8CPD format

8 CPD format

8 CPD format

8.1 A CPD activity may consist of:

8.1.1 a seminar, workshop, lecture, conference, discussion group, multimedia or web-based program, private study of audio/visual material or any other educational activity, or

8.1.2 the research, preparation or editing by a solicitor of:

8.1.2.1 an article published in a legal publication, or

8.1.2.2 a legal article published in a non-legal publication, or

8.1.2.3 published Law Reports or other legal services, or

8.1.3 the preparation and/or presentation by a solicitor of written or oral material to be used in a CPD activity or in other forms of education provided to solicitors and/or to other professionals and/or to other persons including those undertaking practical or supervised legal training, or

8.1.4 membership of a committee, taskforce or practice section of a professional association, designated local regulatory authority or the Law Council of Australia or of other committees, provided that the solicitor regularly attends its meetings, if the work performed on the committee, taskforce or practice section is of substantial significance to the practice of law and is reasonably likely to assist the solicitor’s professional development, or

8.1.5 postgraduate studies relevant to a solicitor’s practice needs.

8.2 Private study does not constitute CPD activity for the purpose of these Rules unless it involves the private study of audio/visual material specifically designed for the purpose of updating a solicitor’s knowledge and/or skills relevant to his/her practice needs.