SA CPD requirements

The Law Society of South Australia administers one CPD scheme for solicitors and barristers: 10 points a year (1 April – 31 March) across four compulsory areas.

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Law Society of South Australia1 April to 31 MarchOfficial source
Regulator
Law Society of South Australia
CPD year
1 April to 31 March
Mandatory categories
  • Practical Legal Ethics: 1 minimum
  • Practice Management or Business Skills: 1 minimum
  • Professional Skills: 1 minimum
  • Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment: 1 minimum
Caps
  • Viewing or listening to recorded or web-based material: 5 maximum
  • Preparing material for any one seminar or workshop: 4 maximum
  • Publishing, substantively editing or refereeing an article: 5 maximum
  • Committee membership and meeting attendance: 5 maximum
Carry-over
Points completed between 1 January and 31 March may be allocated to the current or the following CPD year, but only once; for barristers, Bar-sponsored points carried forward are capped at 5.
Notes
  • South Australia runs one CPD scheme covering solicitors and barristers.
  • The Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment unit is mandatory from 1 April 2021.

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