Part 5Transitional matter for Legal Profession

Part 5 Transitional matter for Legal Profession Amendment Regulations 2023 20 Claiming CPD point for activity undertaken before 2023 CPD year (1) This clause applies to a legal practitioner who, within 3 months before the start of the 2023 CPD year, participated in an activity relating to a matter mentioned in clause 1, definition core competencies, paragraph (d). (2) The legal practitioner may claim a CPD point for the activity for the 2023 CPD year if the practitioner would have accrued a CPD point for the activity had the practitioner participated in it during the 2023 CPD year. (3) In this clause: 2023 CPD year means the CPD year starting on 1 April 2023.

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 77 regulations 80B and 80G Form 1 Disclosure of costs to clients Legal Profession Act 2006 (section 303(5)) Legal costs – your right to know You have the right to: • negotiate a costs agreement with us • receive a bill of costs from us • request an itemised bill of costs after you receive of a lump sum bill from us • request written reports about the progress of your matter and the costs incurred in your matter • apply for costs to be assessed within 12 months if you are unhappy with our costs • apply for the costs agreement to be set aside • accept or reject any offer we make for an interstate costs law to apply to your matter • notify us that you require an interstate costs law to apply to your matter. For more information about your rights, please read the fact sheet titled Legal Costs – your right to know. You can ask us for a copy, obtain it from the Law Society Northern Territory or download it from the Law Society's website.

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 78 Form 2 Notification of client's rights Legal Profession Act 2006 (section 326(3)) Your rights in relation to legal costs The following avenues are available to you if you are not happy with this bill: • requesting an itemised bill • discussing your concerns with us • costs mediation • having our costs assessed • applying to set aside our costs agreement. For more information about your rights, please read the fact sheet titled Your right to challenge legal costs. You can ask us for a copy, obtain it from the Law Society Northern Territory or download it from the Law Society's website.

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 79 regulation 91 Description of fee Amount Fee payable by local legal practitioner under section 21(3) of the Act for appointment as a Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel 500 revenue units Fee payable by complying community legal centre under section 227(e) of the Act for grant or renewal of unrestricted local practising certificate 100 revenue units Fee payable under section 51(1)(c) or 188(1)(b) of the Act for the grant or renewal of the following: (a) a restricted local practising certificate that is: (i) a restricted (barrister and solicitor) practising certificate; or 1 260 revenue units (ii) a restricted (corporate lawyer) practising certificate; or 1 260 revenue units (iii) a restricted (volunteer lawyer) practising certificate; 100 revenue units (b) an unrestricted local practising certificate. 1 400 revenue units Late fee payable under section 53(2) of the Act for an application for renewal of a local practising certificate during the late fee period 100 revenue units