Elections

The Bar Council is elected annually by members of the Bar whose names are included in either Part I (the Practising List) or Part II (Crown Prosecutors and Public Defenders) of Division A of the Bar roll and who are otherwise eligible to vote.

The election of the Bar Council is governed by clause 10 of the Bar Constitution.
Twenty-one candidates are elected in the following categories:

• 11 members who are either Queen's Counsel, Senior Counsel or junior counsel who are of not less than 15 years' standing;
  
• 6 Junior counsel who are of not more than 15 nor less than 6 years' standing; and
  
• 4 Junior counsel who are of less than 6 years' standing.

Once the members of the Bar Council are elected the Bar Council appoints the following office bearers:

• Chairman;
  
• Senior Vice-Chairman;
  
• Junior Vice-Chairman;
  
• Honorary Treasurer;
  
• Assistant Honorary Treasurer;
  
• Honorary Secretary; and
  
• Assistant Honorary Secretary.