Accreditation

The Leo Cussen Institute (trading as the Leo Cussen Centre for Law) provides Practical Legal Training (PLT) for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, programs for Supervised Legal Training (SLT), Practice Management courses (PMC), and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Where required, Leo Cussen has obtained registration, accreditation and approval from relevant bodies and regulators, further details of which are below.

FEE-HELP

The Institute is registered on the Australian Qualifications Framework Register of Recognised Educational Institutions. It is registered as a Higher Education Provider (HEP) for the provision of FEE-HELP (Commonwealth) No. 4402.

TEQSA

Leo Cussen has been registered on the National Register of Higher Education Providers by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). The TEQSA Provider Number is: 12155. Our Practical Legal Training course (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) has been accredited by the TEQSA.

CRICOS

The Practical Legal Training (onsite) Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) provider code is 02224A and the CRICOS course code is 039593D.

Agents

Leo Cussen does not engage agents for the purposes of recruiting overseas students.

Practical Legal Training (PLT) Approvals

Leo Cussen is approved to provide PLT programs in the following jurisdictions:

ACT – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board of the ACT as an authorised local provider of PLT in the Australian Capital Territory.

NSW – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW as an authorised local provider of PLT in New South Wales.

NT – Leo Cussen’s PLT is accredited in the Northern Territory by the Legal Practitioner Admission Board as a conforming interstate program.

QLD – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board of QLD as an authorised local provider of PLT in Queensland.

SA – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Legal Profession Education and Admission Council as an local authorised provider of PLT in South Australia.

TAS – Leo Cussen’s PLT is accredited in Tasmania by the Board of Legal Education Tasmania as a conforming interstate program.

VIC – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board as an authorised local provider of PLT in Victoria.

WA – Leo Cussen is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of WA as an authorised local provider of PLT in Western Australia.

Other approvals

Leo Cussen is also approved to provide:

Programs for Supervised Legal Training, accredited by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board in Victoria
Continuing Professional Development programs for Western Australian lawyers, accredited by the Legal Practice Board of WA
The Leo Cussen Practice Management Course (PMC), assessed by the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner as compliant with the Practice Management Course Guidelines for Victoria (Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner website)

Memberships

The Leo Cussen Centre for Law is a member of the following organisations:

• Australasian Professional Legal Education Council (APLEC)
• Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia (CLEAA)
• Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA)
• Australian Student Tuition Assurance Scheme (ASTAS)
• Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA)