Regulation Directory project - Australia – Australian Capital Territory
Australia – Australian Capital Territory
Regulator(s) of Admission
Legal Practitioners Admission Board of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Contact/URL
Regulator(s) of Practice
Australian Capital Territory Law Society makes rules governing solicitors and issues practising certificates and the ACT Bar Association does so for barristers.
Contact/URL
Disciplinary Authorities
The Law Society or the Bar Association investigates complaints about their professionals respectively. The Law Society or the Bar Association may impose sanctions to deal with a complaint summarily for unsatisfactory professional conduct (but not professional misconduct). Unsatisfactory professional conduct complaints may be referred (and professional misconduct complaints must be referred) by the Law Society or Bar Association to the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) to make disciplinary, compensation and other orders. An order from the ACAT recommending removal from the roll is referred to the Supreme Court.
Contact/URL
Other Bodies involved in Regulation of the Legal Profession
Attorney General of Australian Capital Territory
Contact/URL
http://www.lawsociety.com.au
http://www.actbar.com.au
Primary Legislative Source
Legal Profession Act 2006
Legal Profession Regulation 2007
Legal Profession (Barrister) Rules 2006
Legal Profession (Solicitors) Rules 2006
Contact/URL
http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/lpa2006179/
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au