Australian Capital Territory
Legal Profession (Bar Association Council Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2007‑ 102
made under the
Legal Profession Act 2006, Section 84(2) – Determination of fees by law society council and bar association council

1.	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Legal Profession (Bar Association Council Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1).
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified.
3.	Determination of fees
The fee payable for an application for the grant or renewal of a barrister practising certificate, for the level of seniority listed in Column 1 of the attached Schedule, is the amount listed for that item in Column 2 of that Schedule.
4.	Payment of fee 
A fee listed in the Schedule is payable to the ACT Bar Association by the person requesting the barrister practising certificate.
A fee may be paid by instalments if the person requesting the barrister practising certificate makes a written request to do so and the ACT Bar Association agrees in writing.
5.	Goods and services tax
Barrister practising certificate fees are exempt from payment of GST.

Bryan Meagher SC	George Brzostowski SC
Delegate of the ACT Bar Association	Delegate of the ACT Bar Association
Council	Council

11 April 2007

SCHEDULE

Column 1	Column 2	
Seniority	Practising Certificate	
Silk	$2,610.00	
Junior 13+years	$2,160.00	
Junior 6 – 12 years	$1,800.00	
Junior 3 – 5 years	$1,350.00	
Junior 1 – 2 years	$1,080.00	
Readers (undertaking Reading Program first 12 months)	$432.00	
Government officers	$472.50	

Note:	For column 1 of the Schedule, the Bar Association Council has resolved, in relation to seniority, that the seniority of a barrister is determined as at the date of joining the Bar.