Admission forms

Applying for Admission 

You should apply for admission using the online Admission Portal unless:

• you were admitted in another State or Territory, you should apply direct to the Law Society of NSW for a practicing certificate.
• you were admitted in New Zealand, you should apply to the NSW Supreme Court under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act

Other Admission Forms

The following forms are available to complete and submit through the online Admission Portal. If you experience any difficulties accessing or using the portal, please contact the Admissions Team at lpab@justice.nsw.gov.au for assistance:

• Form L4: Application for declaration of early assessment of suitability for a compliance certificate. To avoid unnecessary delays it is strongly recommended that before an application is submitted you contact the Board's Executive Officer. 
• Form L12: Application for Re-Admission. Use this form if you have ever been removed from the Supreme Court roll of New South Wales (NSW) and are seeking readmission as an Australian lawyer.

Character Reference Form 

• Guidance for character referees (PDF, 66.4 KB)
  
• Form 3A: Character Reference (PDF, 73.2 KB)The applicant has not been admitted in any other jurisdiction and has made a disclosure in his or her application.
• Form 3B: Character Reference (PDF, 71.4 KB) The applicant has not been admitted in any other jurisdiction and has not made a disclosure in his or her application.
• Form 3C: Character Reference (PDF, 73.5 KB)The applicant has been admitted in another jurisdiction and has made a disclosure in his or her application.
• Form 3D: Character Reference (PDF, 71.7 KB)The applicant has been admitted in another jurisdiction and has not made a disclosure in his or her application.

To avoid delays, please ensure that your character refrences have been completed and witnessed correctly before submission. Incorrectly completed references may result in delays in processing your application.

Statutory Declarations 

• NSW Statutory Declaration Form (DOC, 39.5 KB)

To avoid delays, please ensure that all Statutory Declarations have been completed and witnessed correctly before submission. Incorrectly completed references may result in delays in processing your application. If the document extends beyond one page, each page must be initialled by both the declarant and the authorised witness.