Abbreviation NSWBar Legal status Bar Association | Formation 1936 | |
Motto Servants of all yet of none Purpose Regulation of Barristers Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales | ||
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).
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 granted the Bar Association's coat of arms in 1959.
References
New South Wales Bar Association Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA