New Zealand Council of Legal Education

www.nzcle.org.nz

About Us

The New Zealand Council of Legal Education (the 'Council') is a statutory body constituted under the Law Practitioners Act (LPA) and was established in 1930.

The Council's governing legislation is the Law Practitioners Act 1982 (Part II) until 31 July 2008, and from 1 August 2008 is the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (Part 8). The Council operates under the following Council regulations:

The Professional Examinations in Law Regulations 1987 (Until 31 July 2008)
The Professional Examinations in Law Regulations 2008 (From 1 August 2008)
The Conduct of the New Zealand Law and Practice Examination Regulations 1996
The Professional Legal Studies Course Accreditation Regulations 2006
The Professional Legal Studies Course Assessment and Standards Regulations 2002
The Professional Legal Studies Course Regulations 2004

Membership of the Council consists of :

Two High Court Judges nominated by the Chief Justice
One District Court Judge nominated by the Chief District Court Judge
Five practitioner members nominated by the New Zealand Law Society
One lay member nominated by the Minister of Justice
Two student (or young lawyer) members nominated by the New Zealand Law Students' Association.

The Deans of the Law Faculties of the five New Zealand Law School Universities are ex-officio members of the Council.

The Council is managed by the Chief Executive, Rosemary Gordon.

As at 31 December 2006 the Council employed 51 staff (including the Institute of Professional Legal Studies)

The 2007 Annual report is available to download here.

The 2006 Annual report is available to download here.

The 2005 Annual report is also available to download here.

For a copy of any of the above regulations please download from the links above or contact us.

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