed to

electronic) official documents.

Evidence of Identity

As evidence of your identity you must provide your original birth certificate. A New

Zealand birth certificate can be obtained from the Department of Internal Affairs.

If you have changed your name, a certified copy of the change of name document (eg

the marriage certificate or the change of name registration or declaration) must also be

provided unless the change is recorded on your birth certificate and you have provided

the Council with the original copy of the birth certificate.

1) The certification must be done by an independent person, who belongs to at least one

of the following groups: A) a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand

(this includes enrolled solicitors), B) a Justice of the Peace, C) a Court Registrar or

Deputy Registrar, D) a Notary Public and E) a Consulate..

2) Please ensure that the certification states “true copy of the original which is sighted by

[the certifier]”, and shows the signature, name and title of the certifier, and the date of

certification. Please ensure that the certification does show all the above details and if

necessary show this guide to the certifier to ensure compliance.

3) If the certification is not correct, eg it is not dated, the certifier does not state their

name or title, or the certifier does not state that the original was sighted, your application

will be rejected and this will mean that there will be delays and you may not receive

your certificate as quickly as you wish.

Stale Qualifications

The Council has imposed restrictions on the currency of qualifications and certificates.

In any case where a “qualification for admission” is more than 10 years old at the time

when a candidate for admission applies to the Council for a Certificate, the Council may,

in its discretion, assess the qualification, and may impose further study or training on the

candidate.

In the case of a New Zealand degree holder, a “qualification for admission” includes an

10.

LLB or LLB (Honours) degree, a core subject, Legal Ethics, and the Professional Legal

Studies Course.

11.

If your qualification, or part of it, falls within the stale qualification period, you will be

required to make a stale qualification application before applying for your Certificate. In

such cases, the Council has the discretion to impose further study such as degree

courses, or to require passing of an Examination in the Law and Practice of New

Zealand, or a legal ethics course, or the Professional Legal Studies Course to refresh the

stale qualification. Applications for Certificates which include stale components will not

be accepted until the stale qualification assessment has been completed. Please see Stale

Qualification Application Form.

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