Legal Services Board
Register of disciplinary action
The Register of disciplinary action displayed on the Board’s website reflects all disciplinary action taken against Australian legal practitioners under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic) (“the Act”) which has been in existence since 12 December 2005.
What information is kept on the Register?
The Register includes:
- disciplinary action taken under the Act against Australian legal practitioners; and
- disciplinary action taken under a corresponding law interstate, against Australian legal practitioners who are enrolled or practising in Victoria.
Action taken under the previous legislation, the Legal Practice Act 1996 (Vic), whether concluded before or after 12 December 2005, does not appear on the Register at this time.
What is disciplinary action?
“Disciplinary action” includes:
- the making of an order by a court or tribunal for, or following a finding of, unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct; or
- any of the following actions, following a finding by a court or tribunal of professional misconduct:
- removal of the name of the practitioner from an Australian roll (i.e. being “struck off”);
- suspension or cancellation of the Australian practising certificate of the practitioner;
- refusal to grant an Australian practising certificate to the practitioner;
- appointment of a receiver of all or any of the practitioner’s property or the appointment of a manager of the practitioner’s practice.
Details of disciplinary action taken against an Australian legal practitioner will not be recorded on the Register while the decision remains subject to appeal or if an appeal proceeding relating to that decision is yet to be finally determined.
How long is information kept on the Register?
Information is to be kept on the Register for five years after the disciplinary action is taken, or (if the disciplinary action exceeds 5 years) as long as the disciplinary action applies.
Register of disciplinary action
Download the Register of disciplinary action (298KB PDF)
Where to access action taken pre-12 December 2005
For further information on disciplinary action and appeals before 12 December 2005, please see:
- Victorian Legal Profession Tribunal Decisions
- Victorian Supreme Court of Victoria – Court of Appeal Decisions
Interstate registers of disciplinary action
The Registers of disciplinary action for New South Wales and Queensland can be viewed at their respecitve websites.