Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources Law

The UWA Law School is certified by the Australian Law School Standards.

Associate Professor David Hodgkinson has experience in advising clients (airlines, corporations and governments) around the world on all aspects of aviation and aerospace law, including both commercial and regulatory matters.

Associate Professor Hodgkinson is the co-author of Global Climate Change: Australian Law and Policy (2008), the standard Australian text on climate change law.

The UWA Law School is ranked in the top 150 law schools in the world for Law and Legal Studies (QS 2023). You will join and contribute to 90 years of excellence: we were the first law school established in WA and the fifth oldest in Australia.

Our graduates include a Prime Minister, a Governor of Western Australia, State Ministers, Justices of the Supreme Court of WA, a Young Australian of the Year, Rhodes Scholars, and more.

While we have a long and proud history, we're also a closely-knit, creative and progressive Law School, fostering critical thought, ethical scholarship and practice, a deep connection to our Indigenous past and present, and supportive student culture based upon wellbeing and inclusion.

1. The units in this course are taught in a highly practical way, making use of real -life examples, contracts and case studies.
2. You'll be taught by leading experts in their fields.
3. This course offers a broad range of units so you can pick areas that interest you.

• acquire and develop a deeper knowledge of the basic principles of the regulation of natural resources.
• develop important theoretical and practical legal knowledge, exploring the issues related to regulatory theory and governance of natural resources, and the interrelationship of law with other supporting disciplines.
• develop practical legal skill sets, especially in relation to the ability to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge, to identify and solve defined legal problems in the regulation of natural resources and, in so doing, exercise critical judgement and thinking skills.
• develop skills in advanced legal research and writing in the areas of natural resource governance, and in related subject areas.
• develop a practical overview of the field of natural governance to enhance policy making, decision making and management skills in the resource industry in a domestic and international context.

We understand that life is busy. That's why our postgraduate courses are designed so you can balance your work and studies. Our flexible postgraduate experience includes the opportunity to study part time, a range of units that are taught after hours, and the option to learn via intensive units. Ask our Student Central team for advice on choosing the right postgraduate route for you. Find out more here.

The Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law has a successful research record going back to its establishment within the Law School at The University of Western Australia in 1990.

It was initially established in recognition of the importance of both the resources and the commercial sectors to the Western Australia economy. In recent years the focus and emphasis of the Centre broadened to include a wide range of mining, energy and natural resources law matters.

The research areas of the Centre all have practical elements and this engagement enhances the research of the Centre by ensuring it is relevant and current.