POSTGRADUATE STUDY YOUR WAY
A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM THAT FITS YOUR CAREER GOALS
The College of Law lets you tailor your postgraduate study to match your professional interests. Choose from over 100 subjects across 13 practice areas to create a program that aligns with where you want your career to go.
Design a study path that fits your goals, your schedule and your ambition. Select subjects that build depth in your current field or help you explore a new one.
You can also use credits from your Practical Legal Training or certification to reduce your study load and move faster toward your Master of Laws.
Flexibility, choice and relevance — everything you need to study on your terms and hit your professional best.
Scroll down to explore how you can customise your program.
INTAKE 1 STARTS 9 FEB 2026
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PROGRAM OPTIONS - CUSTOMISE YOUR PROGRAM
Graduate Certificate in Applied Law
2
Choose any two subjects across all practice areas
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
Approx 6 months
Graduate Diploma of Applied Law
4
Choose any four subjects across all practice areas
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
1 year part-time
Master of Laws (Applied Law) without a major
8
Pick any 8 subjects across all our practice areas. This includes the Major Project in one of the practice areas.
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
2 years part-time
OR START WITH A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Take control of your career
If you decide later to progress towards a Masters, you’ll receive credit towards that award.
FAMILY LAW SUBJECTS
FLP00 - Capstone Project (Family Law)
Intake 2, 4TOPICS
THE SUBJECT HAS FOUR COMPONENTS
- Four short answer questions
- Two legal writing samples
- Oral communication (e.g. client interview) assessment held through online conferencing
- Reflective analysis
FLP1 - Foundations of Family Law Practice
Intake 1, 2, 3, 4TOPICS
- Introduction to family law
- Who is a family and who is a parent?
- Shared parental responsibility and legislative pathways
- Statutory considerations to determine the best interests of the child
- Child abuse and family violence
- Relocation and recovery of children
- Variation and enforcement of parenting orders
- Ethical and professional responsibility issues in children's cases
- Divorce, nullity and validity of marriages
FLP2 - Property, Maintenance and Child Support
Intake 2, 4TOPICS
- Jurisdictional issues and spouse maintenance
- Ethical issues, professional responsibilities and duties when acting for a party in family law financial proceedings
- The four step process: introduction and step 1
- The four step process: steps 2, 3 and 4
- Conciliation conference, private mediation and costs in family law proceedings
- Superannuation splitting, and tax, revenue and valuation issues
- Evidence and child support
- Documenting a settlement of a financial matter, and agreement about child support
FLP3 - Conducting Family Law Matters
Intake 1, 3TOPICS
- Conducting first conference, compulsory mediation and pre-action procedures
- Preparing for hearing
- Commencing proceedings and interim proceedings
- Court events and documents
- Division 12A proceedings and financial proceedings
- Preparing for and presenting the final hearing
- Dispute resolution
- Evidence
- Ethical Issues, and interlocutory processes and appeals processes
FLP11 - Advanced Parenting Issues
Intake 2, 4TOPICS
- Practice and procedure – the legislative framework
- Practice and procedure – specific issues
- Parentage - who is a "parent"
- Financial aspects of parenting – child maintenance and child support
- Representation of children and the role of the independent children’s lawyer
- The role of the states and territories in relation to child protection and adoption
- Complex parenting issues for the 21st century
- Practice and procedure – the final hearing, costs and appeals
FLP12 - Advanced Issues in Property, Maintenance and Child Support
Intake 1, 3TOPICS
- Jurisdiction in property matters, ascertaining the asset pool and categorising interests
- Corporations, trusts, partnerships and businesses
- Third parties, competing claims and bankruptcy
- Cross-border disputes
- Orders, agreements, setting aside and taxation issues
- Interim relief: injunctions, interim orders for property settlement and spousal maintenance
- Advanced issues in child support
- Appeals and stays in family law proceedings
FLP13 - Development & Management of a Family Law Practice
Intake 3TOPICS
- Introduction to developing and managing a family law practice
- Getting started
- Financial management - Pricing and costs, and leveraging for productivity profit
- Financial indicators
- Risk management
- Systems management
- Marketing management
- Managing people and managing clients
- Managing yourself
FLP14 - Family Dispute Resolution
Intake 2This subject is focused around the various dispute resolution options available in family law. Understanding and differentiating these options is crucial for a family law practitioner to give clients effective advice.
*Students that have completed the College of Law Family Dispute Resolution Practice are eligible for advanced standing for this FLP14 - Family Dispute Resolution subject.
TOPICS
- The family law dispute resolution spectrum and legislative framework
- Understanding disputes
- Dispute resolution and specialist lists - Evatt List, Lighthouse, Magellan List and others
- Negotiation
- Family dispute resolution processes and communication skills Issues of power, culture and control
- Child informed mediation, Legal Aid conferences and collaborative law
- Non-adversarial practice and family law - representing the client
FLP15 - Advocacy in Family Law
Intake 1, 3TOPICS
- Role of the advocate Preparing for hearing
- Child-related proceedings and financial proceedings
- Evidence Examination-in-chief and witnesses
- Cross-examination and re-examination
- Submissions, reviews, stay applications and the slip rule
- Interlocutory applications and appeals
START DATES
| Feb Intake 1 | May Intake 2 | Aug Intake 3 | Nov Intake 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| START DATE | 09 Feb 2026 | 11 May 2026 | 10 Aug 2026 | 09 Nov 2026 |
| CENSUS | 25 Feb 2026 | 27 May 2026 | 26 Aug 2026 | 02 Dec 2026 |
| END DATE | 01 May 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | 05 Feb 2027 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRP3 - Advocacy | 21 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | |
| DRP4 - Mediation | 19 Jan 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 |
9 - 13 February 2026 |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 09 Feb 2026 | 18 Feb 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
Intake 1 |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 10 Aug 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 |
Intake 1 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 23 Mar 2026 | 01 Apr 2026 | 01 May 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 21 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 02 Nov 2026 | 11 Nov 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 15 Jun 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 25 Jan 2027 | 03 Feb 2027 | 05 Mar 2027 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 06 Apr 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 07 Sep 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 | |
| LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success | 02 Nov 2026 | 11 Nov 2026 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 09 Feb 2026 | 18 Feb 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
Intake 1 |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 10 Aug 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 |
Intake 1 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 23 Mar 2026 | 01 Apr 2026 | 01 May 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 21 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 02 Nov 2026 | 11 Nov 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026
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| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 15 Jun 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026
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| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 25 Jan 2027 | 03 Feb 2027 | 05 Mar 2027 |
Intake 2, 2025 Intake 2, 2026
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| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 06 Apr 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 07 Sep 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Intake 1, 2026 Intake 2, 2026 |
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It expedited my career in succession law by a decade
Craig Gregson TEP, LLM Graduate
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