Starting 2024
Access Justice provides support to the Lawyers in the field of Family Violence.
Continuing Professional Development Rules
For Solicitors, there are some limits to the number of hours you can do for each activity.
CPD limits
For Solicitors, there are some limits to the number of hours you can do for each activity. We have included this with our CPD Activities.
If you are a Solicitor hold a current practising certificate, you need to complete 10 points of CPD activities each year with at least one point in each of the following four fields:
- ethics and professional responsibility
- practice management and business skills
- professional skills
- substantive law.
Each of our Activities are developed to:
- be of significant intellectual or practical content and be related to the practice of law;
- be conducted by a person suitably qualified with practical or academic experience in the subject matter (not necessarily a lawyer); and
- extend your knowledge and skills relevant to your practice or career development.
CPD limits
For Solicitors, there are extensive Access Justice programs you can participate in.
| CPD activity | Points of activity | Limits that apply for solicitors |
|---|---|---|
| Participate in one of our Legal Compliance Training sessions: 1) a lecture, 2) seminar, 3) workshop or discussion group, in person or online | 1 point per hour of activity | No limits |
| Research, prepare and/or edit a legal article or law report | 1 point per 1,000 words | No more than 5 CPD points per year |
| Prepare and/or present a CPD activity | 1 point per hour of activity | No more than 5 CPD points per year |
| Participate in one of Access Justice: 1) Legal Committees or 2) Practice Section | 1 point per 2 hours of activity | No more than 3 CPD points per year |
| Private study of audio/visual materials | 1 point per hour of activity | No more than 5 CPD points per year |
| These will commence in 2024 |