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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM GENERAL RULES 2015 - NOTES

- Made under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) - As at 30 May 2024 - Reg 246 of 2015

Note to Part 2.2

See the Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015.

Note to Part 9.2

See also the rules designated as Admission Rules, Legal Practice Rules, Legal Profession Conduct Rules or Continuing Professional Development Rules.

Note to Chapter 10

This Chapter of these Rules does not have a counterpart Chapter in the Uniform Law.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (246). LW 27.5.2015. Date of commencement, 1.7.2015, rule 2. These Rules have been amended as follows--

2015 (329) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Trust Account Statement and Examiners) Rule 2015. LW 26.6.2015.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
(766) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Supervised Legal Practice) Rule 2015. LW 16.12.2015.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2016 (100) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Trust Account Statements) Rule 2016. LW 26.2.2016.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
(196) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Costs Disclosure) Rule 2016. LW 22.4.2016.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
(571) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Receipting of Trust Money) Rule 2016. LW 2.9.2016.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
(682) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (External Examiners) Rule 2016. LW 18.11.2016.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2018 (361) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Managed Investment Schemes) Rules 2018. LW 28.6.2018.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, rule 2.
(519) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (External Examiners) Rule 2018. LW 3.9.2018.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2019 (25) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Indexation) Rule 2019. LW 25.1.2019.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2019, cl 2.
(610) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Miscellaneous) Rule 2019. LW 13.12.2019.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2020 (490) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Litigation Funding Schemes) Rule 2020. LW 21.8.2020.
Date of commencement, 22.8.2020, cl 2.
2021 (420) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Interest Rate) Rule 2021. LW 30.7.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
(473) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Managed Investment Schemes) Rule 2021. LW 20.8.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2022 (365) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Conditional Costs Agreements) Rule 2022. LW 4.7.2022.
Date of commencement, 4.7.2022, cl 2.
The Rule appointed 1 July 2022 as the date of its commencement. Under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, sec 431(2), the Rule cannot specify a date earlier than the date it is published. Accordingly, this rule commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website, instead of on the earlier day.
2023 (559) Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Managed Investment Schemes) Rule 2023. LW 6.10.2023.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Table of amendments

Rule 7 Am 2015 (766), cl 4.
Rule 17 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[1[#93].
Rule 36 Am 2016 (571), cl 4.
Rule 38 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[2[#93].
Rule 52 Am 2015 (329), cl 4 (1); 2016 (100), cl 4.
Rule 54 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[3[#93].
Rule 63 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[4[#93].
Rule 64 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[5[#93].
Rule 65 Am 2016 (682), cl 4; 2018 (519), cl 4 (1).
Rule 65A Ins 2018 (519), cl 4 (2).
Rule 66 Am 2015 (329), cl 4 (2).
Rule 72A Ins 2016 (196), cl 4.
Rule 72B Ins 2022 (365), cl 3.
Rule 89A Ins 2021 (420), cl 3.
Part 4.6, Div 1 Ins 2018 (361), rule 5.
Rule 91A Ins 2018 (361), rule 5.
Rule 91B Ins 2018 (361), rule 5. Am 2020 (490), Sch 1[1[#93]. Subst 2021 (473), Sch 1[1[#93].
Rule 91BA Ins 2020 (490), Sch 1[2[#93]. Am 2021 (473), Sch 1[2[#93] [3[#93]; 2023 (559), cl 3(1) (2).
Rules 91C, 91D Ins 2018 (361), rule 5.
Part 4.6, Div 1A (rule 91E) Ins 2019 (610), Sch 1[6[#93].
Part 4.6, Div 2, heading Ins 2018 (361), rule 6.
Rule 92 Am 2018 (361), rule 7.
Rule 93 Am 2019 (610), Sch 1[7[#93] [8[#93].
Rule 95A Ins 2019 (610), Sch 1[9[#93].
Rule 111A Ins 2019 (25), Sch 1.


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