Div 2Basic concepts about CPD obligation

Division 2 Basic concepts about CPD obligation 4 CPD obligation Subject to clause 5, for each CPD year a legal practitioner engages in legal practice, the practitioner must accrue 10 CPD points, of which at least 1 CPD point must be accrued in: (a) each of the 4 core competencies; and (b) a substantive law competency. Note for clause 4 Under clause 6, CPD points accrued within 3 months before and after a CPD year may be claimed for that year. 5 Starting legal practice during CPD year (1) This clause applies to a legal practitioner who: (a) is not engaging in legal practice on 1 April of a CPD year; but (b) starts engaging in legal practice later in that CPD year.

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 70 (2) If the legal practitioner starts engaging in legal practice in a month of the CPD year mentioned in the Table below, the practitioner must, for that CPD year, accrue the number of CPD points specified opposite, of which at least 1 CPD point must be accrued in: (a) the number of core competencies specified opposite; and (b) a substantive law competency. Month CPD points required Core competencies April 10 4 May 9 4 June 8 3 July 7 2 August 6 2 September 5 2 October 4 1 November 3 1 December 2 1 January 1 0 (3) If the legal practitioner starts engaging in legal practice in February or March of the CPD year, the practitioner is not required to comply with the practitioner's CPD obligation for that CPD year.