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State Legal Admission Authority (SLAA)

If you intend to apply for migration to Australia under one of the General Skilled Migration categories, you must have a nominated occupation which is on the Skilled Occupations List at the time you apply. In order to make a valid application, you must have obtained a skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for your nominated occupation.

 Australian Immigration Visa Assessment For Lawyers, Barristers and Solicitors

SLAA is the assessing authority for the following occupations:

• Barristers; and
• Solicitors.

To meet the skills assessment requirement you must be admitted to an SLAA as a barrister or solicitor.

You are required to be assessed under the state or territory in which you are to practice. For detailed information, contact:

• New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

  Legal Practitioners Admission Board

• Queensland

  The Secretary, Barristers and Solicitors Board

• South Australia

  The Registrar, Legal Practitioners Registry

• Tasmania

  The Secretary, Board of Legal Education

• Victoria

  The Secretary, Council of Legal Education

• Western Australia

  The Secretary, Legal Practice Board

• Northern Territory

  The Secretary, Legal Practitioners Admission Board

 Australian Immigration Visa Assessment For Lawyers, Barristers and Solicitors