Compliance

Australian Registered Foreign Lawyers

Certificate of Fitness

A certificate of fitness and good standing is an official document detailing your admission, your practising certificate history, any disciplinary matters brought against you in Queensland, and whether or not you are considered to be a fit and proper person to practice law.

Continuing Professional Development

Practitioners are required to complete a minimum of 10 CPD points each year to maintain their practising certificate, stay up to date with legislative changes and the evolution of the ‘business of law’ in their practices.

Continuing Professional Development Compliance

Legal Profession Uniform Law

The Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL) and its extended framework commenced in New South Wales and Victoria on 1 July 2015. The LPUL created a new uniform system of legal professional regulation in those jurisdictions.

Legislation and Rules

Relevant legislation and other documents to legal practice in Queensland.

PII Area of practice

Lexon collects Area of Practice information to assist in determining that the levy model as structured continues to be the most appropriate model for the Queensland profession.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Every law practice in Queensland must hold professional indemnity insurance. QLS established Lexon Insurance Pte Ltd (Lexon) (formerly QLS Insurance) in 2001, which has helped protect solicitors from rises in Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) premiums.