Legal Profession (Practising Certificate Fees) (Interim) Regulations 2006
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Legal Profession (Practising Certificate Fees)
(Interim) Regulations 2006
S.R. No. 19/2006
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Application of regulations 1
4. Practising certificate fees 2
5. Expiry 2
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STATUTORY RULES 2006
S.R. No. 19/2006
Legal Profession Act 2004
Legal Profession (Practising Certificate Fees)
(Interim) Regulations 2006
The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the
Legal Services Board, makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 28 February 2006
Responsible Minister:
ROB HULLS
Attorney-General
JUSTINE FRANKLIN
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe
fees to be paid for local practising certificates
under the Legal Profession Act 2004 for the
2006/2007 financial year.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section
7.2.17(2)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2004.
3. Application of regulations
These Regulations apply to local practising
certificates for all or part of the financial year
commencing on 1 July 2006.
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4. Practising certificate fees
The prescribed fee for a local practising certificate
is—
(a) for a practising certificate authorising the
receipt of trust money, $320;
(b) for a practising certificate not authorising the
receipt of trust money—
(i) if the applicant is an Australian legal
practitioner, $200;
(ii) if the applicant is not an Australian
legal practitioner, $160;
(c) for a practising certificate in force for part of
the financial year only, an amount that bears
the same proportion to the relevant fee in
paragraph (a) or (b) as the period the
certificate is in force bears to the whole
financial year, rounded to the nearest dollar.
5. Expiry
These Regulations expire on the day which is
12 months after the day on which they are made.
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