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Professional body for in-house counsel, operating Australian chapters.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

Industry association for litigation funders operating in Australia, with a published code of conduct for members.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Industry association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

Annual conference with open call for paper and panel proposals on all aspects of private international law.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual conference with open Call for Papers; 2026 conference at Melbourne Law School.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

Runs legal lectures, seminars and events for the profession.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual conference with call for papers; welcomes submissions from any period, discipline or jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual call for papers and panels for premier Australasian international law conference; also has postgraduate workshop.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

National association for constitutional law.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

Mediator professional body formed in 1986; Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body (RMAB) under AMDRAS; member directory available for finding accredited mediators.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Professional association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

National association of barristers practising in family law.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist bar association

Association of barristers practising in human rights law.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist bar association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

The national body for conveyancers, operating through state divisions.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

National body — conveyancers

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association

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.

Jurisdiction: National · Category: Specialist associations

Type of body

Specialist association