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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION ACT 2014 - NOTES

- As at 2 March 2025 - Act 16 of 2014

Note to Part 9

• The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund maintained under Division 1 of this Part is nominated as the fidelity fund of this jurisdiction for the purposes of Part 4.5 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) --see section 15 of this Act.
• The Law Society Council is specified as the fidelity authority for the purposes of the definition of
"fidelity authority" in section 6 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) --see section 16 of this Act.

Does not include amendments by--

Institutions Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No 7, Sch 2[9] and [10] (not commenced)

Historical notes

Table of amending instruments

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 No 16. Assented to 20.5.2014. Date of commencement of Part 1, Div 1 of Part 2 (except sec 9) and sec 10, 1.7.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (397) LW 27.6.2014; date of commencement of the remainder, 1.7.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (298) LW 19.6.2015. See the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) for the commencement details relating to that Law. This Act has been amended as follows--

2015 No 7 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015. Assented 9.6.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 67 Courts and Other Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.13, assent, sec 2 (1).
2016 No 54 Justice Portfolio Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 61 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016. Assented to 14.11.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 6.34, 1.7.2017, sec 2 (1) and 2017 (256) LW 16.6.2017.
2017 No 22 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).
2018 No 70 Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018. Assented to 22.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.60[1] [3] and [4], 1.7.2021, sec 2(1) and 2021 (305) LW 25.6.2021; date of commencement of Sch 4.60[2], 1.7.2023, sec 2(1) and 2023 (91) LW 2.3.2023; date of commencement of Sch 4.60 [5], 1.7.2019, sec 2 (1) and 2019 (254) LW 21.6.2019.
No 87 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.1, 7.12.2018, sec 2 (2) and 2018 (700) LW 7.12.2018.
2019 No 20 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2019. Assented to 22.11.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, assent, sec 2(1).
2020 (151) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Amendment (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2020. LW 17.4.2020.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
No 24 Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Courts and Civil) Act 2020. Assented to 28.9.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.9, assent, sec 2(1).
2024 No 7 Institutions Legislation Amendment Act 2024. Assented to 19.2.2024.
Date of commencement of Sch 2[1]-[8], assent, sec 2(b); date of commencement of Sch 2[9] and [10]: not in force.
No 47 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024. Assented to 9.8.2024.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2025 No 13 Justice Legislation Amendment (Civil) Act 2025. Assented to 2.3.2025.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [1]-[6].
Sec 3A Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 7 Subst 2018 No 70, Sch 4.60[1].
Sec 11 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [8] [9].
Sec 18A Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 18B Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [10]. Am 2016 No 61, Sch 6.34.
Sec 20A Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [11]. Subst 2024 No 7, Sch 2[1].
Sec 20B Ins 2024 No 7, Sch 2[1].
Sec 20C Ins 2024 No 7, Sch 2[1].
Sec 21 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [12]-[14].
Sec 21A Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [15]. Am 2024 No 7, Sch 2[2]-[7]; 2024 No 47, Sch 2.6.
Sec 21B Ins 2024 No 7, Sch 2[8].
Sec 28 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [16]-[18]; 2020 No 24, Sch 1.9[1].
Sec 30 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [19]-[21].
Sec 32 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [22]-[24].
Sec 44 Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.60[2].
Sec 45 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [25].
Sec 45A Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [26].
Sec 49 Am 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [1]-[3].
Sec 50A Ins 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [4].
Sec 55 Am 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [5] [6].
Sec 57 Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.60[3] [4].
Part 7 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Secs 63-68 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 69 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.13 [1].
Sec 70 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2016 No 54, Sch 1.12 [1].
Secs 71-82 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 83 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.13 [2]; 2016 No 54, Sch 1.12 [2].
Sec 84 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2016 No 54, Sch 1.12 [3].
Secs 85-88 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 89 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.13 [3].
Secs 90-92 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 93 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.13 [4]; 2016 No 54, Sch 1.12 [4].
Secs 93A-93F Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 93G Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.60 [5].
Sec 95 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [28] [29].
Part 8, Div 2 Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Sec 96 Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Sec 97 Rep 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [30].
Part 8, Div 3 Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Secs 98, 99 Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Sec 100 Rep 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [30].
Secs 101-110 Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Part 8, Divs 4, 5 (secs 111-114) Rep 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [7].
Part 10 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [31].
Secs 125-127 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [31].
Secs 128-134 Rep 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 148 Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [32].
Sec 152 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [33] [34].
Secs 153, 155 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [35].
Sec 165 Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.41.
Secs 165A, 165B Ins 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [36].
Sec 166 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [37]-[40]; 2025 No 13, Sch 3.
Sec 167 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2016 No 54, Sch 1.12 [5].
Sch 3 Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.13 [5].
Sch 5 Am 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [8].
Sch 7 Am 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [9]-[18].
Sch 8 Rep 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [41].
Sch 9 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [42] [43]; 2018 No 87, Sch 3.1 [19]; 2019 No 20, Sch 1.16; 2020 (151), cl 3(1) (2); 2020 No 24, Sch 1.9[2].
Sch 10 Am 2015 No 7, Sch 1 [44]. Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.


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