Key Links
Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD)
CALD is the peak body of Australian Law Schools. The Deans of each law school in Australia comprise the members of the Council and they meet regularly throughout the year.
The CALD website includes important policy and practice documents including the Standards for Australian Law Schools, adopted by CALD in November 2009 and amended in March 2013. Click here for the Resources page. Note that there are further resources under the Education sub-heading of the Resource tab.
Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA)
On 1 July 2019, the Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) was relaunched as the Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA). The name reflects the Association's renewed commitment to representing and supporting all law academics in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Established in 1946 as the Australian Universities Law Schools Association, the Association has provided a platform for Australasian law teachers and legal scholars to network, collaborate and share expertise, primarily by way of the annual Conference, the Association's Interest Groups, and the Association's academic publications including the Legal Education Review, the Journal of ALAA, and the Legal Education Digest.
Accreditation and admission bodies
Law Admissions Consultative Committee (LACC) (part of the Law Council)
The LACC page contains many important policy, practice and procedure documents adopted by admitting authorities.
Information on the admitting procedure of each Australian State and Territory can be found here:
ACT - Legal Practitioners Admission Board
NSW - Legal Profession Admission Board of New South Wales
NT - Legal Practitioners Admission Board
QLD - Legal Practitioners Admissions Board
SA - Board of Examiners
TAS - Tasmanian Board of Legal Education