Useful contacts
Fostering a learning environment that provides our students with a world-class legal education.
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice provides all the support you’ll need to do your best and make your studies fulfilling. We’ve got your back with study and academic support and financial aid, as well as health and wellbeing support.
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Your lecturer is generally the first person to speak to if you have any concerns about academic matters. If that doesn't seem appropriate, or you're not comfortable doing so, the order of consultation is:Â
- the convenor of the course (found on your course outline)Â
- Director of Law Undergraduate Studies (LLB), Kayleen Manwaring
- Director of Criminology Undergraduate Studies (BCCJ), Alyce McGovern
- Director of JD Studies, Leon Terrill
- Director Postgraduate Studies, Lisa Toohey
- Head of School, Private & Commercial Law, Mimi Zou
- Head of School, Global & Public Law, Theunis Roux
- Head of School, Law, Society & Criminology (Acting), Gary Edmond
- Grievance Officer, Melissa CrouchÌýÌý
- Review of Results Advisors, Jeni Engel and Christopher Michaelsen
Student Integrity Officers
- School of Private & Commercial Law: Anton Didenko
- School of Global & Public Law: Monika Zalnieriute
- School of Law, Society & Criminology: TBC
Postgraduate Specialisation Convenors
- Chinese International Business & Economic Law – Lu Wang
- Corporate, Commercial & Taxation Law – Deborah Healey
- Criminal Justice & Criminology – Kev Dertadian
- Dispute Resolution – Kun Fan
- Environmental Law & Sustainable Development – Ben Milligan
- Human Rights Law & Policy – Christopher Michaelsen
- International Law – Daniel Joyce
- Media, Intellectual Property & Technology Law – Alexandra George
You're very welcome to approach academic staff, although you should not expect that every academic will be available to you every minute. Teaching is only one part of an academic’s job, so make an appointment or find out when their consulting hours are.Â
International Student Support AdvisorsÂ
Here at ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice, we have International Student Support Advisors who are academic members of staff and your first port of call for any academic issues or concerns. The Advisors also convene workshops throughout the year on a range of topics such as preparing for class, class participation and preparing for your assessments.Â
Have a question? You can contact any member of the team individually or email the full team.ÌýÌý
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Of course, you can always ask your LawPLUS Mentor or your Peer Tutor as a first step.Â
LawPLUSÂ Peer Mentoring ProgramÂ
All first-year law students are encouraged to be involved in the , as early as possible. This program runs through Term 1 each year and aims to help new students settle into ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice's unique and vibrant student culture.Â
Law Peer Leader Program
The  is a free service for all first-year students. It involves a group of four students meeting to have a first attempt at reading materials for class and to get support from an experienced Law & Justice student.ÌýÌý
This always-popular program is separate from the LawPlus program run by ±«±·³§°ÂÌýLawSoc. You can sign up at the beginning of term on the relevant Moodle course page for:
- T1 LAWS1052/JURD7152 Introducing Law and JusticeÌýÌý
- T2 LAWS1061/JURD7161 Torts
- T1 JURD7829 Legal Writing in Context
In addition, there are exam revision workshops held at the end of each term.Â
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Student societies
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law SocietyÂ
 (LawSoc) carries out many functions for students. They organise a range of social events, including the annual Law Camp for first-year students to make new friends. LawSoc also hosts careers fairs and talks, organises professional skills competitions and produces a range of publications.Â
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Criminology SocietyÂ
°Õ³ó±ðÌý (CrimSoc) is the social, professional development and student affairs organisation of all ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Criminology students. CrimSoc seeks to enrich our students’ academic experience and raise awareness of contemporary topical criminological debates both nationwide and global. -
Studying full-time can leave little room for work. If you hit financial difficulties, you can seek out the following services for assistance:
- Student loans from ±«±·³§°ÂÌý Â
- Youth Allowance, Austudy a²Ô»å Abstudy payments from CentrelinkÂ
- HECS-HELP loans to cover all or part of the student contribution amountÂ
- FEE-HELP loans to help pay part or all of tuition feesÂ
- Assistance for international studentsÌýÌý
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±«±·³§°ÂÌý are available Monday to Friday to help all students with:ÌýÌý
- counselling for individualsÂ
- support and transition to universityÂ
- motivational supportÂ
- personal skills developmentÌýÌý
- psychological servicesÂ
- anxiety and mood managementÂ
- stress management programs.Â
We also offer  a²Ô»å ,, and can provide information about external mental health services to meet your needs.Â