Guidelines for admission under the TTMRA
If you are a lawyer holding a current practicing certificate in an Australian state or territory and seek to practice in New Zealand you must follow a two-step process under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997(TTMRA). The first step is admission as a barrister and solicitor in the High Court. It is not possible in New Zealand to be admitted only as a barrister or only as a solicitor. You will be admitted as both, but will hold a practicing certificate either as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor. Check the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Admission Regulations 2008 on the New Zealand Council of Legal Education website at www.nzcle.org.nz. The second step is the issuing of a practicing certificate by the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS). Both High Court Registrars and the Society are registration authorities under the TTMRA. Admission as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. There are 19 High Court registries in New Zealand. Choose one – the three...