QLS CEO Matt Dunn said the Society agreed with the LCA’s position, having long held that interoperability between ELNOs was critical to delivering competition in the market.
Self-represented applicants made up about a quarter of all bail lodgements, according to the recently published Supreme Court of Queensland Annual Report 2024-25.
Chief Judge Brian Devereaux SC observed in his overview that, despite the reduction in filings, “the District Court of Queensland remains one of the largest and busiest of the higher courts in Australia”.
The LPAB is an independent statutory body responsible for making recommendations to the Supreme Court in respect of applications for admission to the legal profession in Queensland.