On 9 April 2010 the Administrative Decisions Tribunal ordered the name of Stephen John Archer be removed from the Roll of legal practitioners.

On 13 November 2009 the Administrative Decisions Tribunal found Stephen John Archer guilty of professional misconduct

On 23 October 2001, the Bar Council of the NSW Bar Association resolved, pursuant to secs 38FC and 38FE of the Legal Profession Act 1987, to cancel the practising certificate of Stephen John Archer.