• Almanac Calendar for 2020
• Department of Justice
• State Courts
• State Boards and Trusts
  • Appeals Costs Board
  • Legal Contribution Trust
  • Legal Practice Board of WA
  • Legal Profession Complaints Committee
  • Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board
  • Prisoners Review Board
  • Supervised Release Review Board
• State Tribunals
• State Commissions, Services and Registries
• Professional Boards and Associations
• Governor of Western Australia
• Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia
• Solicitor General
• Public Holidays
• Public Notaries
• Queen's and Senior Counsel
• Certificated Legal Practitioners
• Roll of Practitioners
• Country Directory
• Practice Directions
• Commonwealth Courts
• Commonwealth Tribunals, Boards, Commissions and Departments
• Commonwealth Legal Services

Legal Practice Board of WA

(Constituted under the Legal Profession Act 2008)

The Legal Practice Board has statutory responsibility for the regulation of the legal profession in Western Australia. The Board issues annual practising certificates to local lawyers and advises the Supreme Court in relation to eligibility and suitability for admission. Through the Legal Profession Complaints Committee the Board is also responsible for professional disciplinary action.

Members

As provided by Section 536 of the Legal Profession Act 2008, the Board consists of:

1. the Attorney General and
2. the Solicitor General, or, if there is no Solicitor General, the State Solicitor and
3. each Queen's Counsel, and each Senior Counsel, whose principal place of practice is in this State and who is not a full-time judicial officer; and who has, in writing, nominated himself or herself as a member and
4. 12 legal practitioners of at least three years standing and practice in this State who are elected members.

At April 2019 elected members of the Board were:

Ms A Ciffolilli
Ms NB Dimmock
Ms PA Femia
Mr JGM Fiocco
Ms RT Heath
Dr JJ Hockley
Ms AM Liscia
Mr GN Mack
Ms SM Schlink
Ms KA Shepherd
Mr JG Syminton
Mr RG Wilson

Chairperson

Mr MH Zilko SC

Deputy Chairperson

Mr JGM Fiocco

Executive Director

Ms ERA Fulham

Location of the office of the Legal Practice Board

Level 6
111 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 6211 3600
Facsimile: (08) 6211 3650
Email: general@lpbwa.com
Website: http://www.lpbwa.org.au

Postal Address

PO Box 5720
St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6831

 

Last updated: 21-Feb-2020

[ back to top ]