5Fees for practising certificates

5 Fees for practising certificates

5 Fees for practising certificates

(1) For the Act, section 38(8), the following costs of the Bar Association and the Law Society may be recovered by the charging of practising certificate fees—

(a) costs that may be recovered under the Act, section 38(4),

(b) costs associated with providing a library, but only if the library is available to—

(i) for the Bar Association—all barristers, and

(ii) for the Law Society—all solicitors,

(c) costs associated with providing, or assisting with providing, a scheme in which legal services, including referral services, are provided to—

(i) the public on a pro bono basis or at reduced rates, or

(ii) a court or tribunal,

(d) costs associated with providing, or assisting to provide, information or a scheme—

(i) relating to the law, legal practice or conflict resolution, and

(ii) for the information or education of the public,

(e) costs associated with assisting the following with law reform activities that are provided for the public benefit—

(i) the Government,

(ii) the Commonwealth Government,

(iii) a parliamentary committee of the State or the Commonwealth,

(f) costs that are ancillary to the costs in paragraphs (a)–(e), including costs of an administrative nature.

(2) Subsection (1)(c) and (d) only apply if—

(a) the information or scheme does not confer a greater benefit on—

(i) for the Bar Association—members of the Bar Association, in comparison to other barristers, and

(ii) for the Law Society—members of the Law Society, in comparison to other solicitors, and

(b) the costs are not otherwise recoverable by the Bar Association or the Law Society.