WA CPD requirements

Solicitors' CPD is administered by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, and barristers have a separate scheme. Both need 10 points a year (1 April – 31 March), with four compulsory areas for solicitors and five for barristers.

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Solicitors

10 points

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Legal Practice Board of Western Australia1 April to 31 MarchOfficial source
Regulator
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
CPD year
1 April to 31 March
Mandatory categories
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility: 1 minimum
  • Practice Management and Business Skills: 1 minimum
  • Professional Skills: 1 minimum
  • Substantive Law: 1 minimum
Interactive minimum
At least 5 of the 10 points must come from interactive activities: live sessions or webinars, face-to-face activities where questions can be asked, activities with a testing or assessment component, or eligible publication activities.
Caps
  • Private study of audio/visual material: 5 maximum
  • Research, preparation or editing of legal articles: 5 maximum
  • Preparation and presentation of CPD activities: 5 maximum
  • Membership of legal committees, taskforces or practice sections: 3 maximum
Carry-over
A maximum of 3 solicitor points completed between 1 January and 31 March may be carried into the following CPD year if the current year's requirements remain met.
Notes
  • WA joined the Uniform Law scheme on 1 July 2022; the Uniform CPD (Solicitors) Rules apply.

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Barristers

10 points

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Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (Western Australian Bar Association)1 April to 31 MarchOfficial source
Regulator
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (Western Australian Bar Association)
CPD year
1 April to 31 March
Mandatory categories
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility: 1 minimum
  • Practice Management and Business Skills: 1 minimum
  • Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence: 1 minimum
  • Barristers' Skills: 1 minimum
  • Equality and Wellbeing: 1 minimum
Interactive minimum
At least 5 of the 10 points must come from interactive activities: live sessions or webinars, face-to-face activities where questions can be asked, activities with a testing or assessment component, or eligible publication activities.
Carry-over
No carry-over rule is recorded in this profile.
Notes
  • Equality and Wellbeing is a mandatory category from 1 April 2026 under the Amendment (Mandatory CPD) Rule 2025.

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