Recent changes to the Conduct Rules

The Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules were recently amended and came into effect on 1 April 2022.

Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules – Further Amendment
Subsequent to the recent amendments to the Conduct Rules which commenced on 1 April 2022, Rule 38 (Returning Judicial Officers) has been amended commencing 22 April 2022. The latest amendment reinstates the version of Rule 38 prior to 1 April 2022. It is to alleviate unintended consequences to registrars and other non-tenured judicial officers. 

You may find following documents useful:

• a marked up version of the changes provided by the Law Council,
• the official legislative instrument, and
• the Law Council of Australia’s review of the rules. The Law Council will be updating the commentary to the Rules in due course.

In NSW, the practice of law and regulation of the legal profession are governed by the Uniform Law, it consists of:

Acts:   Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
             Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 

Regs:  Legal Profession Uniform Regulations 2015
             Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015

Rules: Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015
                                                              Admission Rules 2015
                                                              Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015
                                                              Legal Practice (Solicitors) Rules 2015
                                                              Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015