Legislation

The Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic) (the Act) includes the Legal Profession Uniform Law as Schedule 1. The Act itself addresses matters that are specific to Victoria while the Legal Profession Uniform Law is the same for Victoria and New South Wales. The subordinate legislation will be found in Uniform Rules.

The links below will take you to:

• Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic) and the Legal Profession Uniform Law
• Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 – includes the uniform disclosure form for costs not likely to exceed $3000 (excluding GST and disbursements)
• Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015 
• Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2015
• Legal Profession Uniform Legal Practice (Solicitors) Rules 2015
• Legal Profession Uniform Law Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015
• Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 
• Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.

We have also prepared the following PDFs which compile relevant subordinate legislation for solicitors and barristers:

• Solicitors – This PDF includes the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015, the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2015, the Legal Profession Uniform Legal Practice (Solicitors) Rules 2015 and the Legal Profession Uniform Law Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015.
• Barristers – This PDF includes the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015, the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 and the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.