Solicitors in the ACT holding an unrestricted practising certificate are required to hold an approved professional indemnity policy under section 311 of the Legal Profession Act 2006.
Approved insurers
Under the terms of the Legal Profession Act 2006, the Law Society is responsible for approving certain arrangements with respect to solicitors’ compulsory professional indemnity insurance. Specifically, the Society is responsible for approving policies of insurance which are marketed to law firms in the ACT.
Policies of insurance are subject to approval by the Council of the Society each year. They include policies marketed by:
- Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd
- Dual Australia
- The Legal Practitioners Liability Committee of Victoria (in respect only of firms who have an office in Victoria in addition to their office in the ACT)
- QBE Insurance Group (in respect of community legal centres)
- Law Mutual WA (in respect only of firms who have an office in Western Australia in addition to their office in the ACT)
- Lexon – (in respect only of firms who have an office in Queensland in addition to their office in the ACT)
