Country	Mandatory CPD?	Implementation Date for Mandatory CPD	CPD Hours/Points Requirement	Administering Body
Australia, New South Wales	Yes, for both advocates and solicitors	1987. Reviewed in 2000.	10 units (equivalent to 10 hours) per practising year	The Law Society of New South Wales
Australia, Victoria	Yes, for both advocates and solicitors	1 April 2004	10 CPD Scheme units (equivalent to 10 hours) per practising year	The Law Institute of Victoria
Canada	No
Hong Kong	Yes	1st phase to trainee solicitors & 1st year solicitors in 1991.	15 CPD Accreditation Points per year for solicitors.	The Law Society of Hong Kong
New Zealand	No	Mandatory for all solicitors/trainee solicitors since 1 January 2003.
Malaysia	Not at present.	The Bar Council of Malaysia has been seriously studying the introduction of mandatory CPD since 2001.
United Kingdom	Yes, for both solicitors and barristers.	1985. Revised on 1 November 2001 to apply to all solicitors and registered European lawyers.	16 hours per practising year	The Law Society of England & Wales
United States of America	Yes, in 40 states. American Bar Association Model Minimum CLE Rules adopted in 1986.	1st implemented in State of Minnesota in 1975.	15 hours recommended by ABA annually. States impose requirements of between 8 1/3 to 16 hours annually.	Recommended for National level – ABA’s Standing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar Recommended for State level – Continuing Legal Education Committee of the State Bar.