Australian Capital Territory			
Legal Profession (Barristers and Solicitors Practising Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2007- 107
made under the
Legal Profession Act 2006, Section 84(1) – Determination of fees by law society council and bar association council

1.	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Legal Profession (Barristers and Solicitors Practising Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1).
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified.
3.	Determination of fees for applications for grant or renewal of a practising certificate
a)	The fee payable by a government lawyer or an in-house lawyer for an application for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $926.
b)	The fee payable by any other person for an application for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $1 046.
c)	The fee payable for an application for the grant or renewal of a restricted practising certificate is $673.
4.	Determination of fee for services
The fee for the services that the law society council provides as the licensing body in relation to the grant or renewal of barrister practising certificates is, in respect of each person that is granted a barrister practising certificate, $55 and may be imposed only once in a financial year in relation to each such person.
5.	Payment of fees
A fee referred to in clause 3 of this determination is payable to the law society by the person requesting the practising certificate.
A fee referred to in clause 4 of this determination is payable to the law society by the bar association.

6.	Goods and services tax
Practising certificate fees are exempt from payment of GST.

7.	Use of credit or debit cards
	Fees paid by credit or debit card will attract an additional 2% surcharge, and the total amount payable will rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.

8.	Revocation
This instrument revokes Disallowable Instrument number DI2006 – 186.

Note:	The Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory may, on application by a person, waive all or part of fee for an application for the grant or renewal of a practising certificate, for a category of legal practitioners decided in writing by the Law Society Council.

Explanatory notes are included in italic text.  Explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination.  (For example, the following nine words would not form part of the determination: [Explanatory note: general explanatory notes are in italic text]).

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Greg Walker
Delegate of the Law Society Council

  11 May 2007