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ACC Australia (Association of Corporate Counsel)
Specialist associations
Professional body for in-house counsel, operating Australian chapters.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law
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Interdisciplinary membership association connecting Australian and New Zealand professionals in health law, ethics, clinical practice, research and healthcare administration. It holds an annual conference and supports specialist streams, including health law, clinical ethics, public health and early-career research.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Australasian Legal Practice Management Association
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ALPMA is an association for legal practice managers, lawyers and business professionals in Australia and New Zealand. It provides practice-management education, industry research, networking and resources on the business of running a legal practice.
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- Specialist association
Verified18 September 2026Australasian Tax Teachers Association
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Non-profit interdisciplinary association for taxation-law, accounting and economics academics, writers and administrators in Australia and New Zealand. It holds an annual conference, publishes the peer-reviewed Journal of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association and circulates ATTA News.
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- Specialist association
Verified23 September 2026
Australian Association of Constitutional Law
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National association for constitutional law.
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- Specialist association
Verified23 September 2026Australian Defence Lawyers Alliance
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National network of defence lawyers from firms across Australian states and territories. Member firms collaborate on criminal, white-collar and corporate defence, regulatory investigations, extradition and cross-border matters, and undertake continuing professional development together.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Earth Laws Alliance
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Australian not-for-profit organisation providing education, advice and practical resources on Earth-centred law and governance. Its programmes cover rights of nature, ecocide, bioregional governance, environmental ethics and community participation, with workshops, professional development and a learning network.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Institute of Administrative Law
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National membership organisation promoting discussion of government decision-making and accountability. It runs administrative-law conferences and lectures through national and state chapters, publishes the AIAL Forum, and provides conference papers and other resources for practitioners, academics and public-sector decision-makers.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Institute of Conveyancers — NSW Division
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Industry body representing licensed conveyancers in NSW. It provides CPD education, policy and industry updates, member networking and advocacy, alongside an employment register and a public directory of member conveyancing businesses.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Institute of Conveyancers — Queensland Division
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The QLD division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Institute of Conveyancers — SA Division
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The SA division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Australian Institute of Conveyancers — Tasmania Division
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The TAS division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
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- Specialist association
Verified23 September 2026Australian Institute of Conveyancers — Victorian Division
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The VIC division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Australian Institute of Conveyancers — WA Division
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The WA division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.
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- Specialist association
Verified23 September 2026
Australian Insurance Law Association
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National association providing insurance-law education and professional networking. It runs seminars, webinars and a national conference and maintains a resource library with speaker papers, webinar recordings and the Resolve publication.
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- Specialist association
Verified23 September 2026Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association
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National association for industrial and workplace relations professionals, linked to state and territory industrial relations societies. It supports conferences, professional events, early-career research and the Journal of Industrial Relations, covering labour law, human resources and dispute resolution.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Australian Labour Law Association
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Academic and practitioner association for labour law.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Communications and Media Law Association
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Membership association bringing together lawyers, journalists, broadcasters, telecommunications professionals, publishers, academics and public servants interested in communications and media law. It publishes the Communications Law Bulletin and runs seminars, events, mentoring and an essay competition.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory
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Association of criminal lawyers in the Northern Territory, known for its biennial conference.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Criminal Lawyers' Association of Western Australia
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Western Australian association offering criminal-law advocacy, networking and continuing professional development. Members contribute to law-reform submissions and access court and legislative updates and conference papers. Its public directory helps people locate criminal lawyers.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Environmental Defenders Office
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Public interest environmental law organisation.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026FICPI Australia
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Australian section of the international federation of intellectual property attorneys.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Human Rights Law Association
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Association for human rights law practitioners and scholars, which runs an annual essay prize.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
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Professional body for patent and trade mark attorneys.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
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Trans-Tasman membership society for lawyers, patent attorneys, licensing managers, academics and other users of intellectual property law. It runs seminars, dinner meetings and an annual conference and publishes the quarterly Intellectual Property Forum.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Law Alliance NZ
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Association of independent New Zealand legal practices. LANZ connects member firms through a professional network and shared knowledge, with a public directory helping users locate member practices.
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- Specialist association
Verified13 September 2026Law Council of Australia — Family Law Section
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The Law Council's family law section, with its own membership, conference program and committee structure.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Migration Institute of Australia
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Professional association for migration practitioners providing CPD training, conferences and webinars, member support from migration agents and lawyers, and advocacy on migration policy. It publishes notices about policy and legislative developments.
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- Specialist association
Verified22 September 2026
National Environmental Law Association
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National association for environmental and planning law.
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- Specialist association
Verified22 September 2026NSW Criminal Defence Lawyers Association
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Association of criminal defence lawyers in New South Wales.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026NSW Society for Computers and the Law
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Society for technology and law in New South Wales.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
Society of Construction Law Australia
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National membership organisation for professionals interested in construction law. It supports discussion of project delivery, dispute avoidance and resolution through events, a podcast, mentoring and its Young Construction Committee.
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- Specialist association
Verified22 September 2026Society of Corporate Law Academics
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Association of corporate law academics, which runs a student essay prize.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026STEP Australia
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Australian network of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners for professionals advising families on trusts, estates and succession. State branches provide seminars and conferences, supported by on-demand webinars, technical resources, mentoring and policy submissions.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026Tax Bar Association
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Association of barristers practising in tax.
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- Specialist association
Verified14 August 2026
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