The Professional Standards Council of NSW was established in 1995 under section 39 of the Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW). The legislation was introduced with bipartisan government support and was the first in the world with its goal of balancing consumer protection by raising professional standards and limiting liability.

The Professional Standards Council of NSW was constituted in 1995 with 12 members nominated by the Attorney General of NSW. The current Council is comprised of members nominated by each state and territory Attorney General, as well as one nominee by the Commonwealth Assistant Treasurer.

>>> More information on members of the current Council

>>> For information on scheme fees

Current schemes

Click on the name of the scheme for further details and scheme documents.

		Start date	Expiry date
Accountants	CPA Australia Ltd (NSW) Scheme	8 Oct 2012	7 Oct 2012
	Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (NSW) Scheme	8 Oct 2007	7 Oct 2012
	National Institute of Accountants Scheme	30 Jan 2007	29 Jan 2012
Barristers	Barristers Professional Standards Scheme	19 Jan 2005	18 Jan 2010
Engineers	Engineers Australia (NSW) Scheme	24 Feb 2007	23 Feb 2012
	Investigative and Remedial Engineers (NSW) Scheme	5 Dec 2006	4 Dec 2011
Solicitors	Law Society of NSW Scheme	22 Nov 2006	21 Nov 2011
Surveyors	Professional Surveyors Scheme	12 Nov 2007	11 Nov 2012
Valuers	Australian Valuers Institute Co-operative Ltd Scheme	26 Jul 2007	25 Jul 2012

Scheme applications

The following occupational associations have submitted a scheme application to the Council. Click on the scheme name for more information and scheme documents.

		Currrent stage	Next stage*
Building consultants	Building Consultants Scheme	Council consideration	Public notification
IT professionals	Australian Computer Society Scheme	Council consideration	Public notification

*There is no guarantee that a scheme will progress to the next stage.

Past schemes

>>> Click here for a list of expired NSW schemes