Legal Profession Uniform Law
Legal Profession Uniform Law
The Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA) commenced operation on 1 July 2022. The Uniform Law, which came into force because of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 (WA), is found in Schedule 1 to Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (VIC), and is made up of many Rules and Regulations.
Listed below are the main components of the Uniform Law and the legislation websites where they may be found.
Uniform Law
https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (VIC) (website searchable version)
WA Act, Rules and Regulations
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/
- Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 (WA)
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulations 2022
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Application (Accreditation) Rules
Uniform Rules and Regulations
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/
Conduct Rules
- Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2015
CPD Rules
- Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015
- Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015
Uniform Law Rules
- Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015
- Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015
- Legal Profession Uniform Legal Practice (Solicitors) Rules 2015
- Legal Profession Uniform Regulations 2015
Legal Services Council
Together, the Legal Services Council (LSC) and Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation oversee the Legal Profession Uniform Law scheme.
The LSC website includes most of legislation, and an abundance of information and useful links for legal practitioners.
Legal Practice Board
The Legal Practice Board website lists the main components of the Uniform Law and other information relevant to the Uniform Law, which is available here.