Forms
+ Certificate of Fitness (Certificate of Good Standing)
Further information about Certificates of Fitness (also known in other jurisdictions as Certificates of Good Standing) can be found here.
+ CPD Recordings for sale
+ External Examiners
Further information about External Examiners can be found here.
+ Legal Costs Information
Further information about the legal costs can be found here.
+ Make a complaint
Further information about Complaints can be found here.
+ Mandatory CPD
Further information about Mandatory CPD requirements can be found here.
Annual CPD Certificate - no later than 31 March
- Annual CPD Certificate (PDF)
- Annual CPD Certificate (MS Word)
- Supplementary CPD Certificate (PDF)
- Supplementary CPD Certificate (MS Word)
+ Membership
+ Practising Certificates
Further information about Practising Certificates can be found here.
- Fact Sheet - Engaging in Legal Practice in the NT
- First or New Application
- Renewal Application
- Change of PC Application
- 2020-21 Schedule of Fees
- LPFF Invoice Request
- PC Application Checklist
- Barrister's Work Policy
- Notification of Show Cause Event
- Incorporated Legal Practice
- Notice of Conviction or Charge
- Statutory Declaration - regarding entitlement to Unrestricted PC
+ Pro Bono Clearing House
PLEASE NOTE: The Pro bono Clearing House (PBCH) does not accept criminal, family, immigration, defamation or native title or land rights law matters.
Further information about the Pro Bono Clearing House can be found here.
+ Services for Practitioners
+ Trust Accounts
PLEASE NOTE:
This area is under constant review and 2021 dates will be provided soon. Further information about Trust Accounts can be found here.
This area is under constant review and 2021 dates will be provided soon. Further information about Trust Accounts can be found here.
- Annual Declaration Part A - due 9 April 2020
Required to be completed by all entities providing legal services (r71)
- Annual Declaration Part B (Trust Money Statement) - due 23 April 2020
Required by all entities with controlled, invested and trust monies subject to a power (s270).
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Notification 72 - due 23 April 2020
Appointment or termination of an External Examiner (r72).
- Self-Assessment Checklist - to be provided to the External Examiner
Practitioners / practices who have received entrusted money during the reporting. Complete and provide to your external examiner when you engage them.
- External Examiners' Report - due 1 June 2020 / 1 September 2020
- Annual Declaration - Persons Authorised to Effect Withdrawals (r55(2)(b) - due 4 August 2020
In the normal course of business it is the Examiner, because it is their report who will submit the report. However it is the practitioner who is ultimately responsible to ensure the report is submitted. (Final report to include Annual Declaration Part A, B and the Self-Assessment Check List).
- Notification 77 - within 14 days
Open a trust account.
- Notification 77(1)(c) - within 14 days
Update signatories to an existing trust account.
- Notification 73 - within 14 days
Closure of general, controlled and/or investment trust accounts (including information required under r55(2).
- Notification s256(1)(2) - within 14 days
Suspected or identified irregularities of trust money. - Unclaimed trust money - after two years of dormant ledger accounts
Application to submit.