New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2005 - REG 15

15 Fee for practising certificate for barristers-section 91 of the Act

(1) For the purposes of section 91 of the Act, the following costs of the Bar Association (including any ancillary costs and costs of an administrative nature) may be recovered by the charging of practising certificate fees (in addition to the costs of or associated with the regulatory functions of the Bar Council or Bar Association):

(a) the costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the library of the Bar Association, but only if the library service is available to all barristers,

(b) the costs associated with providing or assisting in providing any scheme under which legal services (including referral services) are provided to the public pro bono or at reduced rates, or are provided to a court or tribunal, but only if the scheme does not provide any greater benefit to barristers who are members of the Bar Association than it does to other barristers and the costs are not otherwise recoverable by the Bar Association,

(c) the costs associated with providing or assisting in providing any information, scheme or program relating to the law, legal practice or conflict resolution that is provided for the information or education of the public, but only if the information, scheme or program does not provide any greater benefit to barristers who are members of the Bar Association than it does to other barristers and the costs are not otherwise recoverable by the Bar Association,

(d) the costs associated with assisting the State or Commonwealth Government or a Parliamentary Committee of the State or Commonwealth with law reform initiatives, activities and programs, but only if the Attorney General is satisfied that the assistance is provided for the public benefit.

(2) In this clause, "barrister" means a local legal practitioner who holds a current local practising certificate to practise as a barrister.