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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED LAW

  • 2 subjects
  • $3,950 per subject
  • FEE-HELP eligible
  • Approx 6 months
  • 4 intakes per year: Feb, May, Aug, Nov

FIND YOUR TRUE CALLING WITH POSTGRADUATE STUDY

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Law is a strategic starting point for legal professionals seeking to enhance their legal expertise and pursue their passion on their own terms.

This popular program allows you to advance your knowledge and skills efficiently, with the flexibility to study two subjects across 9 practice areas, including Business Law and Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Family Law, Government and Public Sector Law, In-house Practice, Property Law, and Wills and Estates.

Whether you aim to specialise quickly or lay the groundwork for further studies, this certificate provides a solid foundation. If you choose to pursue a Masters later, you'll receive credit towards that advanced degree, ensuring a seamless continuation of your professional development. This practical and customisable approach empowers you to tackle complex legal challenges with confidence and precision.

 

Plan your studies

Looking to plan your postgraduate program?

  1. Use the tool below to explore subjects by practice area and intake date.
  2. Prefer to review offline? Download the full PDF for a complete overview of all your options.

HOW TO ENROL

Follow these steps to complete your enrolment in a postgraduate program.

  1. Choose your first subject
    We recommend enrolling in one subject per intake. Enrolling in two subjects may require up to 25 hours of study per week.

  2. Gather your documents - You'll need your documents to upload when completing the online enrolment form
    • Academic Records
      You’ll need to submit one of the following:
        • Official academic transcript (LLB, JD, Dip Law)
        • Graduation certificate
        • Admission certificate
        • Current practising certificate
    • Recognition of prior learning (if applicable)
      Submit any relevant postgraduate certificates or qualifications if applying for RPL.

    • Proof of name change (if applicable)
      If your name has changed, provide certified proof.

    • Unique student identifier (USI)
      A USI is required by the Australian Government for all students (except offshore international students). Create or find your USI here.

  3. Payment or financial assistance
    Have your payment details or tax file number (TFN) ready if applying for FEE-HELP through the Commonwealth Government FEE-HELP scheme.

  4. Submit your enrolment
    Once ready, complete and submit your online enrolment.

Need help?
For assistance, contact Customer and Student Engagement at 1300 506 402 or email postgrad@collaw.edu.au

RE-ENROLMENTS

Re-enrolling for your next subject is simple!

Once you've enrolled in your chosen Award program, re-enrolling for the next subject is easy. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Choose your next subject.
  2. Log in to the customer portal.
  3. Complete the re-enrolment form and select your payment option.

FEES

Here’s what you need to know:

  • The fee per subject in 2024 is $3,950 (no GST applies)
  • The fee per subject in 2025 is $4,150 (no GST applies)
  • Our fees are reviewed annually and may vary during your enrolment
  • You need to pay your fees in full at the time of enrolment each semester.
  • We accept cheque, EFT and credit card.
  • Study Assist FEE HELP - If you’re an Australian citizen, NZ citizen or you hold a permanent humanitarian visa, you may be able to defer payment through the Australian Government StudyAssist FEE-HELP scheme.

Good news! There’s no need to pay for your entire qualification upfront. Instead, you can pay as you learn – subject by subject. Which means, you can start off small by building your own Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Diploma, and then progress to a Master of Laws later, if you choose.

Please refer to our Policy Index - 1.3.11 Withdrawal policy.

 

Kay Smith Scholarship

The Kay Smith Scholarship honours one of the longest serving and most respected people of The College of Law. It is designed to support the education aspirations of outstanding law graduates and young lawyers. Learn more.

PREREQUISITES

You must hold a recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent) to enrol in a Postgraduate Program.

ASSESSMENTS

Your assessments may vary from course to course. However, these are the most common assessments that you will need to complete:

  • Oral Assessments
  • Written Assessments
  • Short writing activities
  • Reflection activities

For all student policies refer to our policy index.

FAMILY LAW SUBJECTS

FLP00 - Capstone Project (Family Law)

Intake 2, 4
The Capstone Project is taken as the final subject, as a culmination of the knowledge and skills attained throughout the major. It will allow students to demonstrate their skills in a specialist practice area using real-life scenarios and case studies. Throughout the intake, students will receive individualised feedback from their lecturer and will also have access to a rich array of skills modules that include guides, samples, and practice exercises for honing their legal skills. The highlight of the Capstone Project is the final task, where students will prepare a Final Portfolio that demonstrates their legal writing, research, and oral skills.

TOPICS

THE SUBJECT HAS FOUR COMPONENTS

  1. Four short answer questions
  2. Two legal writing samples
  3. Oral communication (e.g. client interview) assessment held through online conferencing
  4. Reflective analysis

FLP1 - Foundations of Family Law Practice

Intake 1, 2, 3, 4
This subject family law is concerned with people, rather than property or financial matters. It includes the law and practice concerning parenting after separation or divorce. It also examines the law and practice of divorce. The subject aims to provide students with a strong foundation for practising in family law and covers most common issues encountered by family lawyers in practice. A more advanced subject deals with topics which are less common in law practice.

TOPICS

  • 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, 4
This subject provides students with an introduction and overview of the process for resolving property and maintenance disputes with a focus on issues encountered in everyday practice. On satisfactory completion of this subject students will understand fundamental theories and practices in family law property, maintenance and child support practice, and have an understanding of how to apply this knowledge in professional practice. Students will be able to use and explain this knowledge to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Using practice-based analytical and critical thinking skills, students will be able to apply this knowledge to problem-solving and decision-making in practice.

TOPICS

  • 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, 3
Conducting a family law matter – whether involving property, spouse maintenance, parenting, child support or other issues – requires a range of skills and procedural knowledge. This subject covers the steps involved in reaching a settlement, from the first conference with the client, through to the end of a final hearing. At the end of this subject students will be able to apply a problem-solving methodology and knowledge of procedural law to the conduct of all aspects of family law matters, both in and out of court.

TOPICS

  • 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, 4
This subject will build on FLP1 Foundations of Family Law and will provide a practical and in-depth study of the more complex, evolving and emerging issues in the areas of parenting, children and family law.

TOPICS

  • 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, 3
Family law is a multifaceted area of legal practice which helps people to deal with the legal aspects of family disputes, including relationship breakdowns. This subject provides an in-depth understanding of some of the more complex issues in property, spousal maintenance and child support, such as cross-border disputes, taxation issues, bankruptcy and the court’s power to bind third parties. The subject takes a practical approach to equip family law practitioners with the knowledge and skills to deal with these advanced issues in practice.

TOPICS

  • 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 3
This subject is about the development and management of a family law practice. managing any legal practice requires a different set of skills to the technical and practical aspects of working as a lawyer on legal matters. Establishing a new legal practice and managing that practice for growth can be challenging. The personal circumstances and particular pressures facing many family law clients bring another dynamic to management of a family law practice. This subject considers a range of issues that are relevant to the effective and efficient conduct of a family law practice.

TOPICS

  • 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 2

This 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, 3
This subject is skills based and focused on developing advocacy skills in family law matters. Many lawyers are aware that their advocacy skills can require fine-tuning because of the increasing use of dispute resolution mechanisms. An increasing number of lawyers are choosing to appear as an advocate in their matters on interim hearings and sometimes even on final hearings. Whether students appear as a lawyer/advocate in a matter or they choose to brief counsel, it is important that the lawyer with carriage of the matter has a good working knowledge of the various stages of proceedings and their obligations.

TOPICS

  • 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

Nov Intake 4 Feb intake 1 May Intake 2
START DATE 11 Nov 2024 10 Feb 2025 12 May 2025
CENSUS 04 Dec 2024 26 Feb 2025 28 May 2025
END DATE 07 Feb 2025 02 May 2025 02 Aug 2025
Subject Start Date Census End Date Workshop Date
DRP3 - Advocacy 21 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2024 30 Oct 2025
DRP4 - Mediation 05 Oct 2025 01 Jan 0001 13 Nov 2024
EPP2 - Superannuation 01 Jul 2024 10 Jul 2024 09 Aug 2024
FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation 10 Feb 2025 17 Feb 2025 21 Mar 2025

3 - 5 March 2025 NSW & VIC
6 - 8 March 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 24 Mar 2025 01 Jan 0001 20 Apr 2025

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 04 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 05 May 2025 01 Jan 0001 13 Jun 2025

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 27 Jan 2025 05 Feb 2025 07 Mar 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 16 Jun 2025 01 Jan 0001 25 Jul 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 07 Apr 2025 01 Jan 0001 30 May 2025

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success 04 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024
LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success 05 May 2025 01 Jan 0001 13 Jun 2025
Subject Start Date Census End Date Workshop Date
FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation 10 Feb 2025 17 Feb 2025 21 Mar 2025

3 - 5 March 2025 NSW & VIC
6 - 8 March 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 25 Mar 2024 03 Apr 2024 03 May 2024

17-19 Oct 2024 NSW & VIC
14-16 Oct 2024 QLD & WA  

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 23 Sep 2024 02 Oct 2024 01 Nov 2024

17-19 Oct 2024 NSW & VIC
14-16 Oct 2024 QLD & WA  

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 23 Sep 2024 02 Oct 2024 01 Nov 2024

17-19 Oct 2024 NSW & VIC
14-16 Oct 2024 QLD & WA  

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 24 Mar 2025 31 Mar 2025 02 May 2025

17-19 Oct 2024 NSW & VIC
14-16 Oct 2024 QLD & WA  

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution 24 Mar 2025 01 Jan 0001 20 Apr 2025

17-19 Oct 2024 NSW & VIC
14-16 Oct 2024 QLD & WA  

10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 
14 - 16 April 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 06 May 2024 15 May 2024 14 Jun 2024

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 04 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 04 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 05 May 2025 12 May 2025 13 Jun 2025

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution 05 May 2025 01 Jan 0001 13 Jun 2025

25-27 Nov 2024 NSW & VIC 
28-30 Nov 2024 QLD & WA

26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC
29 - 31 May 2025 QLD & WA

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 29 Jan 2024 07 Feb 2024 08 Mar 2024

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 17 Jun 2024 26 Jun 2024 26 Jul 2024

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 27 Jan 2025 05 Feb 2025 07 Mar 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 27 Jan 2025 05 Feb 2025 07 Mar 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 16 Jun 2025 23 Jun 2025 25 Jul 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone 16 Jun 2025 01 Jan 0001 25 Jul 2025

20-22 Feb 2025 NSW & VIC 
17-19 Feb 2025 QLD & WA

10 - 12 July 2025 NSW & VIC
7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA 

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 08 Apr 2024 18 Apr 2024 31 May 2024

 

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 09 Sep 2024 19 Sep 2024 01 Nov 2024

 

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 09 Sep 2024 19 Sep 2024 01 Nov 2024

 

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 07 Apr 2025 17 Apr 2025 30 May 2025

 

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice 07 Apr 2025 01 Jan 0001 30 May 2025

 

Day 1 – 24 April 2025
Days 2 to 4:  29 April - 1 May 2025

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I think my favourite thing about the study that I've done at the College of Law is the different experiences of all the lecturers, and tutors. Their practical experience that they were able to give us in terms of the content and was always so helpful and insightful.

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Kay Smith Scholarship

If you’re experiencing financial hardship and unable to afford postgraduate study, see if you are eligible for the The Kay Smith Scholarship. This scholarship honours one of the longest serving and most respected people of The College of Law. It is designed to support the education aspirations of outstanding law graduates and young lawyers.

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If you have any questions about subjects, awards, intake dates, or anything else related to our postgraduate programs, don't hesitate to reach out. Book a call with one of our Student and Customer Engagement Advisors who are ready to assist you.

Student success stories

Read how Craig’s postgraduate study accelerated his career by a decade and enabled him to become a specialist and eventually started his own firm.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

This depends on your workload and your personal situation. If you complete 1 subject every intake you could complete your Graduate Certificate in 6 months.

You can do any of the following without financial penalty any time before the published census date for each intake:

  • Withdraw completely
  • Change the subject or course you are enrolled in
  • Defer it to a subsequent intake (must be within the next 12 months)

We recommend that you set aside 10-12 hours a week on study per subject, 1 unit per semester. Completing two subjects in the same intake may require up to 25 hours of study and readings each week. 

There are four intakes a year: February, May, August and November.

You may be entitled to claim your full 10 units per subject for your CPD requirements.

However, you may still need to complete some mandatory CPD units. Please check with your local law society for the requirements in your state or territory.

WA-based students may claim up to 6 units per subject (6 CPD units for an intensive subject that has a compulsory workshop requirement or 4 CPD units for any other subject). College will lodge the CPD points with the Legal Practice Board on successful completion of the subject(s).

The College’s Credit for Prior Learning Policy encourages practitioners who have completed previous postgraduate and other recognised study to apply for credit towards either the LLM (Applied Law) or the Master of Applied Law (Family Law), not towards a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma awards.

Yes. Many LLM students choose electives from our Legal Business Management course. Please contact us to learn how.

No. To become a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, you will need to:

  1. Complete the Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Practice (FRDP)
  2. Seek accreditation with the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department

Many students choose to pursue an LLM with a double major in Family Law and FDRP.

For 2024, each subject in our postgraduate programmes costs $3,950, with no GST applicable. For 2025, each subject in our postgraduate programmes costs $4,150, with no GST applicable.

Please note that our fees are subject to annual review and may change during your enrolment. Full payment is required at the time of enrolment each semester, and we accept various payment methods including cheque, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), and credit card. Additionally, if you are an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, you may be eligible to defer your payment through the Australian Government's StudyAssist FEE-HELP scheme.

Yes, if you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident you may be eligible to receive Australan Government StudyAssist FEE-HELP. For more information, download the FEE-HELP Factsheet.

Yes, you can, but Australian Government StudyAssist FEE-HELP will not apply.

Yes. If you are from a non-English speaking country or your previous studies were in a language other than English, you will need to demonstrate your English skills in accordance with the IELTS standard before starting the program.

The requisite IELTS standard is at level 8 (writing), 7 (listening), 7.5 (speaking), 7 (reading), and 7.5 overall.

The Kay Smith Scholarship is designed to assist law graduates and young lawyers in Australia and New Zealand facing financial or personal hardships by covering the costs of a Master of Laws (Applied Law) or a Practical Legal Training course at The College of Law. It honours Kay Smith’s significant contributions to the college. Eligible applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic commitment, and community impact. Applications are due annually by December 15. Learn more.

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