Western Australian Current Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION REGULATIONS 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Legal Practice Board

           Division 1 -- Delegation  

   4.      Delegation of Board’s functions under Uniform Law (s. 37(b))

           Division 2 -- Election of members  

   5.      Annual election date  
   6.      Returning officers  
   7.      Nomination of candidates  
   8.      Candidates elected when nominations equal vacancies  
   9.      Board may approve online voting system for election  
   10.     Notice of election to be given to local legal practitioners  
   11.     Listing of candidates on ballot paper or online voting system  
   12.     Voting  
   13.     Counting of votes  
   14.     Election of members  
   15.     Commencement of term of office  
   16.     Results to be published in Gazette  
   17.     Non‑receipt of notices

           Division 3 -- Election of chairperson and deputy chairperson  

   18.     Conduct of chairperson election or deputy chairperson election  
   19.     Commencement of term of office of chairperson or deputy chairperson  
   20.     Results to be published in Gazette  
   21.     Non‑receipt of notices

           Division 4 -- Meetings and proceedings of Board  

   22.     Notice of Board meeting  
   23.     Urgent meeting  
   24.     Resolution without meeting  
   25.     Rescission or amendment of resolution  
   26.     Minutes of Board meeting prima facie evidence of matters

           Division 5 -- Committees  

   27.     Convenor and deputy convenor  
   28.     Committee meetings  
   29.     Modification of applied provisions

           Division 6 -- Giving certain notices electronically  

   30.     Notices under this Part may be given electronically

   PART 3 -- Admission  

   31.     Applications required for certain matters relating to admission  
   32.     Application for compliance certificate must be made within 2 days after applying for admission  
   33.     Fees for applications for admission by Supreme Court (s. 113(b))  
           34. Fees for other applications relating to admission

   PART 4 -- Practising certificates and registration certificates  

   35.     Fees for applications for Australian practising certificates and Australian registration certificates (s. 116(1)(c) and 120(1)(c))  
           36. Contribution to cost of funding Legal Profession Uniform Framework (s. 116(1)(e))  
           37. Standard renewal period and late fee period (s. 117(1)(a) and (b) and 121(1)(a) and (b))  
           38. Contribution to fidelity fund

   PART 5 -- Continuing professional development  

   39.     Excluded activities (s. 125(1))  
           40. Exemption from requirement for accreditation under Board Rules (s. 125(6))  
   41.     Determination of whether certain activities meet requirements of Continuing Professional Development Rules

   PART 6 -- Government lawyers  

   42.     Contract legislative drafters (s. 126(2))  
           42A. Exemption from requirement to hold Australian practising certificate for certain contract legislative drafters (s. 127(1)(a) and (b))  
           43. Foreign legislative drafters employed in Parliamentary Counsel’s Office (s. 127(1)(b))  
           44. Supervised legal practice in Parliamentary Counsel’s Office or other legislative drafting office (s. 127(1)(b))  
           45. Calculation of periods for r. 42A, 43 and

   PART 7 -- Legal costs  

   46.     Costs assessment for purpose of investigating complaint (s. 152)

   PART 8 -- Professional indemnity insurance  

   47.     Late fee (s. 158(3)(b))  
           48. PII schemes (s. 162)

   PART 9 -- Fidelity cover  

   49.     Maximum amounts payable from Guarantee Fund  
   50.     Minimum agreed amount for Guarantee Fund (s. 201(1))  
           51. Community legal services and peak organisations that may receive money from Trust Interest Account (s. 201(4)(b)(iv) and (v))  
           52. Fees and allowances for trustees of Legal Contribution Trust (s. 201(6))

   PART 10 -- Registers  

   53.     Particulars to be included in register of Australian practising certificates (s. 217(2)(b))  
           54. Particulars to be included in register of Australian registration certificates (s. 218(2)(b))  
           55. Contact details of offices to be included in registers  
   56.     Person may request that particulars not be included in register  
   57.     Particulars to be included in register of disciplinary action (s. 220(4)(e))  
           58. Board to be notified before and on making of order prohibiting disciplinary action from being publicised  
   59.     Information to be included in disqualification orders and approvals register (s. 227(2)(a))

   PART 11 -- Law library  

   60.     Board’s contribution to costs of law library (s. 245)  
           61. Committee to advise on management of law library  
   62.     People entitled to use law library (s. 244(1)(c))  
           63. Librarian may suspend or restrict entitlement to use law library  
   64.     CEO may suspend or restrict entitlement to use law library  
   65.     Use of law library and books  
   66.     Borrowing books  
   67.     Removal of unauthorised people and retrieval of books  
   68.     Library rules  
   69.      Fees for library services

   PART 12 -- Miscellaneous  

   70.     Modification of Legal Profession Conduct Rules for barristers (s. 119)  
           71. Information sharing (s. 247)  
           72. Local legal practitioner to correct information previously given to Board  
   73.     Local approved forms (s. 253(2))  
           74. Fees for applications relating to trust money and insurance exemptions  
   75.     Fees for functions of Supreme Court  
   76.     Fees for functions of State Administrative Tribunal  
   77.     Waiver of fees and charges payable in respect of functions of Board

   PART 13 -- Transitional provisions

           Division 1 -- General  

   78.     Application for approval of insurance scheme before commencement day  
   79.     Arrangements for services and facilities for Legal Costs Committee made before commencement day  
   80.     Continuation of Law Library Fund

           Division 2 -- Continuing professional development  

   81.     Terms used  
   82.     CPD points earned before commencement day  
   83.     Persons compliant with all applicable CPD requirements for 2022‑23 year before commencement day
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Fees
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Community legal services and peak organisations that may receive money from Trust Interest Account