Law Admission Test (LAT)
UNSW Law has always been a destination
of choice for students wanting to study
Law. Demand is strong, places are limited
and the ATAR can only tell us so much
about applicants.
If you are a domestic applicant (Australian citizen or permanent
resident or a New Zealand citizen) and you want to study
undergraduate Law at UNSW you need to sit the Law Admission
Test (LAT). The LAT is a two-hour test designed to assess your
skills in thinking critically, analysing material, and organising
and expressing ideas. It does not require any knowledge
specific to law, so the best preparation you can do is to
continue with your studies and download the practice paper
from lat.acer.edu.au/practice-material.
Who is eligible to sit the 2019 LAT?
• Students in Year 11 and 12 in 2019. Your LAT results are valid
for two years, and we only look at your best LAT result.
• Students who are studying at another university and want to
transfer into Law at UNSW.
• Students who have completed high school, but are not
currently at university (e.g. on a gap year).
Students applying for an Internal Program Transfer (IPT),
Indigenous students undertaking the Pre-Law program at
UNSW, and international students are not required to sit the LAT.
How are LAT results used?
You will be assessed for entry on the basis of both your
LAT score and your academic results (ATAR or equivalent).
Academic results are combined with the LAT score on a sliding
scale. All students who complete the LAT receive a boost to
their Selection Rank. The higher the LAT score, the larger the
boost and the further you move up in the ranked list. For more
information, visit law.unsw.edu.au/LAT.
2019 LAT registration details
Registrations open: Monday 6 May 2019
Standard registrations close: 5pm AEST, Friday 16
August 2019
Late registrations close: 5pm AEST, Wednesday 11
September 2019 (a late fee will apply).
Test date: Thursday 3 October 2019
Cost:
Standard registration: $182
Concession registration: $100
Late registration: additional $50
To register, visit lat.acer.edu.au/register.