Australian Capital Territory Admission

All jurisdictions have separate requirements for admission. While we try to provide up to date information please make sure you check the requirements directly with the ACT Supreme Court.

Legal Workshop staff will not edit any admission documents. There are templates available on the admission websites for each jurisdiction. It is your responsibility to ensure that your documents are correct.

Documents required for admission
Where you can find the documents
Things you need to know to be admitted

Documents required for admission

Examples of the Originating Application, Applicant’s Affidavit and supporting affidavit can be found on the ACT Supreme Court website.

Applicants must file 1 original and 1 copy of the following admission documents:
1. Originating application for admission as a lawyer – prescribed form 3.46
2. Applicant’s affidavit – affidavit form 6.11
3. Three affidavits of character – affidavit form 6.11

Each applicant should annex to their affidavit the following documents:
1. Evidence of completion of a Bachelor of Laws – this can be a testamur or an academic statement.
2. A Dean’s Certificate in accordance with Rule 3607.

NB: A letter of completion is also required by the Court. You must notify Legal Workshop of you intention to be admitted, once we have been notified, a letter of completion can be prepared and will be lodged directly with the Court on your behalf. Please email  CourtAdmission@law.anu.edu.au to request a letter of completion.

Where you can find the documents

Academic record
If you do not already have a copy of your academic record you will need to apply for one from the Law School where you undertook your Law degree.

ANU Law School students can apply for their Academic Record via Student Administration Services

Dean’s Letter
You must apply for a Dean’s letter from the Law School where you undertook your Law degree.

ANU Law School Students can apply for Dean’s Certificates from the Law School Office by request in writing or by email to enquiries.law@anu.edu.au.

As a cost recovery measure the ANU Law School Office requires payment for the provision of Dean's Certificates. The charge is $30 and should be paid to the Payments Officer at Student Administration. If you are not able to pay in person payments may also be made by faxing your credit card details to fax number 6125 7535 and requesting the receipt be forwarded to the ANU Law School Office.

You need to advise the jurisdiction in which you plan to be admitted and your mailing address if you would like the certificate posted to you or a phone number where we can contact you once the certificate is available for collection.

Please allow a minimum of two weeks for the Certificate to be prepared.

Letter of Completion of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP)
You must notify the ANU Legal Workshop that you wish to be admitted so that a letter of completion can be provided directly to the Court once you have completed all the requirements of the GDLP.

To advise ANU Legal Workshop of your intention to be admitted email courtadmission@law.anu.edu.au. 

You will need to provide:
• Your name and student number;
• the jurisdiction you wish to be admitted in;
• the date you wish to attend the admission ceremony

ANU Legal Workshop will prepare your Letter of Completion and file it directly with the Court.

Please be aware that we support a number of admission ceremonies in all jurisdictions, Letters of Completion are prepared and sent in the order of upcoming admission ceremonies.

2012 Admission Dates: Canberra

* Please Note: EARLY MARKING REQUIRED

Students need to notify Legal Workshop of their intention to be admitted as soon as possible to ensure early marking is organised and results are finalised in time for filing dates.  Please email Court Admission to advise.

Students undertaking the Criminal Practice elective in November will not be eligible for December admission unless their court report is submitted no later than 3.00pm Friday 7 Dec.

Things you need to know to be admitted

Timing
Admission applications must be filed in the Court not later than 14 days before the date the application is to be heard.

Applicants should provide email and telephone details so that the secretary of the Admission Board can contact you if necessary.

Annexures
Each annexure should be marked with the corresponding initial as indicated in the affidavit.

The annexures should appear after the body of the affidavit and should be either:
• prefaced by the Annexure to affidavit - Form 6.12; or,
• have directly written on the document itself

“This and the following [XX] pages is the annexure marked “ [XX] “ referred to in the affidavit of [your name] sworn/affirmed at [xxxx] on [xxxx] before me:
[Justice of the Peace/Barrister/Solicitor]”

Date of completion of the GDLP
The date you completed the GDLP will be the end date of the last session in which you undertook the coursework.

Filing your documents
You can file through a 'solicitor on the record', ie a solicitor acting for you OR you can take the self-filing option which uses the Director ANU Legal Workshop.  If you are using the self-filing option your footer should read:

Filed by: your name
c/- Director
ANU Legal Workshop
ANU College of Law
Australian National University
ACTON ACT 0200

If you live in the ACT, you can put your details as the address for service of documents in your Originating Application.

If you live outside of the ACT, and are being admitted in the ACT jurisdiction, you MUST have an ACT address as your address for service.  You can use the ANU Legal Workshop for this, as above.

If you live outside of the ACT you can send your completed documents, including a cheque to the ACT Supreme Court for the filing fee, to Legal Workshop at the above address, Attention Court Admissions.  We will file your application on your behalf.