Conveyancing

Each application is considered on its merits, but we do expect applicants to have proficiency in written English and a level of education equivalent to the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC).

Either one of the following 3 will be taken into account when assessing your application

1. Secondary Year/Award: Minimum entry requirements to the program is HSC or equivalent. You are required to provide documentary evidence of your HSC or equivalency. For example, if you have completed the NSW Higher School Certificate, you must include a copy of your results, not just a copy of the certificate awarded. If you do not have a copy of your results for this level/year of education, you should contact the relevant issuing authority in your state (e.g. the NSW Board of Studies). Please note if your certificate is in another language an English translation is required.
2. Tertiary Year / Award:
   If you have attained a higher educational qualification, such as a University degree, please list any post-secondary educational qualifications you have attained, such as University degrees or diplomas, TAFE diplomas or certificates and the year they were awarded. You must provide documentary evidence of these results (e.g. University academic transcript or TAFE results). Please note if your certificate is in another language an English translation is required.
3. Conveyancing Work History
   Please indicate your current employment and/or previous employment you consider relevant to the course. If you wish to have industry experience taken into account when assessing your application, you must include references from relevant employers. NB: This is particularly important for applicants who have not attained a level of education equivalent to the NSW Higher School Certificate.
   You must provide details of your current employment and/or previous employment you consider relevant to the course. Attach any relevant documents to the application (e.g. work references).

Incomplete applications will not be considered. You must provide:

• a copy of your results (eg HSC, School Certificate or TAFE course results) with your application form. A copy of the certificate awarded is not enough.
• references from relevant employers, if you wish to have industry experience taken into account.

Macquarie University reserves the right to:

• alter any of the arrangements for classes either before or during the course
• cancel or terminate a course
• refuse any enrolments as permitted by law.

Documented work experience is taken into consideration as an entry requirement for the course.

If any previous studies successfully undertaken are equivalent to the units in the Macquarie program, a maximum of two units may be exempt. No exemption will be given for the first unit: Introduction to Law.

Exemptions from a unit in the course may be granted when an applicant can demonstrate that they have successfully completed studies of very similar material as part of another recognised course.

The majority of the content of a Macquarie University Conveyancing – Law and Practice unit must have been completed in previous studies in order to qualify for an exemption.

Each of the eight units which make up the Conveyancing course are broad in scope, so it is sometimes the case that an applicant has previously studied a related topic, but their studies have not covered a sufficient amount of the relevant unit content.

Please note:

• exemptions are not given for work experience.
• exemptions from more than two units are only granted in the most exceptional circumstances.

If you believe that you may qualify for an exemption, download the exemption request form. Your application for exemption must be submitted with your enrolment application, and must be received by the closing date for new applications.

Scholarships are only open to continuing students

There are two categories of scholarships available to Conveyancing - Law and Practice students

1. Merit – number of units 2 per session  (application no longer required)

The Merit scholarship will be automatically awarded to the student with the highest average mark after the previous Session. To be eligible the student must have successfully completed a minimum of 4 units and be enrolled into the upcoming session.  This Scholarship is a fee refund of up to two units in the upcoming session.

2. Equity (on application)

• Equity scholarship (Law School funded) - number of units 2 per session
• The Debra Ronan Memorial Scholarship (Donor funded) - number of units 2, 1 unit per session

Law School funded Equity scholarship is available to support Conveyancing students. To be eligible students must have successfully completed at least two units and be enrolled into the upcoming session. This Scholarship is a fee refund of up to two units in the upcoming session.

Criteria

The Equity Scholarship application will require a 200-word personal statement explaining your circumstances. Applications are encouraged from students that have experienced social disadvantage. These include:

• Disability or long‐term/recurrent medical disadvantage,
• Financial hardship,
• Indigenous Australian background,
• Refugee status,
• Regional or remote location or
• Carer or sole parent responsibilities.

If you are applying under financial hardship, we cannot assess your application if you do not provide supporting evidence e.g Centrelink statement, financial statements.

Donor funded The Debra Ronan Memorial Scholarship (on application)

Debra Ronan was an Associate Lecturer in Law at Macquarie University from 1993 until 2020 when she sadly passed away from ovarian cancer. She taught in the Conveyancing Law and Practice Course since its inception in 1994 and she was also the Conveyancing Course Director for a decade (2010–20). She has taught many conveyancing students and has had an indelible impact on the Conveyancing Course, where she played a transformative role in establishing and developing the Conveyancing Course into the successful program that it is renowned for today.

The Debra Ronan Memorial Scholarship is proposed to honour Debra’s memory. Two Scholarships will be awarded each year with one in session 1 and the other in session 2. Each Scholarship is a fee waiver of one unit in the current session. This Scholarship is made possible with the generosity of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers NSW Division (AICNSW) and the Ronan family.

The AICNSW is the peak body representing the interests of Licensed Conveyancers in NSW. They have had a long partnership with Macquarie Law School with the aim of promoting the Macquarie University Conveyancing Law and Practice Course.

Criteria

Student must have successfully completed one session of the Conveyancing Law and Practice course, be enrolled in the upcoming study session and demonstrate financial disadvantage

Applicants must provide a personal statement in support of their application indicating how they believe the scholarship will assist them with their studies and in their future career. This statement, along with supporting documentation should give a sufficient explanation of the applicant’s background and current circumstances to enable the University to judge their eligibility and merit.

Method of Selection

Successful applicants will be selected based on their application, academic potential (based on applicant’s current GPA) and their ability to meet the criteria by the Conveyancing Scholarship Assessment Panel.

Scholarship Conditions

Recipients must remain enrolled in the Conveyancing course at Macquarie University.

Recipients will be expected to provide a statement to the donor on the impact that the scholarship has had on them and their studies and/or to meet the donor at a mutually agreeable time, during the duration of their scholarship session.

The equityscholarships will be assessed by the equity panel who will determine the recipient of each scholarship

After a scholarship closes, the applications are sent to the scholarship selection committee for consideration. Applicants are advised of the outcome by email.

In the case of the equity scholarship successful students would receive an email to let them know if they have been offered one of these scholarships

Equity scholarships  for 2024 S1 are now closed and will reopen for 2024 S2 in May.

Tuition fees are currently $1200 per unit.

Fees must be:

• paid on time and in full
• included with your application
• paid by Mastercard or Visa only.

Conveyancing – Law and Practice is not a Commonwealth Supported course. Tuition fees cannot be paid through FEE-HELP.

To cancel your application or withdraw from a unit, contact the Conveyancing Support Officer at conveyancing@mq.edu.au before the cancellation date.

The cancellation deadline each semester is 5pm on the Friday of the first week.

The University:

• will only consider a refund of 80 per cent of your tuition fees if requested before this date.
• will not refund your tuition fees if you cancel your application after the cancellation date.
• cannot accept responsibility for any changes in personal circumstances.