Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Legal Profession) Regulations 2022 (WA)

30 June 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3923

Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004

Cross-border Justice Act 2008

Magistrates Court Act 2004

State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004

Supreme Court Act 1935

Attorney General Regulations Amendment

(Legal Profession) Regulations 2022

SL 2022/114

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Attorney General Regulations
Amendment (Legal Profession) Regulations 2022.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are

published in the Gazette;

(b) Part 5 — immediately after the Attorney General

Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges)

Regulations 2022 regulation 24 comes into operation;

(c) Part 6 — immediately after the Attorney General

Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges)

Regulations 2022 regulation 27 comes into operation;

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(d) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022

section 6 comes into operation.

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Civil Judgments Enforcement Regulations 2005 amended Part 2

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Part 2 — Civil Judgments Enforcement

Regulations 2005 amended

3.             Regulations amended

This Part amends the Civil Judgments Enforcement
Regulations 2005.

4.             Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 delete the definition of lawyer.

5.             Various references to “lawyer” amended

In the provisions listed in the Table:

(a) delete “lawyer” (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner

(b) delete “lawyer’s” and insert:

legal practitioner’s

(c) delete “Lawyer” and insert:

Legal practitioner

Table

r. 37(a)	r. 76(1) and (2)
r. 80(1), (2), (3) and (4)	r. 80A(2)(a)
r. 81	r. 88(e)
r. 89(d)	r. 90(b)

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Part 2	Civil Judgments Enforcement Regulations 2005 amended
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r. 91(b) r. 96(4a) and (7b)

Sch. 4 Form 1

Note: The heading to amended regulation 81 is to read:

Acceptance by legal practitioner or agent

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Cross-border Justice Regulations 2009 amended Part 3

r. 6

Part 3 — Cross-border Justice Regulations 2009

amended

6.             Regulations amended

This Part amends the Cross-border Justice Regulations 2009.

7.             Regulation 50 amended

In regulation 50 delete “Legal Profession Act 2008;” and insert:

Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA);

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Part 4	Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 amended
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Part 4 — Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005

amended

8.             Regulations amended

This Part amends the Magistrates Court (Fees)
Regulations 2005.

9.             Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 delete the definition of legal practitioner.

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State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 amended Part 5

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Part 5 — State Administrative Tribunal

Regulations 2004 amended

10.           Regulations amended

This Part amends the State Administrative Tribunal
Regulations 2004.

11.           Regulation 11B amended

In regulation 11B in the Table after item 3 insert:

4.	Application under the Legal
Profession Uniform Law (WA)
section 198(4) for a determination that an application for a costs assessment made out of time may be dealt with
by a costs assessor 142.00 142.00 42.60
5.	Hearing fee for a hearing in relation to an application under the Legal
Profession Uniform Law (WA)
section 198(4) (for each day or part of a day allocated, other
than the first day) 281.00 281.00 84.50

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12.           Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 delete “Legal Profession Act 2008” and insert:

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022

Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)

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Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 amended Part 6

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Part 6 — Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002

amended

13.           Regulations amended

This Part amends the Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002.

14.           Schedule 1 amended

(1) In Schedule 1 Division 1 item 9:

(a) delete “an assessment of a bill of costs under the Legal

Profession Act 2008 —” and insert:

a costs assessment under the Legal Profession Uniform Law

(WA) —

(b) in note 3 delete “Legal Profession Act 2008” and insert:

Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)

(2)	After Schedule 1 Division 1 item 9 insert:
9A.	On filing an application under the Legal
Profession Uniform Law
(WA) section 205(1) for a review of a costs assessment, where the
review is by a judge 545.00 1 055.00 100.00
(3)	In Schedule 1 Division 1 item 14 delete “as a practitioner” and
insert:
by the Supreme Court

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(4)	After Schedule 1 Division 1 item 14 insert:
15.	On commencing an
appeal under the Rules
O. 75A r. 2B for —
(a) an appeal under the

Legal Profession

Uniform Law (WA)
section 26(1)
against a refusal of
the Legal Practice
Board to issue a

compliance

certificate 1 117.00 N/A 100.00

(b)	an appeal under the
Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)
section 26(2) against a revocation by the Legal Practice Board of a compliance
certificate 1 117.00 N/A 100.00
(c)	an appeal under the
Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)

section 27 against a refusal of the Legal Practice Board to

make a declaration of early assessment

of suitability 1 117.00 N/A 100.00

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16. On commencing an
appeal under the Legal

Profession Uniform Law

(WA) section 247 against a decision of the Legal Contribution
Trust on a claim 1 117.00 2 186.00 100.00
17.	On commencing an appeal under the Legal

Profession Uniform Law

(WA) section 248
against a failure of the
Legal Contribution
Trust to determine a

claim 1 117.00 2 186.00 100.00

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.