Under the Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT), all legal practitioners in the ACT are required to be covered by an approved professional indemnity insurance (PII) policy in order to be granted, hold or renew a practising certificate.
Approved insurers
The Council of the Law Society of the ACT is responsible for approving PII arrangements for legal practitioners. Specifically, the Society approves policies that are marketed to law practices operating in the ACT.
Each year, the Council of the Law Society reviews and approves eligible policies. For the 2025/26 financial year, the following insurers have been approved:
- 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 of firms who have an office in Western Australia in addition to their office in the ACT)
- Lexon (in respect of firms who have an office in Queensland in addition to their office in the ACT)
