New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM GENERAL RULES 2015 - REG 72

72 Alternative disclosure for legal costs below higher threshold

For the purposes of section 174(5) of the Uniform Law, the prescribed form of the uniform standard disclosure form--

(a) for solicitors and other law practices (except barristers)--is Form 1 in Schedule 1, and

(b) for barristers--is Form 2 in Schedule 1.

Note : Section 174 of the Uniform Law contemplates Uniform Rules prescribing the amounts of the lower threshold and the higher threshold. Clause 18 of Schedule 4 to the Uniform Law provides that, until relevant Uniform Rules take effect, the lower threshold is $750 and the higher threshold is $3000. Both thresholds are exclusive of GST and disbursements.