Australian Capital Territory	
Legal Profession (Solicitors Practising Fees) Determination 2016
Disallowable Instrument DI 2016 - 36
made under the
Legal Profession Act 2006, section 84 (Determination of fees by law society council and bar council)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Legal Profession (Solicitors Practising Fees) Determination 2016.
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification.
3	Determination of fees for applications for grant or renewal of a practising certificate
a)	The fee payable by a government lawyer for an application for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $785.
b)	The fee payable by an in-house lawyer for an application for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $1101.
c)	The fee payable by a practitioner who applies under section 41(2)(a)(ii) or 41(2)(b)(iv) for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $773.
d)	The fee payable by any other person for an application for the grant or renewal of an unrestricted practising certificate is $1247.
e)	There is no fee payable by a volunteer for an application for the grant of an unrestricted practising certificate.
f)	The fee payable by a government lawyer for an application for the grant or renewal of a restricted practising certificate is $556.
g)	The fee payable by an in-house lawyer for an application for the grant or renewal of a restricted practising certificate is $798.
h)	The fee payable by a practitioner who applies under section 41(2)(a)(ii) or 41(2)(b)(iv) for the grant or renewal of a restricted practising certificate is $426.
i)	The fee payable by any other person for an application for the grant or renewal of a restricted practising certificate is $798.
j)	There is no fee payable by a volunteer for an application for the grant of a restricted practising certificate.
	The fees determined in this clause are payable for practising certificates for the financial year 2016-2017.
	The fee for a practising certificate for part of the financial year is to be calculated on a pro rata basis.
4	Payment of fees
A fee referred to in clause 3 is payable to the Law Society by the person requesting the practising certificate.
5	Goods and services tax
Practising certificate fees are exempt from payment of GST.
6	Use of credit cards
	Fees paid by credit card will attract an additional 2% surcharge, and the total amount payable will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.
7	Revocation
This instrument revokes DI 2015-133 and DI 2015-290 on 30 June 2016.

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Martin Hockridge
President 
On behalf of the Council of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory

27 April 2016