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Western Australia Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015 Western Australia Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Objective 1 4. Authorising provision 1 5. Definitions 1 6. CPD content 2 6A. CPD format 3 7. CPD point 4 8. Annual requirements 4 9. Categories of CPD 5 10. 5 11. Additional CPD for new barristers 6 12. Records 6 13. Exemptions 6 14. Certification 7 15. Audit and verification 7 16. Rectification 8 17. Transitional provisions 8 Notes Compilation table 9 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015
1. Citation These Rules are designated as Continuing Professional Development Rules and may be cited as the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.
2. Commencement These Rules come into operation on 1 July 2015.
3. Objective The objective of these Rules is to set out provisions contemplated by the Uniform Law relating to continuing professional development for barristers.
4. Authorising provision These Rules are made under Part 9.2 of the Uniform Law or under other provisions of the Uniform Law, as specified in the relevant rule.
5. Definitions In these Rules — CPD means continuing professional development. CPD activity means an activity which meets the requirements of rules 6 and 6A. CPD point means a point allocated to a CPD activity under these Rules. CPD program means a seminar, course or other activity that satisfies rule 6 and includes the Bar CPD program. CPD year begins on 1 April. Designated local regulatory authority means a person or body specified or described in jurisdictional legislation as the relevant designated local regulatory authority for the purposes of section 44 of the Uniform Law. Uniform Law means the Legal Profession Uniform Law as applied in a participating jurisdiction.
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