Course Dates

Acknowledgment of receipt of online application will be sent via email. Applicants will gain no advantage by early submission of their application but, for administrative convenience, please do not leave your application until the last minute.

No fees or charges apply to late applications. Late applications will be placed on a wait list and considered in order of receipt.

Applications for 2020 will open in mid-July 2019

Vic onsite full-time attendance dates (Melbourne Campus)
21 weeks of formal training, Monday through to Friday, and three weeks’ professional placement.

Course 2 commences on 8 July 2019

Vic online full-time attendance dates (Melbourne Campus)
In addition to the expected minimum of 25 hours per week of online study, you must attend 13 face-to-face onsite days.

Course 2 commences on 15 July 2019
Both weekday and weekend options for PLT online full time will commence on Monday 15 July 2019.

Choice of weekday and weekend options.
With the exception of the first intensive, applicants may choose either weekday or weekend attendance options for intensive days.

Applicants can indicate their choice of weekday or weekend option once they have received an Offer Letter from Leo Cussen. Once a choice is made, applicants must adhere to their weekday/weekend attendance option for the entirety of the course.

2019 WA online full-time PLT 2 attendance dates (Murdoch Campus)
In addition to the expected minimum of 25 hours per week of online study, you must attend all key dates.

Course 2 commences on 22 July 2019
Compulsory onsite intensive sessions are delivered from Murdoch’s School of Law.

Online part-time PLT 2 attendance dates (Melbourne Campus)
In addition to the expected minimum of 15 hours per week of online study, you must attend up to 10 face-to-face onsite days for Semester 1, and 4 face-to-face onsite days for Semester 2.

Part Time Course commences on 15 July 2019, trainees are required to complete two semesters of coursework across 11 months.

Semester 1 between 15 July – 1 December 2019
Semester 2 between 28 January – 14 June 2020

Swinburne LLB + full-time GDLP attendance dates (Melbourne Campus)
In addition to the expected minimum of 25 hours per week of online study, you must attend 13 face-to-face onsite days.

Course 2 commences on 15 July 2019
Compulsory onsite intensive sessions are held in Melbourne

To obtain the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion, you must undertake and complete a 15-day professional placement. You must arrange this placement yourself and have it approved by the Coordinator Online PLT and the Director PLT. The placement can be done shortly before or after the formal coursework, or in the same period as the coursework.

Professional Placement for the Part-Time Online PLT to be completed by 1 December 2019

The Census Date is the date immediately after which the full tuition fee for the PLT course accrues as a debt. In other words, any refund after this date is unlikely. The date falls approximately 20% into the course. The Census Date applies to both non-FEE-HELP and FEE-HELP applicants.

The Census Dates for 2019 are 26 February (PLT 1) and 6 August (PLT 2). The Census Date for the Online Part-Time 2019 PLT course is 2 April 2018. The Census Date for the 2019 WA Online course is 12 March 2019

• Non-FEE-HELP Student: withdrawal after the Census Date means the full tuition fee is owed to Leo Cussen Centre for Law. Special circumstances may apply in limited cases. When applicable, the Centre follows a procedure similar to that for FEE-HELP students.
• FEE-HELP Student: withdrawal after the Census Date by a FEE-HELP student means the full tuition fee is debited from your FEE-HELP balance. Essentially, the full debt becomes owed to the Australian Government and is payable through the Australian Taxation Office. ‘Special circumstances’ as defined by the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth) may apply in limited cases. For special circumstances to apply, Leo Cussen Centre for Law must be satisfied that such circumstances were (a) beyond your control and (b) did not make their full impact until or after the Census Date and (c) were such that they made it impracticable for you to complete your study requirements.

EFTSL Values for 2019

Unit of study tuition fees, census dates and EFTSL values for 2019:

Unit of study tuition fees, census dates and EFTSL values for 2018:

Unit of study tuition fees, census dates and EFTSL values for 2017:

Refer also to the Australian Government’s Study Assist program.

For more on Withdrawal Penalties and Refunds, go to:

Important Information for Applicants