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The Legal Practice Board is constituted under the Legal Profession Act 2008. The Board has statutory responsibility for the regulation of all legal practitioners of the State. It also regulates the issue of annual practising certificates. The Board assists the Supreme Court in the process of admission to practice. The Legal Profession Complaints Committee, which deals with professional complaints and discipline, is an independent statutory committee of the Board.

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Feb 28	Notice Restrictions on the delivery of approved CPD activities by a law practice The Board has amended the definitions of QA providers in the Law Practice category and created new additional categories to allow a law practice to provide approved CPD to legal practitioners who are not in the law practice. Please see the Board’s notice for more information.
Feb 21	2019 Law Library CPD sessions In 2019 five free CPD sessions for legal practitioners in the use of online research publications are on offer, again concentrating on Lexis Advance and Westlaw AU. The 2019 sessions will again be held on Level 23 of David Malcolm Justice Centre. For further information about the CPD sessions including dates and times click on the link below. 2019 Law Library CPD sessions
Feb 21	Law Library - Surplus stock Surplus law reports, journals, texts available at the Old Supreme Court Law Library Stirling Gardens The Law Library at the David Malcolm Justice Centre is offering the profession surplus materials. The materials will be available for viewing by the profession during business hours (8:30am-5pm) from Wednesday 6 March 2019 through to Friday 8 March 2019 by appointment only. more...
Feb 20	2017/2018 Annual Reports The 2017/2018 Annual Reports of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia and the Legal Profession Complaints Committee is now available to view or download. Legal Practice Board of Western Australia Annual Report 2017/2018 LPCC Annual Report 2017/2018
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