Law Admissions Consultative Committee
This sets out the membership and functions of the LACC. The Charter is endorsed by the Council of Chief Justices whenever it is amended.
Charter of Law Admissions Consultative Committee 2010
- 2010
This paper sets out background information about the present requirements for admission to the legal profession in Australia. It considers the development of the Academic Requirements for admission; the development of the Practical Legal Training Requirements; and the development and application of the Uniform Principles for Assessing the Qualifications of Overseas Applicants for Admission.
Background Paper on Admission requirements
- October 2010
These rules reflect the principles generally followed by Admitting Authorities in considering and processing applications for admission. They were last revised in 2008.
Schedules 1 and 2 respectively set out the Academic and Practical Legal Training Requirements for admission. Schedule 3 and 4 reflect the requirements of the Uniform Principles for Assessing the Qualifications of Overseas Applicants for Admission, which also appear on this website. These Schedules were revised in 2010.
Uniform Admission Rules
- 2008
Anyone seeking admission to the Legal Profession in Australia on the basis of qualifications obtained outside Australia should study this document carefully. Schedule 2 sets out the additional academic studies which applicants from different countries will usually be required to complete, before applying for admission. Schedule 4 gives similar information about Practical Legal Training requirements.
This describes a scheme which allows the Dean of Law Schools in certain countries to apply to have subjects taught by that Law School accredited for admission purposes in Australia. Graduates who have completed accredited subjects may be exempt from some additional academic studies which would otherwise be required before applying for admission in Australia.
Accreditation of subjects in Overseas Law Courses for Australian Admission
- December 2008
This sets out the various areas of academic study which someone seeking admission to the Legal Profession in Australia on the basis of an Australian academic qualification, must have successfully completed before applying for admission.
Prescribed Academic Areas of Knowledge
- November 2009
This sets out the various Skills, Practice Areas and Values in which a person seeking admission to the legal profession in Australia on the basis of Practical Legal Training undertaken in Australia must have demonstrated understanding and competence, before applying for admission.
Competency Standards for Entry Level Lawyers
- November 2009
