ACT CPD requirements

Solicitors' CPD is administered by the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory, and barristers have a separate scheme. Both need 10 points a year (1 April – 31 March) across four compulsory areas.

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Solicitors

10 points

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Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory1 April to 31 MarchOfficial source
Regulator
Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
CPD year
1 April to 31 March
Mandatory categories
  • Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility: 1 minimum
  • Practice Management and Business Skills: 1 minimum
  • Professional Skills: 1 minimum
  • Substantive Law and Procedural Law: 1 minimum
Caps
  • Preparation or presentation of CPD activities: 5 maximum
  • Writing or structural editing of legal articles: 5 maximum
  • Legal committee participation: 3 maximum
Carry-over
Up to 3 points completed between 1 January and 31 March may be counted in the following CPD year after the current requirement is met.

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Barristers

10 points

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ACT Bar Association1 April to 31 MarchOfficial source
Regulator
ACT Bar Association
CPD year
1 April to 31 March
Mandatory categories
  • Ethics and Regulation of the Profession: 1 minimum
  • Management: 1 minimum
  • Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence: 1 minimum
  • Advocacy, Mediation and other Barristers' Skills: 1 minimum
Caps
  • Active engagement in online legal programs: 6 maximum
Carry-over
No carry-over rule is recorded in this profile.

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