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s15s2Legal
Practitioners Act 1995LEGALPRACTITIONERSACT1995[as amended by all amendments that
commenced on or before 1 July 2004]An Act to
consolidate certain provisions about legal practitioners†PART1—PRELIMINARY˙Short
title1.This Act may be cited as theLegal Practitioners Act 1995.˙Act is a consolidation2.(1)This Act is a
consolidation of provisions of theLegal
PractitionersActAmendmentAct1968(the“existingprovisions”) and
provisionsrelocated from the following Acts (the“relocated provisions”)—•Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act
1938•Supreme Court Act 1867.(2)To remove any doubt, it is declared
that the relocated provisions werenot re-enacted by
theStatute LawRevision Act
(No.2)1995, but
merelymoved (without re-enactment) from the Acts in
which they were enacted tothis Act.(3)Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) and
to further remove anydoubt,it isalso
declaredthatthe relocation tothis Actof
therelocatedprovisionsdidnotimpliedlyrepealoramend,orotherwise affecttheoperationof,theexistingprovisions,therelocatedprovisionsortheprovisions of any
other law and, in particular, did notaffect the
meaning oreffect that the existing or relocated
provisions, or the provisions of the otherlaw, had because
of the respective times when they were enacted.(4)In
addition, it is declared that the relocation did not—
s36Legal
Practitioners Act 1995(a)affect any
jurisdiction or power of a court or judge; or(b)affect any principle or rule of law or
equity; or(c)affect any right, privilege or
liability; or(d)revive anything not existing or in
force.˙Definition3.In
this Act—“approved form”see section
60.s 18†PART3—PROVISIONSFROMSUPREMECOURTACT
1867˙Attorneys in certain cases may be
called to the bar upon motion incourt18.(1)Any
attorneysolicitor orproctorofgoodrepute inhisorherprofession having been 3 years in actual
practice in Great Britain or the Statewhoshall
pass the examination in classics ormathematics
prescribed forpersonsseeking
admissionto thebarorwho shallhave acertificate ofhonour or other
academical distinction in classics mathematics or law fromany
university or college within the British dominions may upon motion
inopen court be called and admitted a
barrister-at-law.(2)However,whensocalledandadmittedheorsheshallceasetopractise as an attorney solicitor or proctor
and shall be struck off the roll oftheSupremeCourtbutnothing hereincontained
shallextendtorelievepersons so called
and admitted from any action suit penalty or liability formisconduct neglect or other matter in the
practice of his or her profession ofan attorney
solicitor or proctor nor to disable him or her from recovering
thecosts and charges due to him or her when so
called and admitted or fromasserting his or her right of lien or
from being again admitted to practice asan attorney
solicitor or proctor if disbarred by motion in open court at his
orher own request without having been guilty of
misconduct in the exercise ofhis or her
profession of a barrister-at-law.
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197s 20Legal
Practitioners Act 1995˙Conveyancing how
prohibited19.Every personwho shallfororin expectation of
anyfee gainorreward
directly or indirectly draw or prepare any conveyance or other
deedor instrument in writing relating to any real
estate or any proceedings in lawor equity (other
than and except barristers or attorneys and solicitors of
theSupremeCourt orcertificated conveyancers as hereinafter
mentioned andotherthanandexceptpersonssolelyemployedtoengrossanydeedinstrument or other proceeding not
drawnor prepared by themselves andfor
their own account respectively and other than and except public
officersdrawingorpreparing officialinstrumentsapplicable
totheirrespectiveoffices and in the course of their duty)
shall be deemed guilty of a contemptof the Supreme
Court and shall and may be punished accordingly for everysuch
offenceupon theapplication of
anyperson complainingthereof orshall
for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of $40 to be sued
forand recovered in a summary way before any 2
or more justices of the peace.˙Certificated conveyancer20.(1)Every
personexcept a barrister or attorney andsolicitor of theSupreme Court who
shall be desirous of practising as a conveyancer shall1
monthat least before making application as
hereinafter mentioned givenotice in such manner and form as the
judges of the Supreme Court shalldirect of the
person’s intention to apply to the said court for a certificate
topractiseasaconveyancerandanypersonhavinggivensuchnoticeasaforesaid shall be at liberty to apply to the
said court touching the person’sfitness to
practise as a conveyancer.(2)And thereupon the
judges or 1 of them shall direct that the applicantshall
be examined at the earliest convenient time by the master in equity
ofthe said court (or such other 1 or 2 officers
of the court as the judges mayappoint to assist
the master) touching the applicant’s skill and knowledge inconveyancing as well as to the applicant’s
character for integrity and the saidmaster or the
master’s assistants shall be at liberty to put such questions
tosuch applicant in respect to the matters
aforesaid and to require such proofof the applicant’s
character as shall be deemed proper.(3)And
if the said applicant shall be considered of competent ability
andknowledge and a fit and proper person to
practise as a conveyancer then thesaid master shall
and the master is hereby empowered to grant a
certificate
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Practitioners Act 1995to such applicant authorising the
applicant to draw fill up and prepare anyconveyance will
deed bond lease or agreement for a lease or other contractwhatsoever of or relating to any estate or
property whether real or personaland every such
certificate shall be enrolled in the office of the registrar of
theSupreme Courtwhereupon such
applicantshall be deemeda
certificatedconveyancer and entitled to practise as such
with power of appeal to thecourt in case of refusal of such
certificate by the master as aforesaid.†PART5—PROVISIONSFROMSUPREMECOURTACT
1921˙Admission of certain solicitors as
barristers41.Every solicitor of the Supreme Court
of good repute in the solicitor’sprofession, having
been 5 years in actual practice in Queensland, shall uponmotion
in open court at the solicitor’s own request be called and admitted
asa barrister-at-law without being required to
pass any examination.˙Admission of
certain barristers as solicitors42.Any
barrister of good repute—(a)who has been
admitted or shall be admitted on or prior to 30 June1939;
or(b)who shall have been admitted after 30
June 1939, and who shallhave been 3 years in actual practice
in Queensland; or(c)who shall subsequently to his or her
enrolment as a barrister haveserved under
articles of clerkship to a solicitor of the SupremeCourt
for a period of 3 years; or(d)who shall
subsequently to his or her enrolment as a barrister havefor a
period of 3 years servedwith a solicitor of the SupremeCourt
as a law clerk, or served as an associate to a judge of theHighCourtorSupremeCourtorintheofficeofthesolicitor-generalorthecrownsolicitororintheofficeinQueensland of the Australian government
solicitor or in the office
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Practitioners Act 1995of a registrar of the Supreme Court
(in the registries at Brisbane,Rockhampton,or
Townsville),orin anyoffice (including
anybranch office) of the public trustee (which
period of 3 years in thisparagraph may bemade upof
service wholly for that period inone such capacity
as aforesaid or partly in one and partly in anyother such
capacity or capacities);shall upon motion in open court at the
barrister’s own request be admittedas a solicitor
without being required to pass any examination, and
thereuponthe barrister’s name shall be removed from
the roll of barristers.†PART
6—PROVISIONSFROMLEGALPRACTITIONERSACT
AMENDMENTACT 1938˙Restriction on admission to practise as a
conveyancer43.Notwithstanding anything contained in
section 20,1no person shall,after 1 January
1940, be admitted to practise as a conveyancer nor shall anycertificate as provided by section 20 be
issued to any such person except inrespect of
admissions made prior to that date.˙Restriction in respect of practice as to
barristers and solicitors44.(1)Abarrister shall notbe entitled to
practiseas a solicitorand asolicitor shall not be entitled to practise
as a barrister.(2)Thissection
doesnot apply andnever did
applyto abarrister orsolicitor in any
Commonwealth or State department acting in the course ofhis or
her official duties.(3)Any suchbarrister or
solicitor so acting shall have the same rightsand privileges as
if theLegal Practitioners Act 1881,
section 1 had not beenrepealed.1Section 20 (Certificated
conveyancer)
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Practitioners Act 1995˙Saving of the
Supreme Court Act 1921, s 4145.Nothing in this Act shall prejudice or in
anywise affect the provisionsof theSupreme Court Act 1921, section
41.2˙Right of audience
preserved46.A solicitor in any matter or
proceeding in which the solicitor or thesolicitor’s
partner acts as a solicitor shall have the same right of audience
asa solicitor in all courts in Queensland as
the solicitor had immediately priorto the passing
oftheLegal PractitionersAct
Amendment Act 1938otherthan such rights
as were conferredby theLegal
Practitioners Act 1881,section 1 hereby
repealed.†PART7—PROVISIONSFROM
LEGALASSISTANCEACT 1965†Division 1—Purpose of part˙Purpose47.Thepurpose of this partis to
make legalassistance more readilyavailable to
persons of limited means.†Division
2—Interpretation˙Definitions for pt 748.In this part—“commission”means the Legal
Aid Commission.“guarantee fund”means the Legal
Practitioners’ Fidelity Guarantee Fundestablished under
theQueensland Law Society Act 1952.2Supreme Court
Act 1995, section 41 (View by rule without
writ)
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4911s 51Legal
Practitioners Act 1995“legal aid fund”means the legal
aid fund established under theLegal AidAct
1978.“society”means the
Queensland Law Society Incorporated.†Division 3—Administration and finance˙Administration49.This
part shall be administered bythe Minister and,
subject to theMinister, by the society.˙Legal
assistance fund50.There shall be paid to the commission
by the society such part of theinterest from time
to time accruing in respect of moneys invested pursuantto
section 51(8), as may be prescribed for the time being in that
behalf by orunder section 51(9).˙Solicitors trust accounts etc.51.(1)In this
section—“balance”, in relation to
a financial institution account, means the amountstanding to the credit of the account in
excess of nil.“commencing date”means 1January 1971 or,in the case of
asolicitorwho commences
practice after 1 January, the 1 January in the calendaryear
next following the calendar year in which the solicitor
commencedpractice.“deposit
with”includes ‘pay to’ and ‘transfer to’.“first
year”means the period of 12 months beginning on
and including thecommencing date.“solicitor”means
a solicitor or conveyancer of the Supreme Court and, inrelation to any trust account, means the
solicitor or solicitors, or anyoneelse who may
lawfully operate on that trust account.“trust
account”means a financial institution account
(whether general orparticular) into which is paid any money
received bya solicitor, or
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Practitioners Act 1995where thesolicitor
practises in partnershipwith anothersolicitor
orsolicitors into which ispaid any
moneyreceived by the firm oranypartner thereof, upon trust or upon terms
requiring the solicitor, firm,or partner, as
the case may be, to account to any person therefor.“year”means the first
year and each period of 12 months thereafter.(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in
theTrustAccounts Act
1973every solicitor shall out of the moneys in
the solicitor’s trust account—(a)not
later than 20 days after the commencing date deposit with
thesociety a sum which is not less than
two-thirds of the amountwhich was the lowest balance in the
solicitor’s trust account onany day during
the period of 12 months ending on and includingthe day
immediately preceding the commencing date (the“initialperiod”) or,wherethesolicitor maintainsmorethan1trustaccount, asumwhich
isnot less than two-thirds ofthe
lowestaggregate on any day during the initial
period of the balances inthe solicitor’strust
accounts,excluding any accountsthat weremaintainedfortheexclusivebenefitofaspecificpersonorspecific persons; and(b)thereafter during the first year keep
deposited with the society asumwhich
is not at any time less than the amount prescribed byparagraph (a); and(c)during each and every year following the
first year keep depositedwiththesocietysuchasumasmaybeprescribed
or,ifnotprescribed, a sum
which is not at any time less than two-thirds ofthe
aggregate of—(i)the amount standing upondeposit by the solicitor with thesociety in accordance with the provisions of
this subsectionon the day of the lowest balance concerned;
and(ii)the amount that was the lowest balance
in the solicitor’s trustaccount on any day during the last
preceding year or, wherethe solicitor maintains more than 1
trust account, the lowestaggregate on any day during the last
preceding year of thebalancesinthesolicitor’strustaccounts,excluding
anyaccounts that were maintained for the
exclusive benefit of aspecific person or specific
persons.
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5113s 51Legal
Practitioners Act 1995(3)Where in order to
complywith the provisions of subsection (2)
inrespect of any year after the first year a
solicitor is required to deposit withthe society a
sumadditional to the amount standing
upondeposit bythesolicitor with the society during the last
preceding year in compliance withthesubsection, thesolicitor shall
bedeemed tohavecomplied withtheprovisions if the additional sum is deposited
with the society within 20 daysafter 1 January in
the year in question.(4)Asolicitorisdeemedtohavecompliedwiththeprovisionsofsubsection (2) if the sumdeposited and
kept deposited with the society isnot less than the
sum in even hundreds of dollars next below the sum that istheminimumsumthatthesolicitorisrequiredtodepositandkeepdeposited with the society in order to
comply with the subsection.(5)If at any time
during the relevant year two-thirds of the aggregateof—(a)the amount (if
any) standing upon deposit by the solicitor with thesociety in accordance with subsection (2);
and(b)the balance in the solicitor’s trust
account or, where the solicitormaintains more
than 1 trust account, the aggregate of the balancesin
the solicitor’s trust accounts, excluding any accounts that
weremaintainedfortheexclusivebenefitofaspecificpersonorspecific persons;is less than the
sum that is the minimum sum that the solicitor is required
todeposit and keep deposited with the
societyin order to comply with theprovisionsofsubsection(2),thesolicitorisdeemed,inrelationtotherelevant year, to have complied with
those provisions if—(c)until that condition ceases; or(d)until, on each of 30 consecutive days,
two-thirds of the aggregateof the amount and balance, or
balances, specified in paragraph (a)or (b)equals or exceeds the sum that the solicitor
is required todeposit and keep deposited with the society
in order to complywith the provisions of the
subsection;whichever last occurs, the sum deposited and
kept deposited by the solicitorwith the society
is asum thatis notless
than two-thirds of the aggregateof—(e)the amount (if any) standing upon
deposit by the solicitor with the
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5114s 51Legal
Practitioners Act 1995society in accordance with subsection
(2) on the day of the lowestbalance, or
lowest aggregate of balances, concerned; and(f)theamount thatwas thelowestbalance inthe
solicitor’strustaccount on
anyday during the period of 30days
ending on theday in question or, where the solicitor
maintains more than 1 trustaccount, the lowest aggregate on any
day during that period of thebalances in the
solicitor’s trust accounts, excluding any accountsthat
were maintained for the exclusive benefit of a specific
personor specific persons.(6)The
council of the society, for such reasons as it considers
sufficientand subject to such conditions (if any) as it
thinks fit, may at any time causeto be repaid all
or any part of the moneys deposited by a solicitor pursuantto
this section to—(a)the solicitor; or(b)atanytimewhen,inrelation tothemoneysinthetrustaccountortrust accountsinquestion,anotherpersonistrustee, such trustee;and the guarantee
fund shall guarantee such repayment.(7)All
moneys repaid under subsection (6) by the society to a solicitor
ortrustee shall be paid by the solicitor into a
financial institution carrying onbusinessinQueenslandtoatrustaccountmaintainedbythesolicitorpursuant to the
provisions of theTrust Accounts Act 1973and may be
dealtwith as if such moneys had not been withdrawn
from a trust account of thesolicitor.(8)Pending repaymentundersubsection (6),moneysdeposited byasolicitor with the society pursuant to this
section shall be invested by thesociety in
accordance with theStatutory Bodies Financial Arrangements
Act1982—(a)insecuritiesoforguaranteedbytheGovernmentoftheCommonwealth or the State; or(b)with or on deposit with a financial
institution or in securities of,guaranteed by, or
accepted by a financial institution; or(c)with
any authorised dealer in the short-term money market withestablished lines of credit with the Reserve
Bank of Australia as alender of last resort; or
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5115s 51Legal
Practitioners Act 1995(d)in such other
securities as are approved by the Treasurer.(9)Amountsof interest
accruing at any time and fromtime to time
inrespect of moneys so invested shall be
apportioned and paid as follows—(a)to
the society—so much of those amounts as will reimburse thesociety for its costs andexpenses incurred (and not previouslyreimbursed) in administering this
section;(b)the balance of those amounts—(i)to and into the legal aid fund—the
prescribed percentage ofthe balance;(ii)to
and into the guarantee fund—the remainder or somuchthereofaswillraiseandkeepthatfund
creditedtotheprescribed
amount;(c)anybalanceofanysuchamountsremainingaftertheapportionments and payments required by
paragraphs (a) and (b)have been made shall be paid to the
legal aid fund.(10)In subsection (9)—“prescribed
amount”means $5 000 000.“prescribedpercentage”means50%or,ifanotherpercentageisprescribed under a regulation, the
prescribed percentage.(11)Thesocietyshallkeepandmaintainaccountsofallmoneysdeposited with the
society bysolicitors pursuant to the provisions of
thissection separate from all other accounts of
the society and those accountsshallbekeptandmaintainedinsuchamannerastodisclosethetrueposition in regard
thereto and to enable the accounts to be conveniently andproperly audited.(12)Such
separate accounts shall be regularly and fully audited at
theexpense ofthe guarantee
fundbythe auditor-general and at least once
ineach half-year an audited balance sheet shall
be laid before the council of thesociety and a copy
thereof lodged with the Minister and the commissionrespectively.(13)If at
any time during the relevant year the lowest balance in the
trustaccount or trust accounts of a solicitor
together with the amount (if any) thendeposited with the
society by the solicitor amounts to less than $3 000 theobligations imposedonthe
solicitor by subsection (2)shall not apply so
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51A16Legal Practitioners Act 1995s
52long as that condition continues.(14)No action at law or in equity shall
lie against any solicitor for or onaccount of any
matter or thing whatsoever done by the solicitor or it for
thepurpose of complying with the provisions of
this section.(15)Nothinginthissection contained orimpliedshallaffect inanyway—(a)the rightsand
remedies ofthe several claimants asagainst
thesolicitororinterseintheeventofany stealing, fraudulentmisappropriation, failure toaccount, orother actcommitted inrespect of trust
moneys; or(b)the obligation imposed upon any person
under or pursuant to theQueensland Law Society Act 1952to
make any payment whetherby way of contribution or levy, to the
guarantee fund.˙Society is statutory body for statutory
deposits51A.(1)Under theStatutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act
1982,the societyis a
statutorybody in relation tothe moneys
depositedby asolicitor with the society under
section 51.(2)TheStatutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982, part 2B3setsout the way in
which the society’s powers under this Act are affected by
theStatutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act
1982.˙Limitation of actions52.No matter or thing done by the
Minister or by any person acting withthe authority of
the Minister, or done by the society, or by any member orofficer or employee of the society in good
faith and without negligence forthepurpose ofexecuting
thispart orinthe
execution ofhis,her oritspowers
and duties under this part, shall subject the Crown, or the
Minister,orthesociety,member,officer,employeeorpersontoanyliabilityinrespect thereof.3StatutoryBodiesFinancialArrangementsAct1982, part 2B (Powers under thisAct
and relationship with other Acts)
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Practitioners Act 1995˙Saving of civil
rights53.Subject to section 52 nothing done in
this part and no proceedingstaken under this
part against any person shall in any way interfere with anyrightor remedybycivil
or criminalproceedings orprocess
whichanyperson aggrieved might have had had
this part not been passed.˙Summary
proceedings etc.54.(1)Anypersonwhocontravenesorfailstocomplywithanyprovision of this part shall be guilty
of an offence against this part.(2)Except where otherwise provided all offences
against this part may beprosecuted in a summary way under
theJustices Act 1886.(3)A prosecution for an offence against
this part may be instituted at anytimewithin12monthsafterthecommissionoftheoffenceor within12
months after the commission of the offence comes to the knowledge
ofthe complainant, whichever is the later
period.(4)Withoutprejudicetoanyotherrightorremedy,allmoneysrecoverable by the
commission may be recovered as a debt by action in anycourt
of competent jurisdiction.˙General
penalties55.A person guilty of an offence against
any provision of this part shallbe liable, if
nospecific penalty isprovided for that
offence, to a fine notexceeding 5 penalty units or to 3
months imprisonment.†PART
8—PROVISIONSFROMLEGALPRACTITIONERSACT
AMENDMENTACT 1968˙Definitions for pt 856.In
this part—“board”means the
Solicitors’ Board constituted under the rules of
court.
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5718s 59Legal
Practitioners Act 1995“rules of court”means theSolicitors’ Admission Rules 1968.“solicitor”means solicitor
of the Supreme Court.“solicitors’ board examinations”meansexaminations
conducted by theboard under and in accordance with the rules
of court.˙Construction57.The
rules of court shall be read with and subject to the provisions
ofthis part.˙Admission of certain solicitors as
barristers59.(1)Any solicitor of
good repute who—(a)is serving in any 1 of the following
offices—(i)the solicitor-general’s office;(ii)the crown solicitor’s office;(iii)the public
defender’s office;(iv)the office of the parliamentary
counsel;(v)a registry of the Supreme
Court;(vi)thepublictrust
officeandanybranchof
thepublic trustoffice;(vii)
the office of the director of public prosecutions;(viii)the legal aid commission;(ix)any division or other part of the
department that was before23October 1989
known asthe solicitor-general’s office orthe
crown solicitor’s office; or(b)is
serving in or occupying the position of—(i)chiefexecutiveofthedepartmentinwhichthisActisadministered;
or(ii)a stipendiary magistrate; or(iii)chiefLandCourtadvocate, a
LandCourtadvocate
oranassistant Land Court
advocate;
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Practitioners Act 1995andwhohascompletedaperiodof5yearsserviceasprescribed bysubsection (2)
shall upon motion at any sittings of the Court of Appeal atthesolicitor’sownrequest be called and admittedas a
barrister-at-lawwithoutbeingrequiredtopassanyexamination,andthereuponthesolicitor’s name shall be removed from the
roll of solicitors.(2)Theperiodofservicetobecompletedforthepurposesofsubsection (1) shall be served after
admission as a solicitor in 1 or more ofthe following
positions or capacities—(a)an officer
performing official duties as a solicitor in 1 or more ofthe
offices set forth in section 58(2);(b)a
stipendiary magistrate;(c)aregistrar,deputy
registrarortaxingofficerofthe SupremeCourt;(d)a registrar of the District
Court;(e)a clerk of a Magistrates Court;(f)chief Land Court advocate, a Land
Court advocate or an assistantLand Court
advocate.(3)In calculating such period of service,
service wholly before or whollyafter or partly
before and partly after the passing of theLegal
PractitionersAct Amendment Act 1968may be
included.†PART9—MISCELLANEOUS˙Approved forms60.The
chief executive may approve forms for use under this Act
(otherthan forms for use in or in relation to a
court).˙Regulation making power61.(1)The Governor in
Council may make regulations under this Act.(2)A
regulation maymakeprovision about a matter mentioned in
the
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6220s 62Legal
Practitioners Act 1995schedule.˙References to certain Acts and
provisions62.(1)In an Act or
document, a reference to any of the following Actsmay,if the context permits, be taken to be
a reference to this Act, and areference(whetherexpressorimplied)toaprovisionofanyofthefollowing Acts that was relocated to this Act
may, if the context permits, betaken to be a
reference to the corresponding provision of this Act—•Legal Assistance Act 1965•Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act
1938•Solicitors Act 1891.(2)In an Act or
document, a reference (whether express or implied) to aprovision of the Supreme Court Acts (whether
or not the reference includesa year or years)
or to any of the following Acts that was relocated to this
Actmay,if the context permits, be taken to be
a reference to this Act orthecorresponding
provision of this Act, as the case requires—•Costs Act 1867•Supreme Court Act 1867•Supreme Court Act 1921.(3)In an Act or document, a reference to
theLegalPractitionersActAmendment Act 1968is a reference to
this Act.
21Legal Practitioners Act 1995¡SCHEDULE†SUBJECT MATTERSFORREGULATIONSsection
60(1)˙Trust accounts1.Prescribing any matters and things necessary
or desirable with respecttothedepositingwiththeQueenslandLawSocietyIncorporated(the“society”) of moneys from
trust accounts of solicitors and the repayment ofsuchmoneysbythe
society to solicitors; providing forthe furnishing
asprescribed of certificates of compliance with
respect to the depositing bysolicitors
ofmoneysinaccordance with section 51andprescribing thepersons to and by
whom and the times and occasions when such certificatesshallbe furnished;prescribing any
mattersand thingsinrelation totheguaranteeingofthoserepaymentsbytheLegalPractitioners’ FidelityGuarantee Fund
established under theQueensland Law Society Act 1952.˙Accounts3.Prescribing the accounts required to
be kept in relation to the moneysreceivedbyQueenslandLawSocietyIncorporatedandLegalAidQueensland forthe purposes
ofthis Act and prescribing,regulating andcontrolling the
mode of keeping and maintaining those accounts and makingsuchprovisionasmaybenecessaryordesirablewithrespecttotheinspection, examination and audit of
all or any of those accounts.˙Facilitation of proof4.The
mode and onus of proof required to be proved under and for
thepurposes of this Act and for facilitating
such proof; for the purposes of anyproceedings under
this Act dispensing with proof of any formal matters asto
handwriting or documents or of authority.
23Legal Practitioners Act 19954´AIAamdamdtchdefdivexpgazhdginslapnotfdo in comorigpparaprecpresprev====================KeyKey to abbreviations in list of
legislation and annotationsActs Interpretation Act 1954amendedamendmentchapterdefinitiondivisionexpires/expiredgazetteheadinginsertedlapsednotifiedorder
in councilomittedoriginalpageparagraphprecedingpresentprevious(prev)procprovptpubdR[X]RArelocrenumrepsschsdivSIASIR===============SLsubunnum===previouslyproclamationprovisionpartpublishedReprint
No.[X]Reprints Act 1992relocatedrenumberedrepealedsectionschedulesubdivisionStatutory
Instruments Act 1992Statutory InstrumentsRegulation
1992subordinate legislationsubstitutedunnumbered´5Table of earlier
reprintsTABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS BEFORE
CONSOLIDATION[If a reprint number includes a roman letter,
the reprint was released in unauthorised,electronic form
only.]Costs Act 1867Reprint
No.Amendments includedReprint
date1to Act 8 Edw 7 No. 18 of19
July 19941908Reprint No.1Solicitors Act 1891Amendments
includedReprint dateto Act 8 Edw 7
No. 18 of190822 December 1994
24Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938Reprint
No.Amendments includedReprint
date1Act No. 20 of 199327 July
1994Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act
1968Reprint No.Amendments
includedReprint date1Act
No. 32 of 199328 July 1994TABLE OF EARLIER
REPRINTS AFTER CONSOLIDATION[If a reprint
number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in
unauthorised,electronic form only.]Reprint
No.Amendments includedReprint
date1to Act No. 58 of 19958
December 19951Ato Act No. 79 of 19967
February 19971Bto Act No. 82 of 19975
January 19981Cto Act No. 20 of 19981
July 19981Dto Act No. 20 of 199831
July 19982to Act No. 20 of 19982
July 19992Ato Act No. 46 of 20008
November 2000´6Tables in
earlier reprintsTABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS BEFORE
CONSOLIDATIONCosts Act 1867Name of
tableReprint No.Changed names and
titlesComparative legislationRenumbered
provisions111Solicitors Act 1891Name of
tableComparative legislationObsolete and
redundant provisionsRenumbered provisionsReprint
No.111
25Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938Name of
tableReprint No.Renumbered
provisions1Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act
1968Name of tableReprint
No.Changed names and titlesCorrected minor
errorsObsolete and redundant provisionsRenumbered provisions1111TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS AFTER
CONSOLIDATIONName of tableReprint
No.Changed names and titlesComparative
legislationCorrected minor errorsObsolete and
redundant provisionsRenumbered provisions11111´7List
of legislationListoflegislationtoCostsAct186731VicNo.20—beforerelocationofprovisions to Legal Practitioners Act
1995Costs Act 1867 31 Vic No. 20date
of assent 28 December 1867commenced 31 December 1867 (see s
37)as amended by—Criminal Code Act
1899 63 Vic No. 9date of assent 28 November 1899commenced on date of assentActs
Citation Act 1903 3 Edw7No.10 s
10 sch 3(prevActs
ShorteningActAmendment Act 1903)date
of assent 13 November 1903commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No.
18date of assent 23 December 1908commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1
26Legal Practitioners Act 1995date
of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentList
of legislation to SupremeCourt Act 1867 31 Vic No. 23—before
relocationof provisions to Legal Practitioners Act
1995Supreme Court Act 1867 31 Vic No. 23date
of assent 28 December 1867commenced 31 December 1867 (see s
64)as amended by—Supreme Court Act
1874 38 Vic No. 3 s 1date of assent 30 June 1874commenced on date of assentSheriff’s Act 1875 39 Vic No. 3 s 1date
of assent 13 July 1875commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Act 1895 59 Vic No. 21 s 3 sch
3date of assent 19 December 1895commenced on date of assentCriminal Code Act 1899 63 Vic No. 9 s 3(2)
sch 3date of assent 28 November 1899commenced on date of assentActs
Citation Act 1903 3 Edw7No.10 s
10 sch 3(prevActs
ShorteningActAmendment Act 1903)date
of assent 13 November 1903commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18
s 2 sch 1date of assent 23 December 1908commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Act 1921 12 Geo 5 No. 15 s
12(2)(iii)date of assent 5 November 1921commenced 31 March 1922 (proc pubd gaz 30
March 1922 p 999)Supreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1960 9 Eliz
2 No. 37 s 4date of assent 14 December 1960commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1965 No. 7 s
2date of assent 8 April 1965commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Act Amendment Act 1973 No. 50 s
2date of assent 22 October 1973commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1980 No. 57
s 4
27Legal Practitioners Act 1995date
of assent 30 September 1980commenced 6 November 1980 (proc pubd
gaz 1 November 1980 p 1039)Succession Act 1981 No. 69 s 3(1) sch
1date of assent 7 October 1981commenced 1 January 1982 (proc pubd gaz 19
December 1981 p 1622)Supreme Court Judges Appointment Act
1983 No. 6 s 6date of assent 21 March 1983commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1985 No. 51
s 3date of assent 19 September 1985commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1989 No. 57
s 3date of assent 5 May 1989commenced on date of assentSupreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 No. 68
ss 1–2, 111 sch 2date of assent 24 October 1991ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 14 December 1991 (1991 SL No. 173)Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1992 No. 40 pts 1, 5date of assent 14
August 1992commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1993 No. 20 pts 1, 3date of assent 28
May 1993commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentList
oflegislation to SolicitorsAct
1891 55VicNo.22—beforerelocation ofprovisions to
Legal Practitioners Act 1995Solicitors Act
1891 55 Vic No. 22date of assent 5 November 1891commenced on date of assentas
amended by—Statute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18
sch 1date of assent 23 December 1908commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assent
28Legal Practitioners Act 1995ListoflegislationtoSupremeCourtAct192112Geo5No.15—beforerelocation of
provisions to Legal Practitioners Act 1995Supreme Court Act
1921 12 Geo 5 No. 15date of assent 5 November 1921commenced 31 March 1922 (proc pubd gaz 30
March 1922 p 999)as amended by—Industrial
Arbitration Act Amendment Act 1925 16 Geo 5 No. 13 s 6 schdate
of assent 26 October 1925commenced on date of assentFinancial Emergency Act 1931 22 Geo 5 No. 1 s
6(2)(ii)date of assent 29 June 1931commenced 1 July 1931 (proc pubd gaz 30 June
1931 p 2505)Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938 2
Geo 6 No. 20 s 7date of assent 24 November 1938commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Act Amendment Act 1941 5 Geo 6
No. 11 s 2date of assent 20 November 1941commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1944 9 Geo 6
No. 3 s 2(2)(ii)date of assent 14 December 1944commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1946 10 Geo
6 No. 53 s 3date of assent 9 December 1946commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1949 13 Geo
6 No. 42 s 3date of assent 10 November 1949commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1952 1 Eliz
2 No. 30 s 3date of assent 16 October 1952commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts and Another Act Amendment
Act 1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 34 s 4date of assent 24
November 1955commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act (No. 2) 1955
4 Eliz 2 No. 35 s 5date of assent 30 November 1955commenced on date of assentDistrict Courts Act 1958 7 Eliz 2 No. 66 s
4(1)date of assent 16 December 1958commenced 10 April 1959 (proc pubd gaz 10
April 1959 p 1939)
29Legal Practitioners Act 1995Supreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1961 10 Eliz
2 No. 4 s 3date of assent 17 March 1961commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act (No. 2) 1963
No. 46 s 2date of assent 20 December 1963commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1975 No. 3 s
3date of assent 3 April 1975commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Act Amendment Act 1979 No. 18 s
2date of assent 15 May 1979commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts Amendment Act 1982 No. 49
s 3date of assent 22 October 1982commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Judges Appointment Act 1983 No.
6 s 7date of assent 21 March 1983commenced on date of assentSupreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 No. 68
ss 1–2, 111 sch 2date of assent 24 October 1991ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 14 December 1991 (1991 SL No. 173)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
(No. 2) 1992 No. 68 s 3 sch 1date of assent 7
December 1992commenced on date of assentJusticeandAttorney-General(MiscellaneousProvisions)Act1994No.24ss
1–3(1) schdate of assent 10 May 1994ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 30 May 1994 (1994 SL No. 168)Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentListof legislationto LegalPractitioners ActAmendmentAct1938 2Geo6No. 20—before relocation of provisions
to Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938 2 Geo 6 No. 20date
of assent 24 November 1938commenced on date of assentas
amended by—
30Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1946 10 Geo 6 No. 16date
of assent 11 April 1946commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1947 11 Geo 6 No. 32date
of assent 24 November 1947commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Acts and Another Act Amendment
Act 1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 34 pt 3date of assent 24
November 1955commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1961 10 Eliz 2 No. 35date
of assent 4 December 1961commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1965 No. 8date of assent 21
April 1965commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968 No. 45date of assent 19
December 1968commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1993 No. 20 pts 1, 5date of assent 28
May 1993commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentList
oflegislation toLegalAssistanceAct 1965No.67—beforerelocation
ofprovisions to Legal Practitioners Act
1995Legal Assistance Act 1965 No. 67date
of assent 24 December 1965commenced 14 February 1966 (proc pubd
gaz 12 February 1966 p 1156)as amended
by—Legal Assistance Act Amendment Act 1970 No.
46date of assent 21 December 1970s 3
commenced 1 January 1971 (see s 3(4))remaining
provisions commenced on date of assentLegal Assistance
Act Amendment Act 1971 No. 44date of assent 1
November 1971commenced on date of assentPublic
Defence Act 1974 No. 3 s 3date of assent 2 April 1974commenced 1 July 1974 (proc pubd gaz 15 June
1974 p 997)
31Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Assistance Act Amendment Act 1975 No. 6date of assent 1
May 1975commenced on date of assentLegal
Aid Act 1978 No. 23 s 4 schdate of assent 2 June 1978commenced3 December1979
(sees 2(2) and noticepubd gaz15
September1979 p 278)Queensland Law
Society Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1979 No. 17 pt 3date
of assent 15 May 1979commenced on date of assentLegal
Assistance Act Amendment Act 1981 No. 71date of assent 7
October 1981commenced on date of assentQueensland Law Society Act and Another Act
Amendment Act 1988 No. 93 pt 3date of assent 1
December 1988commenced on date of assentPublic
Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1990 (No. 2) No. 80 s 3
sch 1date of assent 14 November 1990commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentListoflegislationtoLegalPractitionersActsAmendmentAct1968No. 45—before relocation of provisions
to Legal Practitioners Act 1995Legal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968 No. 45date of assent 19
December 1968commenced on date of assentas
amended by—Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1974
No. 5date of assent 2 April 1974commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1977 No. 28date of assent 21
April 1977commenced on date of assentDirector ofProsecutions
Act1984 No. 95 s 34(1)–(2) (as amd byAct
No. 25 of1985 s 7)date of assent 6
December 1984commenced 17 January 1985 (proc pubd gaz 19
January 1985 p 165)
32Legal Practitioners Act 1995Public
Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1990 (No. 2) No. 80 s 3
sch 1date of assent 14 November 1990commenced 25 September 1989 (see s
2(3))Legal Aid Act Amendment and Public Defence
Act Repeal Act 1991 No. 3 pt 4date of assent 6
March 1991commenced 28 March 1991 (proc pubd gaz 23
March 1991 p 1761)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2 (as amd by ActNo. 68 of 1992 s
3 sch 2 as from 17 December 1991 (see s 3 sch 2))date
of assent 17 December 1991commenced on date of assentSupreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1993 No. 20 pts 1, 5date of assent 28
May 1993commenced on date of assentStatute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1993 No. 32 ss 1–3 sch 1date of assent 3 June 1993commenced on date of assentStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentLegal
Practitioners Act 1995 (prev Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act
1968No. 45)as amended
by—Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58
ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28 November 1995commenced on date of assentPublic
Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2date of assent 22
October 1996ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 1 December
1996 (1996 SL No. 361)Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements
AmendmentAct 1996 No. 54 ss 1–2,9 schdate
of assent 20 November 1996ss 1–2 commenced on date of
assentremaining provisions commenced 1 June 1997
(1997 SL No. 128)Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1996 No. 79 pts 1, 22(as amd1998
No. 20 ss 1, 2(3), 27 sch 2)date of assent 12
December 1996ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremainingprovisionscommenced30November1998(automaticcommencementunder AIA s
15DA(2) on 30 November 1998) (1997 SL No.392 s 2(2) as amd
1997 SL No. 430 s 3)
33Legal Practitioners Act 1995MiscellaneousActs(Non-bankFinancialInstitutions)AmendmentAct1997No. 17 ss 1–2 pt
4date of assent 15 May 1997ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 8 May 1998 (1998 SL No. 111)Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 No. 82ss 1, 2(1), 3,
schdate of assent 5 December 1997commenced on date of assentCivil
Justice Reform Act 1998 No. 20 ss 1, 2(3), 27 sch 2date
of assent 1 May 1998ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 1 July 1998
(1998 SL No. 122)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
2000 No. 46 ss 1, 3 schdate of assent 25 October 2000commenced on date of assentLegal
Profession Act 2003 No. 97 ss 1, 2(2), 396 sch 2date
of assent 3 December 2003ss 1–2 commenced on date of
assentremaining provisions never proclaimed into
force and rep 2004 No. 11 s 642Legal Profession
Act 2004 No. 11 ss 1, 2(2), 629 sch 2date of assent 31
May 2004ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2004
(2004 SL No. 106)Note—s58wasrelocatedtotheLegalProfessionAct2004
(2004 No. 11s 629)´8List of annotationsLegalPractitioners Act1995(prevLegalPractitionersActAmendmentAct1968)Long titlesub
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 72 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)PART
1—PRELIMINARYpt hdgins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1Short titles 1sub
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Act is a consolidationprov
hdgamd 1996 No. 79 s 73(1)s 2prev
s 2 om 1993 No. 20 s 9pres s 2 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch
1
34Legal Practitioners Act 1995amd
1996 No. 79 s 73(2)(om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2); 1998 No. 20 s
27sch 2Definitions
3prev s 3 om R1 (see RA s 40)pres
s 3 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1PART 2—PROVISIONS
FROM COSTS ACT 1867pt hdgins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Division 1—Purpose of partdiv
hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 div 1 hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Purposes4(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 1A)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Division 1A—Definitionsdiv 1A (s
4A)ins 1996 No. 79 s 74 (never proclaimed into
force and om 1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)Division
2—Attorney’s bill of costsdiv hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 div 1A hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Bills
to be delivereds 5(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 22)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 75 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Evidence of delivery of bills
6prev s 6 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pres
s 6 (prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 23)amd 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 79 s 76 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Division 3—Taxation of costsdiv
hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 div 2 hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
35Legal Practitioners Act 1995Taxation of bills within a months
7(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 24)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 77 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Taxation after 1 months 8(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 25)amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 78 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Division 4—Costs of taxationdiv
hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 div 3 hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Payment of costs of taxations
9(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 26)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 79 s 79 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Division 5—Mode and consequences of
taxationdiv hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 div 4 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Skill
and responsibility to be considereds 10(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 27)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Assistance of prothonotarys
11(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 28)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Form
of application for taxing etc.prov hdgamd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 12(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 s 29)amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 80 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2
36Legal Practitioners Act 1995Division 6—Taxation on behalf of third
partiesdiv hdg(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 div 5 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Third
parties applying for taxations 13(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 30)amd 1903 3 Edw 7 No. 10 s 10 sch
3reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 79 s 81 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Bills against trustees assignees
administrators or executorss 14(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 s 31)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 79 s 82 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Delivery of bill to third partiess
15(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 32)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 79 s 83 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Division 7—Limitationdiv hdg(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 div 6 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Taxation of bill after payments
16(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 33)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 84 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2Division 8—Retaxationdiv hdg(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 20 div 7 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
37Legal Practitioners Act 1995Retaxation and reviewprov hdgsub
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 17(prev 1867 31 Vic
No. 20 s 34)amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 85 (neverproclaimedinto force and om
1998 No. 20s 27 sch 2)om 1998 No. 20 s
27 sch 2PART 3—PROVISIONS FROM SUPREME COURT ACT
1867pt hdgins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1Attorneys in certain cases may be called to
the bar upon motion in courts 18(prev
1867 31 Vic No. 23 s 40)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Conveyancing how prohibiteds
19(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 41)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Certified conveyancerprov
hdgamd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s
20(prev 1867 31 Vic No. 20 s 42)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1PART
4—PROVISIONS FROM SOLICITORS ACT 1891pt hdgins
1995 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Division 1—Purpose of partdiv
hdg(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 div 1 hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Purposes 21(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 1)sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Division 2—Interpretationdiv hdg(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 div 2 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Definitions for pt 4prov
hdgsub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s
22(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 2)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
38Legal Practitioners Act 1995Division 3—Agreements between solicitors and
their clientsdiv hdg(prev 1891 55 Vic
No. 22 div 3 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2The
remuneration of solicitors may be fixed by agreements
23(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 3)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Amount payable under agreement not to
be paid until allowed by taxing officers 24(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 3A)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Saving of interests of third
partiess 25(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 4)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Agreements shall exclude further
claimss 26(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 5)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Reservation of responsibility for
negligences 27(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 6)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Examination and enforcement of
agreementss 28(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 7)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Improper agreements may be set asides
29(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 8)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Agreements may be reopened after payment in
special casess 30(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 9)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Prohibition of certain stipulationss
31(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 10)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
39Legal Practitioners Act 1995Not to
give validity to contracts etc. which may be void in
insolvencys 32(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 11)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Provision in case of death or
incapacity of the solicitors 33(prev 1891 55 Vic
No. 22 s 12)amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2As to
change of solicitor after agreements 34(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 13)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Agreement to be disclosed by
solicitors 35(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 14)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Agreements shall be exempt from
taxations 36(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 15)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Division 4—Generaldiv hdg(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 div 4 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Security may be taken for future
costss 37(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 16)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Interest may be allowed on taxation in
respect of disbursements and advancess 38(prev
1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 17)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Taxing officer to have regard to
character of servicess 39(prev 1891 55 Vic
No. 22 s 18)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om
1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2Revival of order for payment of
costss 40(prev 1891 55 Vic No. 22 s 19) reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (as 1991 No.68 s 116I)reloc
to 1991 No. 68 as s 116I 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
40Legal Practitioners Act 1995PART
5—PROVISIONS FROM SUPREME COURT ACT 1921pt hdgins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Admission of certain solicitors as
barristerss 41(prev 1921 12 Geo 5 No. 15 s
10)reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Admission of certain barristers as
solicitorss 42(prev 1921 12 Geo 5 No. 15 s
10A)ins 1938 2 Geo 6 No. 20 s 7amd
1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 34 s 4; 1979 No. 18 s 2reloc 1995 No. 58
s 4 sch 1PART6—PROVISIONSFROMLEGALPRACTITIONERSACTAMENDMENT ACT 1938pt hdgins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Restriction on admission to practise as
a conveyancers 43(prev 1938 2 Geo 6 No. 20 s 2)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Restriction in respect of practice as to
barristers and solicitorss 44(prev 1938 2 Geo
6 No. 20 s 5)amd 1946 10 Geo 6 No. 16 s 2reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Saving of the Supreme Court Act 1921, s
41prov hdgamd R1 (see RA s
30A)s 45(prev 1938 2 Geo 6 No. 20 s 8)reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Right of audience preserveds
46(prev 1938 2 Geo 6 No. 20 s 10)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1PART
7—PROVISIONS FROM LEGAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1965pt hdgins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Division 1—Purpose of partdiv
hdg(prev 1965 No. 67 div 1 hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Purposes 47(prev
1965 No. 67 s 3)sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Division 2—Interpretationdiv
hdg(prev 1965 No. 67 div 1A hdg)ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch
1
41Legal Practitioners Act 1995Definitions for pt 7s 48(prev
1965 No. 67 s 3A)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Division 3—Administration and
financediv hdg(prev 1965 No. 67
div 2 hdg)ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Administrations 49(prev
1965 No. 67 s 4)amd 1978 No. 23 s 4(1) schreloc
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1997 No. 82 s 3 schLegal
assistance funds 50(prev 1965 No. 67 s 9)amd
1978 No. 23 s 4(1) sch; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58
s 4 sch 1Solicitors trust accounts etc.prov
hdgamd 1997 No. 17 s 21(1)s 51(prev
1965 No. 67 s 10)amd 1970 No.46 s 3(1);
1975No. 6 s 2;1978 No. 23 s
4(1) sch; 1979No. 17 s 10; 1981 No. 71 s 2; 1988 No. 93 s
17; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd
1996 No. 54 s 9 sch; 1997 No. 17 s 21(2)–(8)Society is
statutory body for statutory depositss 51Ains
1996 No. 54 s 9 schLimitation of actionss 52(prev
1965 No. 67 s 31(1))amd 1978 No. 23 s 4(1) sch; 1995 No. 58 s 4
sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Saving
of civil rightss 53(prev 1965 No. 67 s 31A)amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1prev s 31(2) renum as 31A 1995 No. 58
s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Summaryproceedingsetc.s
54(prev 1965 No. 67 s 32)amd 1978 No. 23 s
4(1) sch; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58
s 4 sch 1General penaltiess 55(prev
1965 No. 67 s 33)amd 1978 No. 23 s 4(1) sch; 1995 No. 58 s 4
sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
42Legal Practitioners Act 1995PART8—PROVISIONSFROMLEGALPRACTITIONERSACTAMENDMENT ACT 1968pt hdgins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Definitions for pt 8prov
hdgsub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s
56amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1def“Director-General”ins 1990 No. 80 s
3 sch 1amd 1991 No. 3 s 4.2om R1 (see RA s
39)def“rules of court”amd 1995 No. 58 s
4 sch 1Constructions 57amd
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Qualifications for admissions
58amd 1974 No. 5 s 3; 1977 No. 28 s 3; 1984
No. 95 s 34(1)(a); 1990 No. 80s 3 sch1;
1991 No. 3 s4.3; 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2; 1993 No.32 s
3sch 1; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1996 No. 37 s
147 sch 2; 2000 No. 46 s 3sch; 2004 No. 11 s 629 sch 2reloc
to 2004 No. 11 sch 3Admission of certain solicitors as
barristerss 59amd 1974 No. 5 s 4; 1984 No. 95 s
34(1)(b); 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 1; 1991No. 3 s 4.4; 1991
No. 97 s 3 sch 2; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 2000 No. 46s 3
schPART 9—MISCELLANEOUSpt hdgins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Approved formss 60prev
s 9 om 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2pres s 60 ins
1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Regulation making powers
61ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1References to certain Acts and
provisionss 62ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Numbering and renumbering of Acts
12ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om R1
(see RA s 37)SCHEDULE—SUBJECT MATTERS FOR
REGULATIONS(prev 1965 No. 67 sch)amd 1978 No. 23 s
4(1) schreloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1Trust
accountsprov hdgamd 1997 No. 17 s
22(1)s 1orig s 1 om 1978 No. 23 s 4(1)
schpres s 1 amd 1997 No. 17 s 22(2); 1997 No.
82 s 3 sch
