1–2 hour activity: A CPD Activity that takes place within two hours. A practitioner may earn CPD units or points for completing a minimum of 30 minutes of an accredited CPD activity, meaning this accreditation is required for a CPD activity no shorter than 30 minutes and no longer than two hours in duration.

Half day activity: A CPD Activity that is longer than two hours, but no longer than four hours in duration.

Activity longer than half day: A CPD Activity that is longer than four hours in duration. For events that comprise one or more interactive activities that proceed for more than four hours, including a conference or course, this is the appropriate activity.

*Community group or small non-commercial member organisation:

A group or organisation that:

1. has a small number of members;
2. is a community based not-for-profit organisation or a charity;
3. is primarily run by volunteers with limited or no paid support;
4. only provides accredited CPD activities for its members; and
5. when delivered, provides the CPD activities at a nil or minimal cost to cover the reasonable expenses of delivering the CPD activities.

NOTE: Please annex to this application a copy of the organisation’s constitution or registration as a not-for-profit organisation, and information regarding the number employees and volunteers in the organisation.

Please advise how many units or points should be allocated to which field(s) or category(ies), providing information regarding the allocation, in your supporting statement or documentation.

For further information regarding the number of units or points and relevant field or category, refer to rules 8 and 9 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015, or rules 6A and 7 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015 (CPD Rules).

Particularly note that one CPD unit or point is earned for each completed hour of engagement in a CPD activity. Half points can be allocated for each complete 30 minutes different from that set out in the CPD Rules⁵.

5. To allow for a CPD activity that runs for more or less than an a complete hour (i.e. 1.5 to 1.9 hours = 1.5 units or points), or to allow for a series of CPD activities run in successive sessions, each of which in succession run for an hour or more.

On the application of a person who is not an approved QA Provider, the Legal Practice Board may accredit a legal education activity provided, or to be provided, by the applicant as an accredited CPD activity. When accrediting an activity under this rule, the Legal Practice Board is to determine the number of CPD units or points and the allocation of CPD units or points to fields or categories for the CPD activity.

1. The CPD activity must be of significant intellectual or practical content and must deal primarily with matters related to the practice of law; and
2. The training will be or has been conducted by persons who are qualified by practical or academic experience in the subject or subjects covered; and
3. The CPD activity must be relevant to the practitioner’s professional development needs in relation to the practitioner’s practice of law¹, or practice needs or professional development².

1. Barristers
2. Solicitors

In considering an application for accreditation of a CPD Activity, the Legal Practice Board requires information addressing the criteria set out below. Each item of the criteria should be addressed in a supporting statement accompanying this application form, and supported by relevant information and documentation.

1. The basis on which the CPD activity provides CPD content³ in a field(s) or category(ies) relevant⁴ to the legal profession;
2. Information with regard to the persons proposed to undertake the training and details of their qualifications as a result of practical or academic experience, in the subject or subjects covered;
3. The basis on which a record of attendance will be maintained in a format that can be made available to the Legal Practice Board on request, if required; and
4. (d) Information regarding the person who understands the relevant field(s) or category(ies) and has the ability to allocate the CPD unit(s) or point(s).

3. Rule 7 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015; or rule 6 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015
4. Relevant means a legal education activity that is relevant to a particular Australian legal practitioner’s legal education in an actual or intended: area of practice; business development requirement; professional skills requirement; and includes any general ethical or professional conduct training

The external examiner is the person who will be responsible for the examination of the practice. They will have access to the practice’s documents and will be able to make recommendations to the Legal Practice Board.

To update the external examiner, please visit your profile page and edit the practice details.

Once submitted the current External Examiner will be able to view the submission.

If you need to change the External Examiner, please do not submit this form until you have done so.

In considering an application for approval as a QA Provider, the Legal Practice Board requires information addressing the following relevant criteria. Each point should be addressed in a supporting statement with this application form, and supported by relevant documentation.

1. The person has, or has the services of others who have, experience in providing CPD activities relevant¹ to the legal profession.
2. The person has access to suitable training infrastructure.
3. The person has the ability to provide quality and timely material that accurately reflects the contents of the legal education training sought to be provided.
4. The person has an appropriate evaluation tool or tools to assess outcomes.
5. The legal education training to be provided will have significant intellectual or practical content that deals with matters relevant¹ to the practice of law.
6. The legal education training to be provided will be or has been conducted by persons who are qualified by practical or academic experience in the subject or subjects covered.
7. The legal education training to be provided will be relevant¹ to a practitioner’s immediate or long-term needs in relation to the practitioner’s professional development and to the practice of law.
8. The person understands the requirement that legal education topics fall within at least one of the nominated fields or categories.
9. The person has the ability to maintain and provide suitable and accurate records of attendance, including dealing with questions of privacy and the need for records to be made available to the Board for audit purposes.
10. The person has the ability to accurately apply CPD units or points.

1. Relevant means a legal education activity that is relevant to a particular Australian legal practitioner’s legal education in an actual or intended: area of practice; business development requirement; professional skills requirement; and includes any general ethical or professional conduct training

An organisation that primarily delivers legal education activities, in a manner that involves a commercial purpose, in that the provider has a business interest in providing one or more legal education activities.

A law society or other legal membership society or body (other than a volunteer or community organisation), a law school, or large professional association.

A group or organisation that:

1. Has, subject to any increase approved by the Board, not more than 50 members; and
2. is a community based not-for-profit organisation or a charity; and
3. is primarily run by volunteers with limited or no paid support; and
4. only provides CPD activities for its members; and
5. when delivered, provides the CPD activities at a nil or minimal cost to cover the reasonable expenses of delivering the CPD activities.

Note: Please annex to this application a copy of the organisation’s constitution or registration as a not-forprofit organisation, and information regarding the number employees and volunteers in the organisation.

A community legal centre within the meaning given in section 6(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA), being:

“an organisation (whether incorporated or not) that—

1. holds itself out as—
   1. a community legal service; or
   2. a community legal centre; or
   3. an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service;
   whether or not it is a member of a State or Territory association of community legal centres, and whether or not it is accredited or certified by the National Association of Community Legal Centres; and
2. is established and operated on a not-for-profit basis; and
3. provides legal or legal-related services that—
   1. are directed generally to people who are disadvantaged (including but not limited to being financially disadvantaged) in accessing the legal system or in protecting their legal rights; or
   2. are conducted in the public interest…”.
   limited to providing CPD activities to an employee or volunteer of the community legal centre.

A group of 2 or more legal practitioners, or small law practices, formed for the purpose of providing CPD activities to members of that group.

An organisation as defined in section 6(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA) providing in-house CPD activities to an Australian legal practitioner of the law practice at a nil or minimal cost to cover the reasonable expenses of delivering the legal education activities.¹

Including:

1. A barristers chambers, in that each barrister in chambers is a sole practitioner, meeting the definition of a law practice. On the condition each sole practitioner is an Australian legal practitioner holding a practising certificate imposed with a condition authorising the holder to engage in legal practice in the manner of a barrister only.
2. A group of Australian legal practitioners employed by the same entity, each holding a practising certificate imposed with a condition authorising the holder to engage in legal practice as a corporate legal practitioner.
3. A State or Federal government department

Note: Please include a list of legal practitioners in the law practice

Additional categories for Law Practice to upgrade QA provider status to deliver legal education activities to Australian legal practitioners not in the law practice.

1. Please refer to the annexed explanatory note regarding accreditation as a QA provider as it relates to the Law Practice category

As a Barrister, the Barristers’ CPD Rules do not enable the carry forward of CPD points from one CPD year to the next.

Your progress, including any carry forward you may have applied as a solicitor is shown below.

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