Representation
The bodies that speak for the profession.
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The representative bodies for barristers.
ACT Bar Association
Bar associations
Professional association for ACT barristers providing membership services, CPD, a reading programme and practice resources. Its website includes a public register, barrister search, practising-certificate information and guidance on briefing barristers, wellbeing and parental support.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
Australian Bar Association
Bar associations
The national peak body for the Australian bar, representing the state and territory bar associations.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
Bar Association of Queensland
Bar associations
The professional association for the Queensland bar.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
New South Wales Bar Association
Bar associations
The professional association and, for barristers, the regulatory body for the New South Wales bar.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
Northern Territory Bar Association
Bar associations
The professional association for the Northern Territory bar.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
South Australian Bar Association
Bar associations
The professional association for the South Australian bar, which also handles registration and regulation of its barrister members.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026Tasmanian Bar Association
Bar associations
The professional association for the Tasmanian bar.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026The Tasmanian Bar
Bar associations
The representative body for barristers in TAS. Runs the bar readers' course, maintains a find-a-barrister directory and a library, and in some jurisdictions issues practising certificates.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
The Victorian Bar
Bar associations
The professional association for the Victorian bar, operating the clerking list system that distinguishes Victorian practice.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
The Western Australian Bar Association
Bar associations
The professional association for the Western Australian bar.
- Type of body
- Bar association
Verified22 September 2026
Practice-area bodies.
Australian Family Law Barristers Association
Specialist associations
National association of barristers practising in family law.
- Type of body
- Specialist bar association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Human Rights Law Barristers
Specialist associations
Association of barristers practising in human rights law.
- Type of body
- Specialist bar association
Verified14 August 2026Commercial Bar Association (ComBar Australia)
Specialist associations
Association of barristers practising in commercial law.
- Type of body
- Specialist bar association
Verified14 August 2026
Criminal Bar Association of Victoria
Specialist associations
Professional association for Victorian barristers practising criminal law. It provides CPD and event information, a member directory, practice resources and First Nations resources, alongside criminal-case updates and advocacy on matters affecting criminal justice.
- Type of body
- Specialist bar association
Verified22 September 2026Migration Bar Association
Specialist associations
Association of barristers practising in migration law.
- Type of body
- Specialist bar association
Verified14 August 2026
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