Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2007 - NOTES

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     Act

              •     ACT

              •     ADI

              •     Corporations Act

              •     entity

              •     public holiday

              •     under.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Legal Profession Act 2006 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Legal Profession Act 2006, dict:

              •     Australian-registered foreign lawyer

              •     government agency

              •     government lawyer

              •     interstate legal practitioner (see s 8)

              •     jurisdiction

              •     law firm

              •     law practice

              •     legal services

              •     licensing body

              •     local legal practitioner (see s 8)

              •     locally-registered foreign lawyer

              •     local practising certificate

              •     register of disciplinary action (see s 448)

              •     relevant council

              •     trust money

              •     unrestricted practising certificate.

"BSB number", for part 6 (Trust money and trust accounts)—see section 30.

"in-house lawyer"—see the Act, section 33 (3).

"matter description", for part 6 (Trust money and trust accounts)—see section 30.

"matter reference", for part 6 (Trust money and trust accounts)—see section 30.

"named month "means 1 of the 12 named months of the year starting with January.

"notional amount", for division 6.8 (Statutory deposits)—see section 69.

"trust accounting year", for division 6.8 (Statutory deposits)—see section 69.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Legal Profession Regulation 2007 SL2007-27

notified LR 28 September 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

s 91 commenced 1 October 2007 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 1 October 2007 (s 2 (2) and see Legal Profession Amendment Act 2007 A2007-28 s 2)

as amended by

Legal Profession Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1) SL2008-13

notified LR 31 March 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 31 March 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 1 April 2008 (s 2)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 3) A2008-29 sch 1 pt 1.9

notified LR 13 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 13 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.9 commenced 27 August 2008 (s 2)

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.65

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.65 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) A2011-28 sch 3 pt 3.22

notified LR 31 August 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.22 commenced 21 September 2011 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Presumptions about taking or using certain names, titles or descriptions—Act, s 18 (2)
s 8     am A2008-29 amdt 1.29

Criteria for grant or renewal of unrestricted practising certificate—Act, s 35
s 10     (3)-(5) exp 1 October 2012 (s 10 (5))

Suspending or cancelling local practising certificate—additional grounds—Act, s 55 (2)
s 14     am A2008-37 amdt 1.295

Prescribed agency––Act, dict, def government agency, par (b)
s 16 hdg     sub A2008-29 amdt 1.30

Notification requirements for general trust accounts
s 50     (6)-(8) exp 1 October 2008 (s 50 (8))

Miscellaneous
pt 11 hdg     om LA s 89 (3)
    ins SL2008-13 s 4
    om R4 LA

Modification of Act, ch 10—Act, s 618
s 90     om LA s 89 (3)
    ins SL2008-13 s 4
    exp 26 August 2008 (s 90 (2))

Legal Profession Regulation 2006, part 10
s 91     om LA s 89 (3)

Transitional
pt 20 hdg     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 pt 10 hdg by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Application of section 15A—prescribed agency
s 100     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 36 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 605 (2)—Act, s 618
s 101     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 37 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 605 (3)—Act, s 618
s 102     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 38 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 606 (2)—Act, s 618
s 103     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 39 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 606 (3)—Act, s 618
s 104     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 40 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 607 (2)—Act, s 618
s 105     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 41 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 607 (3)—Act, s 618
s 106     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 42 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, s 608 (1)—Act, s 618
s 107     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 43 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, new section 612A —Act, s 618
s 108     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 44 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act, ch 10, new section 617A —Act, s 618
s 109     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 45 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Expiry—pt 10
s 110     reloc from Legal Profession Regulation 2006 s 46 by SL2007-27 s 91
    exp 2 October 2007 (s 110)

Modification of Act
sch 1     ins SL2008-13 s 5
    exp 26 August 2008 (s 90 (2))

Dictionary
dict     am A2008-29 amdt 1.31; A2011-28 amdt 3.147
    def BSB number ins A2011-28 amt 3.148
    def matter description ins A2011-28 amt 3.148
    def matter reference ins A2011-28 amt 3.148

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 1 Oct 2007	1 Oct 2007– 2 Oct 2007	not amended	new regulation
R2 3 Oct 2007	3 Oct 2007– 31 Mar 2008	not amended	commenced expiry
R3 1 Apr 2008	1 Apr 2008– 25 Aug 2008	SL2008-13	amendments by SL2008-13
R4 26 Aug 2008	26 Aug 2008– 26 Aug 2008	A2008-29	commenced expiry
R5 27 Aug 2008	27 Aug 2008– 1 Oct 2008	A2008-29	amendments by A2008-29
R6 2 Oct 2008	2 Oct 2008– 1 Feb 2009	A2008-37	commenced expiry
R7 2 Feb 2009	2 Feb 2009– 20 Sept 2011	A2008-37	amendments by A2008-37

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

SL2007-27

Republication No 8

Effective: 21 September 2011

Republication date: 21 September 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-28




Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Legal Profession Regulation 2007

, made under the Legal Profession Act 2006

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 21 September 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 21 September 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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