Australian Capital Territory
Legal Profession (Bar Council Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2015–180
made under the  
Legal Profession Act 2006, s 84(2) (Determination of fees by law society council and bar association council)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Legal Profession (Bar Council Fees) Determination 2015 (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 practicing certificate, for the level of seniority listed in column 1 of the attached schedule, is the amount listed in column 2 of the attached schedule.  The fee payable for membership is the amount listed in column 3.
4	Payment of fees
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 (GST)
Barrister practising certificates are exempt from the payment of GST.
6	Revocation
The instrument revokes the Disallowable Instrument DI2014–57.
Shane Gill		Richard Arthur
Delegate of the Bar Council		Delegate of the Bar Council
 1 June 2015		1 June 2015

SCHEDULE OF PRACTISING CERTIFICATE AND MEMBERSHIP FEES EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2015

(Note: practising certificate fees are exempt from GST - Membership Fees are inclusive of GST)

Seniority	PC Fees
1.3% CPI	Membership Fees
1.3% CPI	
Silk	$3,340.00	$520.00	
Junior 13+years	$2,662.00	$438.00	
Junior 6 – 12 years	$2,215.00	$328.00	
Junior 3 – 5 years	$1,510.00	$260.00	
Junior 1 – 2 years	$1,210.00	$219.00	
Readers	$482.00	$88.00	
Statutory Office PC Holders	$537.00	$121.00	
Government Non PC	N/A	$181.00	
Interstate (Silk)	N/A	$338.00	
Interstate Junior	N/A	$299.00	
Judicial, Retired Judicial, non-practising Barrister, Academic, Other	N/A	$181.00