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Contents (1987 - 109)
Legal Profession Act 1987 No 109Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 3A Notes Part 2 Admission of legal practitioners
Division 1 Role of Supreme Court
4 Admission of legal practitioners 5 Legal practitioners and interstate legal practitioners to
be officers of Supreme Court 5A Locally registered foreign lawyer not to be an officer of
Supreme Court Division 2 Legal Practitioners Admission Board
6 Rules for registration and admission 7 Provisions applying to admission rules 8 Examiners 9 Constitution of Admission Board 10 Membership of Admission Board Division 3 Suitability of candidate for admission
11 Character and suitability of candidates 12 Declaration on character and suitability 13 Early consideration of character and
suitability 13A Admission Board may refer certain matters to Supreme
Court 14 Appeals 15 Binding effect of declaration 16 Representation by Councils Division 4 Miscellaneous
17 Miscellaneous provisions respecting admission 18 References to barristers and solicitors 19 Cancellation of practising certificates 20–24A (Repealed) Part 3 Legal practice
Division 1 Practising certificates
25 Requirement for practising certificate 26 Election to practise as barrister or solicitor and
barrister 27 Barristers 28 Solicitors and barristers 29 Fees 30 Refusal of application for practising certificate as
barrister or solicitor 31 Non-payment of contributions and levies by solicitors in
respect of Indemnity Fund or Fidelity Fund 32 Conditions may be imposed on practising
certificates 33 Conditions on practising certificates generally 34 Additional conditions on practising certificates of
barristers 35 Additional conditions on practising certificates of
solicitors and barristers 36 Duration of practising certificates 37 Refusal, suspension or cancellation of practising
certificate generally 38 Refusal, suspension or cancellation of practising
certificate as solicitor and barrister—trust accounts etc 38A Refusal, suspension or cancellation of practising
certificate—infirmity 38B Appeals relating to practising certificates 38C Registers of barristers and solicitors 38D Dual certificates 38E Injunctions 38F Application of provisions of Division Division 1AA Special powers in relation to practising
38FA Relevant period 38FB Requirements to show cause—bankruptcy, indictable
offences, tax offences and failures to notify 38FC Refusal, cancellation or suspension of practising
certificates—bankruptcy, indictable offences and tax offences 38FD Refusal, cancellation or suspension of practising
certificates—failure to notify 38FE Refusal, cancellation or suspension of practising
certificates—failure to show cause or furnish information 38FF Restriction on making further applications 38FG Commissioner may take action 38FH Automatic suspension of practising
certificate 38FI Powers when investigating matter under this
Division 38FJ Complaint may be made Division 1A Practice as a barrister or solicitor
38G Practice as a barrister 38H Practice as a solicitor 38I Client access 38J Advertising 38K Specialisation 38L Advocates 38M Joint advocates 38N Attendance 38O Prohibition of official schemes for recognition of
seniority or status 38P Barristers receiving money on behalf of other 38Q Service with the Crown Division 1B Barristers’ indemnity insurance
38R Indemnity insurance Division 2 Solicitors’ Mutual Indemnity Fund
39 Definitions 40 Solicitors’ Mutual Indemnity Fund 41 Solicitor to be insured and to make
contributions 42 Separate account 43 Investment of Indemnity Fund 44 Payments from the Indemnity Fund 44A Payments relating to HIH group insurance
policies 44B Payments relating to other defaulting insurers 45 Contributions 46 Levies 46A Special contributions and levies: HIH
liabilities 47 Failure to pay contribution or levy 47AA Investigation of Indemnity Fund 47AB Powers of investigators 47A Application of Division to other persons Division 2A Incorporated legal practices
47B Definitions 47C Nature of incorporated legal practice 47D Corporations eligible to be incorporated legal
practices 47E Solicitor directors of incorporated legal
practices 47F Prohibition of repeat offender from managing a
corporation that is an incorporated legal practice 47G Solicitors rules—application to incorporated legal
practices 47H Solicitors’ professional obligations and
privileges 47I Advertising and disclosures with respect to legal
services 47J Application of Part 11 (Legal fees and other
costs) 47K Provisions relating to indemnity insurance 47L Application of Part 6 (Trust accounts) 47M Application of Part 7 (Solicitors’ Fidelity
Fund) 47N Extension of vicarious liability of incorporated practice
relating to failures to account and dishonesty 47O Investigation of incorporated legal practices 47P Review of incorporated legal practices 47Q Disclosure of information to ASIC 47R External administration proceedings under Corporations
Law 47S This Act prevails over Corporations Law and certain other
instruments 47T Regulations relating to incorporated legal
practices 48 (Renumbered as sec
47A) Division 3 Crown Solicitor
48A Crown Solicitor Part 3A Unqualified practitioners
48B Unqualified person acting as barrister or solicitor and
barrister 48C Unqualified person making false representation to be a
barrister or solicitor and barrister 48D Offence by corporation or officers 48E Limitation on general legal work and probate
work 48F Sharing receipts 48G Multidisciplinary partnerships 48H Community legal centres 48I Prohibition on employment of certain non-legal
clerks 48J Prohibition on partnerships with certain non-legal
partners 48K Associates who are disqualified or convicted
persons 48L Miscellaneous provisions—secs
48I–48K 48M Injunctions Part 3B Interstate legal practitioners
48N Definitions 48O (Repealed) Division 2 Entitlement of interstate practitioners to
practise in this State
48P Object of Division 48Q Entitlement of interstate legal practitioners to practise
in this State 48R Additional conditions on practice of interstate legal
practitioners Division 3 Provisions applying to interstate legal
practitioners who establish offices in this State
48S When does an interstate legal practitioner establish an
office? 48T Notification of establishment of office
required 48U Professional indemnity insurance required if office
established Division 4 Disputes, complaints and discipline
Note 48V Disputes about the practice of local legal practitioners
in other States or Territories 48W Referral of disputes and disciplinary matters to other
regulatory authorities 48X Dealing with matters referred by other regulatory
authorities 48Y Furnishing information 48Z Local legal practitioners are subject to interstate
regulatory authorities Division 5 General
48ZA Local legal practitioner receiving trust money
interstate 48ZB Regulatory authority may exercise powers conferred by
corresponding law 48ZC Agreements and arrangements with other regulatory
authorities 48ZD Professional indemnity insurance where no office
established in this State Part 3C Foreign lawyers
48ZE Definitions 48ZF Principal purpose 48ZG Operation of this Part Division 2 Local registration of foreign lawyer
48ZH Registration requirement 48ZI Registration application 48ZJ Fee for registration 48ZK Entitlement to registration 48ZL Conditions 48ZM Notification of decision 48ZN Duration of registration and annual fee 48ZO Refusal of application to register or renew
registration 48ZP Publication of information about locally registered
foreign lawyers 48ZQ Cancellation of registration 48ZR Appeals Division 3 Legal practice
48ZS Scope of practice 48ZT Form of practice 48ZU Application of Australian professional ethical and
practice standards 48ZV Disciplinary action for breach of Australian
professional ethical and practice standards 48ZW Letterhead and other identifying documents 48ZX Designation 48ZY Advertising 48ZZ Employment of domestic lawyer by foreign
lawyer 48ZAA Indemnity insurance 48ZAB Trust accounts and fidelity fund
contributions 48ZAC Exemption by domestic registration authority Division 4 Miscellaneous
48ZAD Membership of professional association 48ZAE Joint rules Part 4 Bar Association and Law Society
49 Report on committees 50 Lay representation on committees 51 Functions of Bar Council Division 2 Law Society
52 Report on committees 53 Lay representation on committees 54 Functions of Law Society 55 Investigation of affairs of solicitor or locally
registered foreign lawyer 56 Secrecy Division 3 Annual reports
57 Council to submit annual report Division 4 Rules
57A Rules of Bar Council 57B Rules of Law Society Council 57C Joint rules other than joint rules on foreign
lawyers 57CA Joint rules on foreign legal practitioners 57CB Commissioner and Advisory Council to be notified of
proposed rules 57CC Councils to give public notice of proposed
rules 57D Rules binding 57E Inconsistent rules 57F Existing rules 57G Initial review of rules 57GA Review of rules requested by Commissioner 57H Review of rules by Advisory Council 57I Rules may be declared inoperative 57J Publication of rules 57K Commencement of rules 57L Other provisions as to rules Division 5 General
57M Membership of Bar Association or Law Society 57N Continuing legal education Part 5 Legal Profession Advisory Council
58 Constitution of the Advisory Council 59 Functions of the Advisory Council 59A Payment of costs of Advisory Council Part 5A Legal Services Commissioner
59B Appointment of Commissioner 59C Acting Commissioner 59D Functions of Commissioner 59E Councils to provide information to
Commissioner 59F Protocols relating to monitoring of regulatory
functions 59G Annual report of Commissioner 59H Staff of Commissioner 59I Delegation of functions Part 6 Trust accounts
60 Definitions 61 Money received by solicitor on behalf of
another 61A Money received by solicitor for costs in workers
compensation matters 62 Keeping of accounts 63 Audits 64 Deposit of trust funds with Law Society 65 Repayment of deposit with Law Society 66 Accounts to be kept by Law Society 67 (Repealed) 68 Money not claimed from solicitor 69 Relief for financial organisation Division 2 Public Purpose Fund
69A Definitions 69B Public Purpose Fund 69C Trustees of Public Purpose Fund 69D Management and control of Fund 69E Agreements relating to payment of interest on general
trust accounts 69F Payments from Fund 69G Payment of certain costs and expenses from
Fund 69H Submission of budgets to Director-General 69I Discretionary payments from Fund for other
purposes 69J Performance audits 69K Information about Fund to be included in Law Society
Council report Part 7 Solicitors’ Fidelity Fund
70 The Solicitors’ Fidelity Fund 71 Separate account 72 Investment of the Fidelity Fund 73 Payments from Fidelity Fund 74 Management Committee 75 Audit Division 2 Contributions and levies
76 Contributions 77 Levies 78 Failure to pay contribution or levy 78A Contributions and levies from locally registered foreign
lawyers Division 3 Claims
79 Definitions 79A Meaning of “failure to account” 79B Meaning of “dishonest default” 79C Meaning of “pecuniary loss” 80 Claims against Fidelity Fund 80A Reduction of claim 81 Claims by solicitor who pays compensation for failure to
account or dishonest default 82 Special provisions relating to failure to
account 83 Special provisions relating to claims based on dishonest
default 84 Claimant required to pursue claims etc 85 Interest payable even if not claimed 86 Avoidance of double compensation 87 Final date for making claim on failure to
account 88 Final date for making claim on dishonest
default 89 Ceiling on payments from the Fidelity Fund—failure
to account 90 Ceiling on payments from the Fidelity Fund—dishonest
default 90A Subrogation 90B Sufficiency of Fidelity Fund 90C Availability of property of the Law Society 90D Proceedings against Law Society Part 8 Receivers
91 Definitions 91A Application of Part to locally registered foreign
lawyers 92 Supreme Court may appoint receiver 93 Court to be closed 94 Order to be served 95 Receiver may take possession of property 96 Information about receivable property 97 Stop order on account 98 Recovery of compensation for disposal of receivable
property 99 Improper dealing with property 100 Receiver may deal with property 101 Other powers of receiver 102 Application for directions 103 Notice to claim receivable property 104 Lien for costs on receivable property 105 Examination by receiver 106 Termination of appointment of receiver 107 Property not dealt with by receiver 108 Investment of money by receiver 109 Receiver may be reimbursed for damages 110 Payment of expenses of receivership 111 Supreme Court may review expenses of
receivership 112 Receivable property not to be attached 113 Supreme Court may give general directions 114 Receiver to report to the Supreme Court Part 8A Managers
114A Definitions 114B Appointment of manager 114C Powers of manager 114D Management continues under receivership 114E Acts of manager to be taken as acts of
solicitor 114F Manager may be reimbursed for damages 114G Payment of expenses of management 114H Manager to report to the Law Society 114I Application of Part 6 114J Office accounts 114K Termination of management Part 9 Mortgage practices and managed investment
115 Definitions 116 State regulated mortgage—meaning Division 2 Mortgage practices
117 Conduct of mortgage practices 118 Nomination of practice as State regulated mortgage
practice 119 Requirement to notify Law Society of State regulated
mortgages 120 Solicitor to have fidelity cover in respect of regulated
mortgages 121 Bar on claims against Fidelity Fund relating to regulated
mortgages 122 Notification of insurance arrangements for regulated
mortgage 122A Failure to obtain fidelity insurance for regulated
122B Involvement of solicitors in managed investment
schemes 122C Claims against Fidelity Fund relating to managed
investment schemes connected with solicitors 122D Transfer of mortgages to responsible entity 122E Regulations and rules relating to managed investment
122F Part extends to pre-existing mortgages 122G Requirement to obtain fidelity insurance in respect of
pre-existing mortgages 122H No further action to be taken in respect of run-out
mortgages 122I Substitution of lender or contributor under run-out
mortgage 122J No claims against Fidelity Fund by substitute
lenders Division 5 Miscellaneous
122K Law Society may require information about mortgage
practices 122L Indemnity insurance 122M Regulations and rules relating to Part Part 10 Complaints and discipline
123 Objects of Part generally 124 Objects of Part relating to users of legal
services 125 Objects of Part relating to providers of legal
services 126 Definitions 127 Professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional
conduct 128 Legal practitioner to whom Part applies 128A Investigations not related to complaints under this
Part Division 2 129–133 (Repealed)Division 3 Complaints about legal practitioners
134 Making of complaints 135 To whom complaint made 136 Requirements for making complaints 137 Complaints made over 3 years after conduct
concerned 138 Request by complainant for compensation order 139 Summary dismissal of complaints 140 Withdrawal of complaints 141 Referral of complaints to Council 142 (Repealed) Division 4 Mediation of consumer disputes
143 Consumer dispute 144 Referral for mediation 145 Mediation to be voluntary 145A Nature of mediation 146 Mediators 147 Confidentiality of mediation process Division 5 Investigation of complaints
147A Investigation of complaints by Commissioner 148 Investigation of complaints by Council 149 Monitoring by Commissioner of conduct of
investigation 150 Directions by Commissioner about conduct of
investigation 151 Independent investigation of certain
complaints 152 Powers of Council or Commissioner when investigating
complaint 153 Referral of matters to costs assessors 154 Investigation to be conducted expeditiously 155 Decision after investigation of complaint 155A Dismissal of complaints if in public interest 156 Record of decision after investigation of
complaint 157 (Repealed) Division 6 Review of Councils’ decisions
158 Application for review 159 Reviews 160 Decision of Commissioner on review 161 Assistance etc by Council 162–166 (Repealed) Division 7 Applications to the Tribunal
167 Institution of proceedings and hearings 167A Tribunal may vary an information 167B Substitution of informant 168 Rules of evidence 169 Parties 170 Certain hearings to be held in private 171–171B (Repealed) 171C Determinations of Tribunal 171D Compensation orders of Tribunal 171E Award of costs by Tribunal 171F Appeals against decisions and orders of
Tribunal 171G, 171H (Repealed) 171I Payment of fines Division 9 Notifications to complainant and legal
171J Notification of decisions of Council or
Commissioner 171K Notification about review of Council
decisions 171L Notification of progress and result of disciplinary
proceedings Division 9A Publicising disciplinary action
171LA Definitions 171LB Publicising disciplinary action 171LC Register of disciplinary action 171LD Quashing of disciplinary action 171LE Liability for publicising disciplinary
action 171LF General Division 10 Miscellaneous
171M Jurisdiction of Supreme Court not affected 171MA Information about complaints procedure 171MB Performance criteria relating to handling of complaints
by Councils and Commissioner 171N (Repealed) 171O Reports required by Attorney General 171OA (Repealed) 171P Offence: improper disclosure of information 171Q Protection from liability 171R Certain persons not compellable witnesses 171S Duty of confidentiality of client
communications 171T Costs of administering Part 172 (Repealed) Part 10A 172A–172X (Repealed)Part 11 Legal fees and other costs
173 Definitions 174 Clients’ rights under Part 174A Application of Part to cross-vested matters 174B Application of Part to locally registered foreign
lawyers Division 2 Disclosure of matters relating to costs
175 Obligation to disclose to clients basis of
costs 176 Obligation to disclose basis of costs to instructing
practitioner 177 Obligation to disclose estimated costs 178 When disclosure to be made 179 Disclosure to be in writing 180 Exception to disclosure 181 Regulations, rules and guidelines as to
disclosure 182 Effect of non-disclosure of matters related to basis of
costs 183 Effect of non-disclosure of estimated costs Division 3 Costs agreements
184 Agreements about costs 185 Regulations, rules and guidelines as to costs
agreements 186 Conditional costs agreements 187 Payment of premium under conditional costs
agreement 188 Costs not to be calculated on amount recovered in
proceedings 189 Rights may not be waived Division 4 Interest, security for costs and bills of
190 Interest on outstanding costs 191 Security for costs 192 Bill of costs to be given before costs can be recovered
from client 193 Form of bill of costs 194 Signing of bill of costs 195 Delivery of bill of costs Division 5 Costs fixed by regulations
196 Regulations to provide for related costs 197 Regulations to provide for amounts of costs passed on to
other parties 198 Provisions relating to regulations generally Division 5A Mediation of costs disputes
198A Costs dispute 198B Referral for mediation Division 5B Maximum costs in personal injury damages
198C Interpretation and application 198D Maximum costs fixed for claims up to $100,000 198E Maximum costs do not affect solicitor-client costs under
costs agreements 198F Costs can be awarded on indemnity basis for costs
incurred after failure to accept offer of compromise 198G Court may order certain legal services to be excluded
from maximum costs limitation 198H Apportionment of maximum costs between solicitors and
barristers 198I Meaning of “amount recovered” on a
claim Division 5C Costs in civil claims where no reasonable
198J Solicitor or barrister not to act unless there are
reasonable prospects of success 198K Preliminary legal work not affected 198L Restrictions on commencing proceedings without
reasonable prospects of success 198M Costs order against solicitor or barrister who acts
without reasonable prospects of success 198N Onus on solicitor or barrister to show facts provided
reasonable prospects of success Division 6 Assessment of costs
Subdivision 1 Applications and referrals for
199 Applications by clients for assessment of costs in
bills 200 Applications by instructing practitioners for assessment
of costs in bills 201 Application for assessment of costs by barrister or
solicitor giving bill 202 Application for assessment of party/party
costs 203 How is an application to be made? 204 Persons to be notified of application 205 (Repealed) 206 Referral of matters to costs assessors 207 Costs assessor may require documents or further
particulars 208 Consideration of applications by costs
assessors Subdivision 2 Assessments of bills of costs
208A Assessment of bills generally 208B Additional matters to be considered by costs assessors
in assessing bills of costs 208C Costs agreements not subject to assessment 208D Unjust costs agreements 208E Interest on amount outstanding Subdivision 3 Assessment of party/party costs
208F Assessment of costs—costs ordered by court or
tribunal 208G Additional matters to be considered by costs assessors
in assessing costs ordered by court or tribunal 208H Effect of costs agreements in assessments of party/party
costs 208I Court or tribunal may specify amount etc Subdivision 4 Enforcement of assessment
208J Certificate as to determination 208JAA Reasons for determination 208JA Recovery of costs of costs assessment 208JB Correction of error in determination 208K Determination to be final Subdivision 4A Review of determination by panel
208KA Application for review of determination 208KB Referral of application to panel 208KC General functions of panel in relation to review
application 208KD Relevant documents to be produced to panel 208KE Effect of review on costs assessor’s
determination 208KF Certificate as to determination of panel 208KG Reasons for determination 208KH Recovery of costs of review 208KHA Correction of error in determination 208KI Appeal against determination 208KJ Regulations 208KL Miscellaneous Subdivision 4B Appeals
208L Appeal against decision of costs assessor as to matter
of law 208M Appeal against decision of costs assessor by
leave 208N Effect of appeal on application 208NA Assessor can be a party to appeal 208NB Notices of appeal 208NC Court may refer unreviewed determination to review
panel Subdivision 5 Miscellaneous
208O Costs fixed by regulations 208P Liability of barrister or solicitor for costs 208Q Referral of misconduct to Commissioner 208R Rules of procedure for applications 208S Costs assessors 208SA Protection from liability 208T Confidentiality 208U Costs of administering Part 208V Application of Division 209 (Repealed) Part 12 Miscellaneous
209A Qualifications of auditors 209B (Repealed) 209C Supreme Court may order delivery up of documents
etc 210 Contempt of the Supreme Court 211 Protection from liability 211A Delegation of functions of Chief Justice 212 Offences 213 Proof of certain matters not required 213A Evidentiary certificates 214 Repeals 215 Savings and transitional provisions 216 Regulations Schedule 1 Repeals
Schedule 2 The Legal Practitioners Admission Board
Schedule 2A Extension of practising certificates in
Schedule 3 The Legal Profession Advisory Council
Schedule 3A Trustees of Public Purpose Fund
Schedule 7 Costs assessors