The New South Wales Bar Association is a
professional body
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the ...
of lawyers responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in the state of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The body administers the bar examination in accordance with the
Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
The Legal Profession Uniform Law Act (LPUL) took effect in New South Wales on 1 July 2015. The Uniform Law creates a common legal services market across NSW and Victoria, encompassing almost three-quarters of Australia's lawyers. The scheme aim ...
.
History
Formerly known as the Council of the Bar of New South Wales, the organisation was incorporated on 22 October 1936 as 'The New South Wales Bar Association'. The
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional Officer of Arms, officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms. The heralds are appointed by the ...
granted the Bar Association's
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
in 1959.
Presidents
Arms
Notes
References
External links
NSW Bar Association
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Bar associations
Legal organisations based in Australia
New South Wales law
1936 establishments in Australia