ANU College of Law

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ANU College of Law
ANU College of Law South Wing August 2013.jpg
Type Public
Established1960
(as the Faculty of Law)
Dean Anthony Connolly
Administrative staff
Around 130, including support staff and visiting fellows
Students1,400
annual intake of about 300
Location
Canberra
,
Australian Capital Territory
,
Australia
Campus Urban
Website http://law.anu.edu.au

The ANU College of Law is the law school at the Australian National University and one of the seven academic Colleges of the ANU. It is located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. This provides the College with opportunities to connect with the work of the Parliament of Australia, the High Court of Australia, the departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as well as the local ACT law-making institutions – the Legislative Assembly and the ACT courts.[ citation needed ]

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The ANU College of Law is a premier law school in Australia. It is ranked 4th nationally and equal 17th in the world according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject. [1]

The Dean of the College is Anthony Connolly. [2]

History

The College was established in 1960 as the Faculty of Law. [3]

Faculty and services

The ANU College of Law is home to numerous internationally-regarded researchers and practitioners, [4] and offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate law programs. [5]

The College publishes the Federal Law Review [6] and Australian Year Book of International Law. [7]

In addition to its academic programme, the law school promotes a range of co-curricular activities including mooting, negotiation and client interview competitions, membership of the Federal Law Review student editor board, and The ANU Law Revue. The College has been the world champion team in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition two times, in 1981 and 2010, and runner up once, in 1998.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Judges

Law professors

Politics and government

Other

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  1. The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III
  2. The Governor-General of Australia: His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC, DSC, FTSE
  3. Governors of states in order of appointment:
    1. Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC, KC
    2. Governor of Tasmania Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC
    3. Governor of South Australia Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC
    4. Governor of Queensland Her Excellency the Honourable Jeannette Young AC, PSM
    5. Governor of Western Australia His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC, APM
    6. Governor of Victoria Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC
  4. The Prime Minister: The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP
  5. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
    1. President of the Senate Senator The Honourable Sue Lines
    2. Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honourable Milton Dick MP
  6. The Chief Justice of Australia: The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC
  7. Senior diplomatic posts:
    1. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    2. Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    3. Chargés d'affaires and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
  8. Members of the Federal Executive Council:
    1. Ministry List
  9. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
    1. Administrator of Norfolk Island
    2. Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
    3. Administrator of the Northern Territory
  10. The Leader of the Opposition: The Honourable Peter Dutton MP
  11. Former holders of high offices:
    1. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
      1. The Hon Bill Hayden AC (1989–1996)
      2. The Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE KC (1996–2001)
      3. The Rt. Rev and Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE (2001–2003)
      4. The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO (2008–2014)
      5. General the Hon Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (2014–2019)
    2. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
      1. The Hon Paul Keating (1991–1996)
      2. The Hon John Howard OM AC SSI (1996–2007)
      3. The Hon Kevin Rudd AC
      4. The Hon Julia Gillard AC (2010–2013)
      5. The Hon Tony Abbott AC (2013–2015)
      6. The Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC (2015–2018)
      7. The Hon Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
    3. Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
      1. The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE GBM KC (1987–1995)
      2. The Hon Murray Gleeson AC GBS KC (1998–2008)
      3. The Hon Robert French AC (2008–2017)
  12. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales
    2. Premier of Victoria
    3. Premier of Queensland
    4. Premier of Western Australia
    5. Premier of South Australia
    6. Premier of Tasmania
    7. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
    8. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
  13. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. The Hon Stephen Gageler AC
    2. The Hon Michelle Gordon AC
    3. The Hon James Edelman
    4. The Hon Simon Steward
    5. The Hon Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
    6. The Hon Jayne Jagot
  14. Senior judges:
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
    2. President of the Fair Work Commission
  15. Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
    1. Chief Justice of New South Wales
    2. Chief Justice of South Australia
    3. Chief Justice of Tasmania
    4. Chief Justice of Victoria
    5. Chief Justice of Western Australia
    6. Chief Justice of Queensland
  1. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
    1. The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair
    2. The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
  2. The Chief of the Defence Force
  3. Chief Judges of Federal and Territory Courts in order of appointment
    1. Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
    2. Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
    3. Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
  4. Members of Parliament
  5. Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia, and Deputy presidents of the Fair Work Commission in order of appointment
  6. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
    1. Lord Mayor of Sydney
    2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne
    3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane
    4. Lord Mayor of Perth
    5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide
    6. Lord Mayor of Hobart
    7. Lord Mayor of Darwin
  7. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
  8. Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
    1. Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
    2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
    3. President of the Victorian Legislative Council
    4. Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
    5. President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
    6. President of the South Australian Legislative Council
    7. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
    8. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
    9. President of the Western Australian Legislative Council
    10. Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
    11. Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
    12. Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    13. Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  9. Members of State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
    1. Executive Council of New South Wales
    2. Executive Council of Victoria
    3. Executive Council of Queensland
    4. Executive Council of Western Australia
    5. Executive Council of South Australia
    6. Executive Council of Tasmania
    7. Executive Council of the Northern Territory
  10. Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
    1. Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
    2. Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
    3. Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
    4. Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia
    5. Leader of the Opposition of South Australia
    6. Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania
    7. Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory
    8. Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory
  11. Judges of State and Territory Supreme Courts in order of appointment:
    1. Supreme Court of New South Wales
    2. Supreme Court of Victoria
    3. Supreme Court of Queensland
    4. Supreme Court of Western Australia
    5. Supreme Court of South Australia
    6. Supreme Court of Tasmania
    7. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
  12. Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
    1. New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    2. Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    3. Queensland Legislative Assembly
    4. Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    5. South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    6. Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    7. Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    8. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  13. The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Force in order of first appointment to this group:
    1. Vice Chief of the Defence Force
    2. Chief of Army
    3. Chief of Air Force
    4. Chief of Navy
  14. Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
  15. Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
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References

  1. ↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 - Law".
  2. ↑ "Dean's welcome - ANU College of Law - ANU". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Account, Admin (12 August 2019). "It all began in a little town called Canberra..." ANU College of Law. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Our people".
  5. ↑ "Study". 15 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "ANU College of Law, Federal Law Review".
  7. ↑ "ANU College of Law, Australian Year Book of International Law". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Altruism and business with Graham Tuckwell". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.

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