Legal practitioners in Tasmania are regulated in accordance with the following legislation.

• Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Conduct) Rules 2020 (download pdf here)
• Rules of Practice Amendment Rules 2020
• Legal Profession Act 2007
• Legal Profession Regulations 2018
• Legal Profession (Prescribed Authorities) Regulations 2018
• The Legal Profession Barrister Rules 2016
• Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015
• Law Society By-Laws 2023
• Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Conduct) Amendment Rules (No.2) 2026

Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Conduct) Rules 2020 and Rules of Practice Amendment Rules 2020
On 1 October 2020 the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Conduct) Rules 2020 commenced along with significant amendments to the Rules of Practice 1994. All practitioners should familiarise themselves with these rules and changes to the Rules of Practice. The following resources will assist.

• Information Sheet – Amendments to the Rules of Practice 1994
• Information Sheet – Legal Profession Solicitors Conduct Rules
• ASCR Commentary Handbook (Law Council of Australia 2024)
• Rules of Practice 1994

Amendment to the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Conduct) Rules 2020 Consultation Draft
The consultation draft Statutory Rule can be accessed HERE.