Member Information

The Australian Bar is comprised of nearly 6000 independent legal practitioners who are bound to act according to the Legal Profession Uniform Rules and Legislation

Membership statistics

Membership statistics, June 2015.
State or Territory Practising Counsel Practising Senior Counsel Practising Junior Counsel
Total Female Male Female Male
ACT 64 1 7 6 50
NSW 2305 37 334 453 1481
NT 42 2 4 9 27
QLD 1098 10 97 231 760
TAS 57 0 12 11 34
SA 217 8 29 42 138
VIC 2002 30 234 512 1226
WA 220 3 35 34 148
Total 6005 91 752 1298 3864

 

Membership of the Australian Bar Association

Membership of the Australian Bar Association is open to holders of Australian practising certificates who are also members of a State or Territory Bar Association.

The Australian Bar Association does not offer full or associate memberships to foreign legal practitioners.