Form 1548 · Visa support
Application for an Australian legal practitioner number
What the form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is the Department's own PDF; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Form 1548 - Complete this form if you are an Australian legal practitioner seeking a Legal Practitioner Number to enable you to create and manage client applications through the Department of Home Affairs systems.
Purpose
This form is used to apply to the Department of Home Affairs for a Legal Practitioner Number (LPN), which allows an eligible Australian lawyer to create and manage applications through ImmiAccount. It supports the department's process for recognising legal practitioners who provide immigration assistance in connection with legal practice.
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Who lodges it
The Australian legal practitioner (a lawyer holding a current state or territory legal practising certificate) lodges this form on their own behalf.
When it is used
It is used when an Australian legal practitioner needs to obtain a Legal Practitioner Number so they can access and manage matters through ImmiAccount, and a copy of their practising certificate is attached to the application.
Official form
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