Australian Capital Territory		
Legal Profession (Bar Association Council Fees) Determination 2007 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2007- 112
made under the
Legal Profession Act 2006, Section 84(2) – Determination of fees by law society council and bar association council

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 84(2)(a) empowers the bar council to determine fees in relation to applications for the grant or renewal of barrister practising certificates.

Clause 3 of this instrument determines fees for applications for the grant or renewal of a barrister practising certificate.  The fee payable in Column 2 of the Schedule attached to the instrument is determined according to the level of seniority of the applicant described in Column 1 of the Schedule.

Clause 4 of the instrument makes it clear that fees are payable by the applicant to the ACT Bar Association, and that payment may be made by instalments with the agreement of the Association.

Clause 5 of the instrument notes that the Commonwealth has exempted these fees from payment of GST under the determination titled A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) (Exempt Taxes, Fees and Charges) determination 2005, dated 1 July 2005.

Clause 6 revokes existing determinations of fees for applications for the grant or renewal of a barrister practising certificate.  Disallowable instrument DI2007 – 102 failed to revoke Disallowable Instrument DI2006 – 143.  This instrument corrects that error, by redetermining the fees determined by DI2007 – 102, and by revoking both DI2006 – 143 and DI2007 – 102.

This determination takes effect on the day after its notification.