Legal Practice (Fees) Regulations 1997
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Legal Practice (Fees) Regulations 1997
S.R. No. 88/1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Application of regulations 1
4. Practising certificate fees 1
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STATUTORY RULES 1997
S.R. No. 88/1997
Legal Practice Act 1996
Legal Practice (Fees) Regulations 1997
The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the
Legal Practice Board, makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 2 September 1997
Responsible Minister:
JAN WADE
Attorney-General
SHARNE BRYAN
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe
fees to be paid for practising certificates under the
Legal Practice Act 1996.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section
445(2)(c) of the Legal Practice Act 1996.
3. Application of regulations
These Regulations apply to practising certificates
for 1998 and all subsequent years.
4. Practising certificate fees
The prescribed fee for a practising certificate is—
(a) for a practising certificate authorising the
receipt of trust money, $320;
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(b) for a practising certificate not authorising the
receipt of trust money—
(i) if the applicant is a current practitioner,
$200;
(ii) if the applicant is not a current
practitioner, $160;
(c) for a practising certificate valid for part of a
year only, an amount that bears the same
proportion to the relevant fee in paragraph
(a) or (b) as the period of validity of the
certificate bears to the whole year, rounded
to the nearest dollar.
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