New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION REGULATION 2015

- Made under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014
- As at 28 July 2023
- Reg 330 of 2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - LOCAL PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

   4.      Timing of application for renewal of local practising certificate--section 37 of the application Act
   5.      Fee for practising certificate for barristers--section 38 of the application Act
   6.      Fee for practising certificate for solicitors--section 38 of the application Act
   7.      Late fees and additional fees--sections 39 and 40 of the application Act
   8.      Application for practising certificate by Crown Solicitor requires report by Auditor-General

   PART 3 - TRUST ACCOUNTS

           Division 1 - Statutory deposits

   9.      Deposit of trust funds with Law Society--section 46 of the application Act
   10.     Amount of deposit
   11.     Time for deposit
   12.     Applicable period
   13.     Accounts to be kept by Law Society

           Division 2 - Miscellaneous

   14.     Crown Solicitor's Trust Account
   15.     Receipt of trust money by barrister--section 166 (2) (d) of the application Act
   16.     (Repealed)

   PART 4 - GOVERNMENT LAWYERS AND CORPORATE LAWYERS

   17.     Definitions
   18.     Powers under which provisions of this Part made
   19.     Government and corporate lawyers--transitional exemption from holding practising certificate
   20.     Exempt government and corporate lawyers may apply for practising certificates
   21.     Notice of exemptions by government and corporate lawyers
   22.     Transitional arrangements with respect to requirements for supervised legal practice
   23.     Government lawyers who are barristers

   PART 5 - LEGAL COSTS--PARTICULAR KINDS OF COSTS

   24.     Prescribed costs for recovery of certain debts and enforcement of certain judgments--section 59 (1) (c) and (d) of the application Act
   25.     Prescribed costs for services in workers compensation matters--section 59 (1) (a) and (g) of the application Act
   26.     Prescribed costs for probate and administration matters--section 59 (1) (f) of the application Act
   27.     GST may be added to costs
   28.     Disclosure requirements regarding costs agreements in personal injury cases--clause 4 (2) of Schedule 1 to the application Act
   29.     Disclosure requirements regarding offers of compromise--clause 5 of Schedule 1 to of the application Act
   30.     Court documentation--clause 4 (4) of Schedule 2 to the application Act

   PART 6 - LEGAL COSTS--COSTS ASSESSMENT
   Note

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   31.     Interpretation

           Division 2 - Applications for costs assessment

   32.     Applications for costs assessment--section 68 of the application Act
   33.     Fee for costs assessment application
   34.     Procedure before application for assessment of bill referred to assessor--Uniform Law costs
   35.     Procedure before application for assessment of ordered costs
   36.     Applications by third party payers
   37.     Costs assessor may require documents or further particulars
   38.     Effect of Part 5 in relation to costs fixed by other legislation
   39.     Reference of applications to assessors
   40.     Determination of costs of ordered costs assessment
   41.     Reasons for determination
   42.     Certificate as to determination
   43.     Correction of error in determination

           Division 3 - Reviews

   44.     Qualifications for membership of review panels
   45.     Application for review of determination
   46.     Application by Manager, Costs Assessment for review of determination
   47.     Referral of applications to review panels
   48.     Selection of review panels
   49.     Relevant documents to be produced to review panel
   50.     Certificates as to review where determination affirmed
   51.     Reasons for determination
   52.     Copy of certificate of determination to be given to Manager, Costs Assessment
   53.     Determination of costs of review
   54.     Certificate as to determination of review panel
   55.     Correction of error in determination

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   56.     Costs assessments arising out of disciplinary proceedings--section 284 of Uniform Law
   57.     Information relating to assessment of costs
   58.     Approved forms
   59.     Ordered costs--transitional provision

   PART 7 - REGISTERS

   60.     Register of local practising certificates--section 149 of the application Act
   61.     Notification of change in particulars--section 149 of the application Act
   62.     Register of Disciplinary Action--section 152 of the application Act

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   63.     Admission fees--section 166 (2) of the application Act
   64.     Cap on payments from fidelity fund--section 230 of Uniform Law
   65.     Payment of costs--section 303 of Uniform Law
   66.     Amendment of Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)--cl 1 (4) of Sch 9 to the application Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3