Legal Profession Admission Board

Policy and tabled documents

Under the open access information provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), an agency's policy documents are required to be made publicly available unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of information in the document. Section 23 of the GIPA Act defines a 'policy document'.

Policy documents relevant to admission as a lawyer Policy documents relevant to Diploma students-at-law
Admission Ceremony Late Attendance Policy (PDF, 330.5 KB)

Amendment of Name Policy (PDF, 275.6 KB)

Disclosure guidelines for applicants for admission to the legal profession (PDF, 217.2 KB)

Guide for Applicants for Admission as a Lawyer (PDF, 677.7 KB)

Guidelines for exemption from the IELTS test (PDF, 102.3 KB)

LACC Academic Guidelines for Ethics Professional Responsibility (PDF, 26.6 KB)

Refund policy (PDF, 98.2 KB)

Uniform principles for assessing qualifications of overseas applicants for admission to the legal profession (PDF, 436.8 KB)
Course Information Handbook

Refund policy (PDF, 98.2 KB)

Special Examination Arrangements Policy (PDF, 169.0 KB)


Deferred Examinations Policy (PDF, 212.7 KB)


Online Examinations by Exception Policy (PDF, 254.5 KB) 



Tabled and other documents


Public Interest Disclosure Policy (PDF, 431.1 KB)

The LPAB tables its Annual Reports to the NSW Parliament.  Copies are available for download.

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10 Sep 2024

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