Defence Force Legal Division
Defence Legal Division is responsible for the provision of legal advice and other legal services to the ADF. Approximately 100 staff members are based in the Central Office in Canberra, with approximately 100 legal officers and 30 paralegals based with Service Commands around Australia, on deployments or exchange postings overseas.
Defence Legal Division Central Office includes the Directorate of Operations and International Law (DOIL) which is responsible for the provision of strategic legal advice to the Department of Defence on operations and international issues. DOIL provides advice on legal matters affecting defence strategic policy and plans, operations, exercises and training, including the impact of international law, such as the law of the sea and the laws of armed conflict.
Melbourne Law School
The Melbourne Law School is one of Australia's oldest law schools, teaching law continuously since 1857. The Law School has maintained its reputation as one of Australia's leading law schools with an innovative approach to teaching and research. Since the establishment of the Australian Red Cross Chair of International Humanitarian Law in 1996, the Law School has developed Australia's strongest graduate program in the Law of Armed Conflict and related subjects. The Law School has also developed Australia's first dedicated graduate coursework program in Military Law covering the core areas of Military Administrative Law, Military Discipline Law, Military Operations Law and Advocacy for Military
Lawyers.
Contact details:
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Cathy Hutton
Administrator
Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
Law School
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010 AUSTRALIA
Tel: + 61 3 8344 4775
Fax: + 61 3 8344 0054
Email: law-apcml@unimelb.edu.au
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Amy Hoskin
Training Administrator
Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
Building 100
Randwick Barracks
Avoca Street
RANDWICK NSW 2031 AUSTRALIA
Tel: + 61 2 9349 0115
Fax: +61 2 9349 0757
Email: mlc.admin@defence.gov.au
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