Law Society External Examiners’ Report
Please note that all the Law Society Trust Account Examiners had to be reaccredited in NSW in order to perform Trust Account Audits by 31st March 2018.
Please note that the following extract is from The Law Society of NSW.
Please take note that External Examiner’s Reports after 30 June 2017 can only be provided by those External Examiners who have successfully undertaken the mandatory course as approved under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
The External Examiners Course has been running since January 2017 and a further course is proposed for April 2018.
Although emails have been sent to all External Examiners accredited under the Legal Profession Act, 2004, notifying of the requirement for re-accreditation under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), it is noted that there has been a substantial shortfall of take-ups for the re-accreditation.
Unfortunately, the Trust Department has been unable to update the Law Society Website in relation to the list of External Examiners until the courses have been substantially completed and the External Examiners re-accredited.
So that there are no last-minute complications in arranging external examinations for the period to 31 March 2018 it would be to all law practices’ benefit to contact their External Examiners and ask them if they have been re-accredited under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW). If they have not been re-accredited or registered for re-accreditation and wish to do so they can contact Professional Development at education@lawsociety.com.au and ask to be added to the list for the next available course which has been proposed for early April.
To assist in this process the Trust Department will ensure that an ‘Interim List’ of External Examiners is available on the Law Society Website by 28 February 2018.
Please note, all appointments held by an External Examiner under the Legal Profession Act, 2004 will roll over into the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) upon successful completion of the re-accreditation course by the Examiner. There will be no requirement for law practices to reappoint their re-accredited Examiner.
Please also note that in 2017 the deadline for the submission of External Examiners’ Reports was 15 May 2017.
Our firm has been reaccredited and will be available for Trust Account Audit as at 31 March 2018. Please note that the lodgment date for the Trust Account Audit is now 31 May 2018.