Practitioner membership application

Please select your membership type*

Do you wish to add CPD Active for an extra $800 to your membership*

For a $800 flat fee CPD Active gives you access to an extensive range of seminars at no extra cost, $20 eLearning seminars, 10 complimentary seminar papers and 10% further discount to Law Society events. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply.

Personal Details

Name*

Title First Name Surname (and post nominals if applicable)

Preferred Name

Date of Birth*

Admission date

Practising Certificate Number

Qualifications

Referred by

Other Professional memberships

Please list any other professional organisations of which you are a member

Email Addresses

Primary email*

Please supply two email addresses to receive important membership information and news. This will ensure we can contact you should you change employers

Secondary email

Personal Contact Details

Phone

Mobile

Personal Address*

Street address Suburb State Post Code Country

Professional Contact Details

Position/Job Title

Organisation Name

Phone*

Fax

Professional Address*

As Above

Street address Suburb State Post Code Country

Preferences

Preferred mailing address*

How would you like to receive the Society's Brief journal*

Area of Practice

Please nominate your area(s) of practice. Hold Ctrl to select multiple areas

Professional Interests

Please nominate your area(s) of interest. Hold Ctrl to select multiple areas

Agreements

Disclosure of membership*

Unless you notify the Society otherwise in writing:
(a) your new membership status will be listed in the Society's Brief journal; and
(b) it is assumed that this Society is authorised to disclose the fact of your membership to any reputable organisation which the Society might be associated with if that association results in benefits to the Society

I acknowledge

Member Agreement*

(a) my membership is subject to the Constitution of the Society (as amended from time to time);
(b) as a requirement for Ordinary membership, the Constitution of the Society requires an Ordinary member to be an Australian Legal Practitioner;
(c) by:
(i) s5(a) of the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA) (Act), an Australian legal practitioner means an Australian lawyer who holds a current local practising certificate or a current interstate practising certificate; and
(ii) s36(3) of the Act, a WA government lawyer engaged in government work (as those expressions are defined within s36) is taken to be an Australian legal practitioner;
(d) all Australian legal practitioners practising in Western Australia are governed by the Act (as amended from time to time) and bound by the Legal Profession Conduct Rules 2010 (WA) (as amended from time to time) in addition to any duty or requirement imposed on a practitioner by statute, law or equity; and
(e) if I hold an Australian practising certificate and this form is not accompanied by a completed “Professional Standards Scheme Participant Information” form:
(i) this form stands as an application by me for exemption from participation in the Society’s Professional Standards Scheme; and
(ii) I will not enjoy any benefits under the Scheme should the Society exempt me from participation in the Scheme.

I acknowledge and agree

Privacy Statement*

LAW SOCIETY OF WA (INC) COLLECTION NOTICE: The Society collects the personal information contained in this form pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act, 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles. The information is collected by the Society to enable it to deal with the matters the subject of this form and to provide its services and benefits (and the benefits and services of the Law Council of Australia) to its members and the public. Those services and benefits are set out on the Society’s website (lawsocietywa.asn.au). If the information collected in this form is not provided, the Society may not be able to provide its services as effectively. Individuals who wish to access information held about them, who wish to make any complaints or who wish to obtain details about information which is disclosed by the Society to overseas recipients may do so by accessing the Privacy Collection Notice located on the Society’s website or may contact the Society’s Privacy Officer.
USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY: The Society reserves the right to use photography and filming from its events for future promotional use. Please advise a Society staff member at each event if you wish to opt out.

I acknowledge

Professional Standards Scheme

On 1 July 2014 the Society launched a Professional Standards Scheme (Scheme) for the benefit of its members.

Incorporated Legal Practice (ILP) members, Ordinary members and Life members of the Society who hold an Australian Practising Certificate are automatically members of the Scheme unless exempted by the Society from participation on application by the member.

To allow the Society to administer the Scheme appropriately, and to calculate the monetary ceiling (maximum amount of liability) which may apply in any given case, the Society requires each applicant for Ordinary membership or ILP membership to complete a Professional Standards Scheme Participant Information form.

Please note that any application for Ordinary membership (by a person who holds an Australian Practising Certificate) or ILP membership which is not accompanied by a completed “Professional Standards Scheme Participant Information” form will be treated by the Society as an application for exemption from participation in the Scheme.

Do you want to benefit from the Scheme*

Please note there is a $50 administration fee to participate

Please complete Participant Information form

Notes

Please make additional notes regarding your application

Supporting Documents

Please upload supporting documents

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(i.e. copy of Practicing Certificate, proof of employment, academic transcript)