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

Guide for Applicants for Admission as a Lawyer (PDF, 576.8 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, 266.4 KB)


LPAB Guideline - Directions Under Rule 11 of the Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules (PDF, 346.0 KB)

Uniform principles for assessing qualifications of overseas applicants for admission to the legal profession  (PDF, 297.6 KB)

Course Information Handbook

Refund policy  (PDF, 266.4 KB)

Special Examination Arrangements Policy (PDF, 237.4 KB)


Deferred Examinations Policy (PDF, 237.7 KB)


Online Examinations by Exception Policy (PDF, 316.7 KB)

Policy on Applications made Pursuant to Rule 67 Of The New South Wales Admission Board Rules 2015 (PDF, 265.9 KB)

Relaxation of the Progression Rules Facts Sheet


Tabled and other documents

Consultation papers

Interim Report on PLT Reform (PDF, 2.3 MB)

LPAB Submission to LACC on accreditation standards - February 2026 (PDF, 521.8 KB)

Chief Justice's statement on the Review of Practical Legal Training in New South Wales - 14 April 2025 (PDF, 104.3 KB)

The Legal Profession's Experience of Practical Training. Urbis Research Report (PDF, 12.8 MB)

Chief Justice's Statement on Release of Practical Legal Training Discussion Paper (PDF, 115.5 KB)

Discussion Paper on PLT Reform - 30 September 2025 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

General policies

Annual reports  Find out more

Cyber-Security Policy for the Legal Profession Admission Board (PDF, 221.1 KB)

Framework for the Accreditation of Law Courses (PDF, 419.7 KB)

Legislative and Administrative Compliance Program (PDF, 248.2 KB) (PDF, 248.2 KB)

Managing conflicts of interest in LPAB policy  (PDF, 200.3 KB)

Public Interest Disclosure Policy (PDF, 431.1 KB) (PDF, 431.1 KB)

Register of Gifts of Government Property (PDF, 106.5 KB)

Miscellaneous documents

Making a payment through Westpac PayWay (PDF, 83.9 KB)

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