Abbreviation | NSWBar |
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Motto | Servants of all yet of none |
Formation | 1936 |
Legal status | Bar Association |
Purpose | Regulation of Barristers |
Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
Location |
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Region served
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New South Wales |
Membership
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2850 (2012) |
President
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Phillip Boulten SC |
Remarks | http://www.nswbar.asn.au/ |
The New South Wales Bar Association is a professional body of lawyers responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The body administers the bar examination in accordance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
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 granted the Bar Association's coat of arms in 1959.