After its GDLP was rubbished by the CJ NSW Andrew Bell, The College Of Law dresses up its GDLP as a PLT Certificate Of Completion- College has a history of withholding a PLT certificate of completion to protect corporate and personal interests

 by Ganesh Sahathevan

The College of Law Australia seems to have conjured a scheme to salvage its wholly and completely discredited Graduate Certificate Of Legal Practice, by portraying it as a Certificate Of PLT Completion that it will submit to the NSW LPAB.

This is odd, for completion of the PLT is determined by the PLT student being issued a Certificate Of Completion which the student submits to the NSW LPAB.

Indeed it is disturbing that the NSW LPAB would permit this scheme, given the College's history of withholding a Certificate Of Completion on at least one instance, as a condition that the student, this writer, withdraws questions and comments as a journalist about the College' and its CEO Neville Carter's business and history in Malaysia. The NSW LPAB own records provide evidence of that misconduct,and abuse of power.

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June 24, 2020

by Ganesh Sahathevan

                                                     
                                                               
The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC has relied on the findings of a one person inquiry to publicly condemn a former justice of the High Court.



Certificates issued pursuant to  Regulation 19 (Reg 19) of The Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules certify to admitting bodies such as the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board that law graduates who seek  admission to practise law have not been subject to disciplinary action while pursuing their legal studies,  including the compulsory  Professional Legal Training course.The NSW Law Society was made aware and queried about these issues but chose to remain silent. 

Reg 19 is applied broadly to include anything that the issuer might find offensive, or threatening to its business. Consequently the power to issue the certificate can be used to force the withdrawal of any adverse reports against the issuer.The College Of Law and the NSW LPAB's attempts to hinder and discredit an investigation by this writer into the College's business practises in Australia and Malaysia is a case in point.  

It is doubtful that Reg 19 was meant to be used for anything other than academic misconduct. It is clear that it is being abused, and one cannot tell if that abuse has included concealment of complaints of sexual harassment. It is left to Chief Justice Kiefel to follow through with her investigations to determine if this has been the case.

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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM ADMISSION RULES 2015 - REG 19

Student conduct reports

19 Student conduct reports 

(1) An application for a compliance certificate must include a report by:

(a) any tertiary academic institution at which the applicant obtained the academic qualification upon which the applicant relies as satisfying the requirements of rule 5 (1), and 

(b) any practical legal training provider attended by the applicant, 

about the conduct of the applicant. 

(2) A report under subrule (1) must reveal:

(a) whether or not the applicant was the subject of any disciplinary action, howsoever described, taken by the institution or the provider, and 

(b) the outcome of any such disciplinary action, and 

must be prepared within 6 months before the application is made. 

(3) If the Board so requests in writing, the applicant must take all reasonable steps to cause the institution or practical legal training provider referred to in subrule (1) to provide for inspection or copying by the Board any documents that are relevant to the Board's consideration of any disciplinary action referred to in subrule (2).