Frequently Asked Questions - Student Registration

If you wish to enrol as a new student in the Diploma-in-Law you must register as a Student-at-Law by no later than 1 March or 1 September each year to be eligible to enrol in the following term.   

Late applications may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please submit a new student enquiry  detailing the extenuating circumstances that lead to you being unable to register by the deadline. 

Sign up for your student portal (STEMS) account on the LPAB website.

This will take approximately 20 minutes to complete

You will need a private email address. This will serve as your username, which cannot be changed during your studies with the LPAB. Please use an appropriate email address, i.e., not a workplace, temporary or shared email address. 

Step 1: You will receive three separate emails with verification passcodes. This is required to meet the high security standards of Department of Communities and Justice accounts. 

Step 2: Log-in to the STEMS portal via the log-in screen. We suggest you add the log-in page to your bookmarks for easy access.  

Step 3: Apply to register as a student-at-law by selecting ‘Registration’ from the home screen.  There is a one-off registration fee of $330 that will be payable on STEMS as part of the application process. 

Step 4: Once you have completed the registration process, the LPAB team will assess your registration and you will be notified of the outcome via email.

To be eligible to register as a student you must satisfy the criteria of one of the entry categories as required by the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2005.

A list of the categories and documentation required can be found here.

Note: If you are applying for Entry under category 29 (i) please refer to the Department of Education website for further information. 

If you have undertaken, but not completed, academic studies in an Australian accredited course or undertaken, within Australia, law-related studies outside an Australian accredited law course you will need to apply to the LPAB for an assessment of these qualifications. 

You can apply for an assessment of your existing academic qualifications by submitting Form A3 and paying the associated $355 fee. The assessment process takes up to 12 weeks. 

You will only be able to enrol in subjects in order until you have received the outcome of your application i.e. in your first semester you must enrol in 01 Foundations of Law to start.