Member Information

Member Information

The Australian Bar is comprised of over 6300 independent legal practitioners who are bound to act according to the Legal Profession Uniform Rules and Legislation

Membership statistics

Membership statistics, January 2021.
State or Territory Practising Counsel Female Male Unspecified
ACT 63 13 50  
NSW 2391 571 1820  
NT 28 9 19  
QLD 1146 280 866  
SA 240 64 176  
TAS 40 7 31 2
VIC 2211 690 1521  
WA 260 67 193  
Total 6379 1701 4676 2

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.