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CPD Rules and Requirements
The Legal Profession Act 2008, along with the Legal Profession Rules 2009 and the Legal Profession Regulations 2009, came into effect on 1 March 2009.
Practising Certificate holders will be required to comply with the Legal Profession Rules 2009 relating to CPD. Click here to view these Rules.
The Legal Practice Board is the regulator of CPD in Western Australia.
Brief Overview of CPD Rules
The CPD year commences on 1 April and ends on 31 March the following year. In each year a minimum of 10 CPD points must be completed in order for a practitioner to renew their Practising Certificate.It is required of each practitioner to complete these 10 points from the following Competency Areas:
Competency Area 1: Legal Skills or Practice
Competency Area 2: Ethics or Professional Responsibility
Competency Area 3: Substantive Law
Dependant upon your level of post-admission experience, your CPD requirements may vary.
Please refer to the table below for an overview of your annual requirements
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Less than five years practising (as at the commencement of CPD period) |
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Competency Area 1 |
Legal Skills or Practice |
Minimum 4 CPD points |
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Competency Area 2 |
Ethics or Professional Responsibility |
Minimum 4 CPD points |
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At least five year practising (as at the commencement of CPD period) |
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1 |
Legal Skills or Practice |
Minimum 2 CPD points |
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Competency Area 2 |
Ethics or Professional Responsibility |
Minimum 2 CPD points |
If you have any queries regarding your CPD requirements please contact the Legal Practice Board.
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