Time is running out – renew your practising certificate The standard PC renewal period closes this coming Friday 15 May 2026. Renewing after this date may involve additional processing time. Log in using your LawID to renew. We’ll continue to contact you directly to support completion of your renewal.
Inquiry into supported decision-making in NSW
The Law Society of NSW, informed by its Elder Law, Capacity and Succession, Indigenous Issues, and Human Rights Committees, responded to the NSW Parliamentary Committee on Disability and Ageing’s inquiry into supported decision-making. The submission supports legislative reform to embed supported decision-making in law, building on prior NSW Law Reform Commission work. It emphasises alignment with the Commonwealth’s Aged Care Act 2024 and advocates for culturally safe frameworks co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
2025 Review of the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme
The Law Society made a submission to the Standing Committee on Law and Justice’s 2025 review of the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme, with input from its Injury Compensation Committee. The submission stressed the importance of sustaining long term care for people severely injured in motor accidents while keeping Green Slip premiums affordable, and encouraged scrutiny of the scheme’s financial sustainability, including levy growth, cost controls and administrative efficiencies. The final report can be found here.
Youth justice reforms
The Children’s Legal Issues Committee has prepared a summary of the recent amendments to the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) in relation to doli incapax, available here.
Updated transfer duty website launching 27 May
Revenue NSW will launch updated transfer duty content on its website on 27 May 2026, including a refreshed Property Professionals Resource Centre (PPRC). These enhancements are tailored for property professionals and their clients.
May Service Directory
The latest LSJ Online Service Directory is now available, featuring agency and referral listings, practices for sale or purchase, missing wills’ notices, and more. Click here.
WHAT'S ON
2026 Mock Law program: Volunteering opportunities REGISTER HERE
Life cycle of a family provision claim in NSW – online
Tuesday 19 May 2026 REGISTER HERE
Conveyancing fundamentals for solicitors – In-person
Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 May 2026 REGISTER HERE
Productivity in Practice: Harnessing the power of rapid change
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI): Legal Profession Innovation Survey
CLI seeks to understand how innovation and AI impact the profession through the CLI Future of Law Report survey. Everyone who completes the survey will receive a free copy of the final CLI Future of Law Report and go into the draw to get one of three $500 VISA gift cards. Complete the survey.
