New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW AUSTRALIAN SOLICITORS' CONDUCT RULES 2015 - SECT 2.16

2.16 Charging for document storage

16.1 A solicitor must not charge--

16.1.1 for the storage (either physical, electronic or otherwise) of documents, files or other property on behalf of clients or former clients of the solicitor or law practice (or predecessors in practice), or

16.1.2 for retrieval from storage of those documents, files or other property,

UNLESS the client or former client has consented to such charge being made.