Practising Certificate - South Australia

Description

You will need to hold a practising certificate if you are a lawyer and intend to practise law in South Australia.

Practising certificates are issued under four categories:

  • Category A - practise as the principal of a law practice and entitles the practitioner to receive and manage trust monies
  • Category B - practise as the principal of a law practice but does not entitle the practitioner to receive and manage trust monies
  • Category C - undertake the work of an employed practitioner
  • Category D - undertake practice only as a volunteer for a community legal centre or other approved institution and only where covered by professional indemnity insurance.

Legal practitioners will need to complete a period of restricted or supervised practice before being entitled to practice without restriction or supervision.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this practising certificate, you must:

  • meet the relevant academic and practical requirements
  • hold professional indemnity insurance unless you are employed by a law firm that already holds it, or you do not intend to practise privately.

Please contact the agency to identify any further eligibility requirements.

Duration

1 year

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $723.00

Issue or renewal of practising certificate for more than 6 months. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $405.00

Issue or renewal of practising certificate for 6 months or less. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $103.00

Volunteer practising certificate. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $227.00

Practising certificate levy for more than 6 months. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $114.00

Practising certificate levy for 6 months or less. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $47.00

Volunteer practising certificate levy. Fees for 2024-25

Renew Renewal All $723.00

Issue or renewal of practising certificate for more than 6 months. Fees for 2024-25

Renew Renewal All $405.00

Issue or renewal of practising certificate for 6 months or less. Fees for 2024-25

Approval time

Up to 5 days

Transfer

Practising certificates cannot be transferred.

Administering agency

The Law Society of South Australia

Legal Practitioners Registry

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.