University of Tasmania Courses

Applicants need to have EITHER:

successfully completed an academic qualification in law leading to admission to the legal profession, OR

have no more than 2 academic subjects to complete:

(i) where none of the outstanding subjects is one of the academic areas of knowledge referred to in Schedule 1 of the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 2010 (as amended by the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Amendment Rules 2014); and

(ii) for which the applicant must be enrolled while undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice; and

(iii) the applicant has received the prior permission of the Board of Legal Education to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

1A If the applicant has completed their academic qualifications in law at a time that will be more than five years before their application to the Board of Legal Education for assessment of their academic qualifications for the purposes of admission, the applicant must, before entry to the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, apply for assessment of their academic qualifications under rule 4(3) of the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 2010 (as amended by the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Amendment Rules 2014), and receive the Board's approval;

• Refer to Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 2010 (S.R. 2010, NO. 55).

To be eligible for an offer, an applicant must have:

• A bachelor degree or higher, and be working in a health care setting (this includes but is not limited to a hospital, a GP clinic, aged care setting, primary health care, department of community services).
• A statement outlining area of work, and evidence of confirmation of employment. (Payslip or signed and dated statement confirming current employment status).

International Applicants

This course is not available to international students. Please enquire online for advice on alternative course options.