Law Schools of Australia and New Zealand

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Australia is a fascinating place. From its breathtaking coasts to the rugged outback, it’s a destination for adventurers. And for those who wish to attend law school in Australia or its neighbor, New Zealand, there’s no shortage of options. 

Law Schools in Australia

Below we’ve listed Australia’s law programs, grouped by territory.​

Capital Territory

• ​Australian National University Law School
• University of Canberra Law School

New South Wales

• University of New England School of Law
• Southern Cross University School of Law & Justice
• University of Newcastle

• Australian Catholic University Thomas More Law School
• Macquarie University Law School
• Charles Sturt University Centre for Law and Justice
• University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law
• University of Sydney Law School
• University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Law
• University of New South Wales
  
• Western Sydney University School of Law
• University of Wollongong

Northern Territory

• Charles Darwin University School of Law

Queensland

• Griffith University
• Central Queensland University School of Business and Law
• Queensland University of Technology
• University of the Sunshine Coast School of Law
• University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law
• University of Southern Queensland School of Law & Justice
• James Cook University College of Business Law and Governance
• Bond University
• Griffith University Law School
• James Cook University College of Business Law and Governance

South Australia

• Flinders University College of Business, Government, and Law
• University of South Australia School of Law
• University of Adelaide

Tasmania

• University of Tasmania

Victoria

• Deakin University Law School
• RMIT University Graduate School of Business & Law
• University of Melbourne
  
• Swinburne University of Technology Law School
• La Trobe University
• Monash University
• Victoria University

Western Australia

• Curtin University
• Edith Cowan University School of Business and Law
• Murdoch University School of Law
• University of Western Australia Law School

New Zealand Law Schools

• University of Auckland, New Zealand
• University of Canterbury, Christchurch
• University of Otago 
• University of Victoria Wellington
• University of Waikato