The Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2012 ('ASCR') replaced the Legal Profession (Solicitors) Rule 2007 on 1 June 2012. The ASCR was amended and those amendments came into effect on 1 April 2022 in NSW, Victoria and South Australia (with some minor variations) and later adopted in WA on 1 July 2022. The Uniform States (i.e. NSW, Vic, and WA) rely on the Law Council of Australia's commentary which can be accessed here.
On the 27 September 2024, the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2023 came into effect by notification under s 225(1) of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld). The ASCR 2023 included the majority of changes that the above jurisdictions adopted but retained the original 2012 wording for rules 23.2, 29.7,29.12.5 and the definitions of "Principal" and "Serious Criminal Offence" in the Glossary. There was also a slight modification to the new rule 11A.
The ASCR 2023 pdf version can be accessed here.
The amended, tracked changes of the ASCR 2012 (now replaced) can be accessed here.
In order to access the Queensland commentary, you must log in as a member and the commentary will appear after each rule when you click on the below links.
