Advanced Standing Information - LPAB
UNE gives advanced standing (credit) for students who have completed the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) Diploma in Law subjects. Credit can be granted for whole or partial units and will either be specified or unspecified.
Specified Credit: granted where prior learning is regarded as having reasonable comparability or equivalence to specific units and learning outcomes. The applicant will be granted credit for specific units and credit points (e.g. successfully completing 01 Foundations of Law will give you 6 credit points and is equivalent to LAW100 - Foundations of Law).
Unspecified Credit: granted where the prior learning is considered as having reasonable comparability or equivalence to the learning expected in the course, yet is not equivalent to specific units. The applicant will be granted a total number of credit points by level and/or discipline that will partially fulfil requirements of the course (e.g. 6 credit points for an unspecified level 200 unit: LAW2XX06).
Please visit the School's Advanced Standing Policy page for any further information.
UNE gives advanced standing for students who have completed the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board Examinations in its Diploma in Law course as follows: *
| LPAB | LPAB Compulsory/Elective Subject | UNE School of Law Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Foundations of Law | Compulsory | LAW100 - Foundations of Law |
| 02 Criminal Law and Procedure | Compulsory | LAW162 - Criminal Law |
| 03 Torts | Compulsory | LAW131 - Torts Law |
| 04 Contracts | Compulsory | LAW172 - Contract Law |
| 05 Real Property and 08 Commercial Transactions | Compulsory | LAW283 - Property Law ** |
| 06 Australian Constitutional Law | Compulsory | LAW399 - Constitutional Law |
| 07 Equity | Compulsory | LAW340 - Equity and Trusts |
| 09 Administrative Law | Compulsory | LAW400 - Administrative Law |
| 10 Law of Associations | Compulsory | LAW351 - Corporations Law |
| 11 Evidence | Compulsory | LAW313 - Evidence and Proof |
| 12 Taxation and Revenue Law | Compulsory | LAW352 - Taxation Law |
| 13 Succession | Compulsory | LAW301 - Succession |
| 14 Conveyancing | Compulsory | LAW321 - Conveyancing |
| 15 Practice and Procedure | Compulsory | LAW310 - Civil Dispute Resolution |
| 16 Insolvency | Elective | No UNE equivalent offered. |
| 17 Legal Ethics | Compulsory | LAW320 - Professional Conduct |
| 18 Conflict of Laws | Elective | No UNE equivalent offered. Note that Private and Public international law are covered in LAW361 - International Law. Unspecified credit may be granted. |
| 19 Family Law | Elective | LAW370 - Family Law |
| 20 Planning and Environmental Law | Elective | No UNE equivalent offered. Unspecified credit may be granted. |
| 21 Industrial Law | Elective | LAW308 - Employment Law |
| 22 Intellectual Property | Elective | LAW323 - Intellectual Property Law |
| 23 Public International Law | Elective | No UNE equivalent offered. Note that Private and Public international law are covered in LAW361 - International Law. Unspecified credit may be granted. |
| 24 Jurisprudence | Compulsory | LAW455 - Jurisprudence |
| 25 Competition and Consumer Law | Elective | LAW375 - Australian Competition and Consumer Law |
| 26 Advanced Statutory Interpretation | Elective | No UNE equivalent offered. Unspecified credit may be granted. |
| 27 Health Law | Elective | LAW343 - Contemporary Issues in Health Law |
* This only applies if the exams were completed before you enrolled at UNE. Students may not count LPAB exams completed whilst they are enrolled at UNE unless they received permission, in writing, in accordance with the Policy on Permission to Enrol Elsewhere.
** Advanced Standing (credit) for LAW283 Property Law.
If you have done both 05 Real Property and 08 Commercial Transactions, then you have covered the material that we cover in LAW283 Property Law, and you are eligible for advanced standing (credit) for LAW283 Property Law.
If you have completed 05 Real Property only, then you have covered some of the material that we cover in LAW283 Property Law, but not all of the material that we cover in LAW283 Property Law. As you have not completed all the studies required by the Legal Profession Admission Rules, we cannot give advanced standing (credit) for LAW283 Property Law, but the Course Coordinator may grant unspecified credit.
If you have completed 08 Commercial Transactions only, then you have completed some, but not all, of the material that we cover in LAW283 Property Law. As you have not completed all the studies required by the Legal Profession Admission Rules, we cannot give advanced standing (credit) for LAW283 Property Law, but the Course Coordinator may grant unspecified credit.