Application Frequently Asked Questions

All persons working towards Membership or Fellowship must initially join the College as an Associate member. Please submit an Associate member application.
 

Important Note:

The below examples are all acceptable as meeting ACLM’s requirements of either Fellowship or Membership. When choosing a course, applicants should also consider:

•  Their overall career goals and learning objectives
•  Which stream and course will be most relevant to their current or intended line of work
•  Location of the course
•  Possible jurisdictional differences in overseas qualifications and how this could affect registration for working in Australia (e.g. as a lawyer)
   

Fellowship:

Fellows must hold "a qualification in legal or forensic medicine which the Council considers appropriate, being at least a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in law, or a master's degree in medical law relevant to the practice of legal medicine, or a master's degree or equivalent relevant to the practice of forensic medicine." Some suggestions are:

Legal Stream:

•  Any reputable Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor
•  Legal Profession Admission Board - Diploma-in-Law
•  The University of Melbourne - Master of Health & Medical Law
•  The University of Sydney - Master of Health Law
•  The University of Edinburgh – Master of Laws in Medical Law and Ethics (Online option)
•  Liverpool John Moores University (via Informa Connect Academy) - Master of Law (LLM) - Medical Law (Online option)

Forensic Stream:

•  Monash University - Master of Forensic Medicine
•  UNSW - Master of Forensic Mental Health (Psychiatrists)

Membership:

Members must hold "a graduate qualification in the field of law which the Council considers appropriate, being at least a graduate diploma or equivalent relevant to legal medicine, or being at least a graduate diploma or equivalent relevant to forensic medicine (for example a diploma in medical jurisprudence)." Some suggestions are:

Legal Stream:

•  The University of Sydney - Graduate Diploma in Health Law
•  The University of Melbourne - Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law
•  Flinders University – Graduate Diploma in Laws (Online option)
•  The University of Canberra – Graduate Diploma in Law (Online option)
•  The University of Manchester – Post-graduate Diploma Healthcare Ethics and Law (Online option)
•  Liverpool John Moores University (via Informa Connect Academy) - Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Law (Online option)

Forensic Stream:

•  UNSW – Graduate Diploma in Forensic Mental Health (Psychiatrists)

Please feel free to contact us if you are intending to study a particular course and would like to check whether it fulfills ACLM's requirements.

As outlined in ACLM's membership requirements, Medical/Dental Affiliate members must have "demonstrated their interest in furthering their understanding of legal medicine by having attended at least one of ACLM's short courses prior to application". 

ACLM short courses are listed here and include:

•  Expert Report Writing
•  Expet Witness Training
•  Law Intensive 1 and 2
•  Cause of Death Certificate Workshop (Qld)

In addition to these short courses, these events are also acceptable alternatives:

•  Attendance at an ACLM Annual Scientific Meeting (including virtual attendance)
•  Completion (or currently undertaking) the Bond University / ACLM Medical Negligence Microcredential

Attendance at a free ACLM webinar, or ACLM officially supported external event or webinar does not satisfy the criteria.
 

The College aims to acknowledge receipt of the application within 3 working days. Assessment of applications cannot commence until all the required documentation has been received, including certified copies of qualifications and academic results and medical registration. Applications will be reviewed by the Censor in Chief. Membership and Fellowship applications are then put to the Council at the next quarterly Council meeting for approval. Outcomes are advised as soon as possible after a decision is made. If you find the outcome of your application unsatisfactory, you may appeal the decision as per the procedure outlined in Article 10A Appeals.