About LPAB

The Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) is responsible for:

• determining the eligibility and suitability of people seeking to be admitted as a lawyer in NSW

• accrediting academic law courses and practical legal training courses in NSW

• registering, enrolling and examining students in the Board's Diploma in Law course

• appointing public notaries in NSW, and

• maintaining the Roll of Lawyers and the Roll of Public Notaries in NSW.

The LPAB is a self-funding statutory corporation constituted by the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.  It is supported in the exercise of its functions by a number of Committees and Sub-Committees, as shown in the chart below.

The Board

Schedule 3 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 provides that the Board is to consist of 11 members, being--

(a) the Chief Justice of New South Wales, and

(b) 3 Judges of the Supreme Court for the time being nominated by the Chief Justice of New South Wales, and

(c) the Attorney General or a person for the time being nominated by the Attorney General, and

(d) 2 persons for the time being nominated by the Council of Australian Law Deans, being members from New South Wales, and

(e) 2 barristers for the time being nominated by the Bar Council, and

(f) 2 solicitors for the time being nominated by the Law Society Council.

The Chief Justice may nominate a Presiding Member and Deputy Presiding Member.

The current members of the Board are:

• The Honourable Andrew S Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales
• The Honourable Justice Antony Payne (Presiding Member)
• The Honourable Justice Jeremy Kirk (Deputy Presiding Member)
• The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Peden
• Mr Mark Follett (nominated by the Attorney General)
• Mr Julian Sexton SC (nominated by the Bar Council)
• Mr Ed Muston SC  (nominated by the Bar Council)
• Mr Wen T'sai-Lim  (nominated by the Law Society Council)
• Ms Jennifer Ball  (nominated by the Law Society Council)
• Professor Andrew Lynch (nominated by CALD)
• Professor Lise Barry  (nominated by CALD)

Reserve members may be nominated for the Board.  There are no nominated reserve members.