Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW)

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 No 16

An Act to apply the Legal Profession Uniform Law as a law of New South Wales; to provide for certain local matters to complement that Law; to repeal the Legal Profession Act 2004; to make transitional arrangements; to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation. (2) Different days may be appointed under subsection (1) for the commencement of different provisions of the Legal Profession Uniform Law set out in Schedule 1 to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 of Victoria.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— appropriate Council means— (a) subject to paragraph (b), the Law Society Council, or (b) in relation to matters relating to barristers or former barristers (including an application for a practising certificate to practise as a barrister)—the Bar Council. Bar Association means the New South Wales Bar Association. Bar Council means the Council of the Bar Association. Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation means the person appointed to or acting in the office of the Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation established by Part 8.3 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law as applied in the participating jurisdictions. committee includes a subcommittee of a committee. costs assessment rules means rules under Division 7 of Part 7. Council means (except in relation to the Legal Services Council) the Bar Council or the Law Society Council. Fidelity Fund means the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund maintained under section 115. Law Society means the Law Society of New South Wales. Law Society Council means the Council of the Law Society. Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4. Legal Services Council means the Legal Services Council established by Part 8.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law as applied in the participating jurisdictions. local legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner whose home jurisdiction is New South Wales. local practising certificate means an Australian practising certificate issued under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) to an Australian legal practitioner whose home jurisdiction under that Law is New South Wales. local registration certificate means an Australian registration certificate issued under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) to a person whose home jurisdiction under that Law is New South Wales. local regulations means the regulations under section 166. Manager, Costs Assessment means the person appointed as Manager, Costs Assessment under section 93B, and includes a delegate of that person and a person acting as or exercising the functions of the Manager, Costs Assessment. NCAT means the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales. NSW Admission Board means the Legal Profession Admission Board constituted under Division 1 of Part 3. NSW Commissioner means the person holding office or acting as Legal Services Commissioner under Division 2 of Part 3. Public Purpose Fund means the fund maintained under section 48. Register of Disciplinary Action—see section 152. Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Justice. this jurisdiction means the State of New South Wales.