New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2005 - REG 16

16 Fee for practising certificate for solicitors-section 91 of the Act

(1) For the purposes of section 91 of the Act, the following costs of the Law Society (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 Law Society Council or Law Society):

(a) the costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the library of the Law Society, but only if the library service is available to all solicitors,

(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, but only if the scheme does not provide any greater benefit to solicitors who are members of the Law Society than it does to other solicitors and the costs are not otherwise recoverable by the Law Society,

(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 solicitors who are members of the Law Society than it does to other solicitors and the costs are not otherwise recoverable by the Law Society,

(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, "solicitor" means a local legal practitioner who holds a current local practising certificate to practise as a solicitor and barrister.