RECTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE CPD PLAN

This form is to be completed by practitioners who have not complied with the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 (NSW) (CPD Rules) and are required to submit a plan setting out steps to rectify their non-compliance pursuant to rule 15 of the CPD Rules.

The CPD year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year. Please review the Law Society's website about Continuing Professional Development before completing this form.

1. PRACTITIONER

Law Society ID

First name *

Surname *

Other names

Email address *A copy of your completed form will be sent to this email address.

2. DETAILS OF NON-COMPLIANCE

CPD year *

How many units are still needed to comply? *

Please provide details of the reasons for non-compliance: *

3. PLAN FOR RECTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Please provide further details of the CPD activities you intend to complete to rectify your non-compliance: *

CPD Activity *

Intended Completion Date *The intended completion date must be within 90 days of submitting this plan (CPD rule 15.2).

Provider *

Code *See codes below.

Number of Unit(s) *

Field(s) *See fields below.

CODES:
CS - Conferences, seminars, workshops, lectures, courses of formal legal education (1 unit per hour)
DG - In-house seminars/discussion group (1 unit per hour)
O - Online seminars or interactive web-based programs (1 unit per hour)
VA - Private Study of Video or audio material (1 unit per hour to maximum of 5 units)
PP - Preparation/presentation of papers at conferences, conventions, seminars or coursesof formal legal education (1 unit per hour to maximum of 5 units)
PU - Publications - 1 unit for every 1000 words or more of a published article in legal or non-legal publication - researched/prepared/edited (maximum of 5 units)
PG - Postgraduate study (1 unit per hour)
CM - Reasonable attendance as a committee member of professional association, designated local authority, or Law Council of Australia (maximum of 3 units)

FIELDS:
1 - Ethics and Professional Responsibility
2 - Practice Management and Business Skills
3 - Professional Skills
4 - Substantive Law

4. DECLARATION

I declare that the contents of this form are true and correct and I am the person as stated above.

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I intend to rectify the non-compliance in the manner indicated within 90 days of the date of submitting this rectification of non-compliance CPD plan.

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