Council of Australian Law Deans

Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is the peak body of Australian Law Schools. Each Law School Dean is a member of the Council.

The objects of CALD include:

Consultation on matters of mutual concern to members or their institutions and where appropriate the adoption of common policies
The furtherance of legal education in Australia
The encouragement of legal research
The promotion of cooperation between law schools
The maintenance of close relations between law schools and the legal profession.

The Deans of all the law schools in Australia are members of the Council. The members meet together three times a year.

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The Council of Australian Law Deans Signs DORA to Advance Research Integrity

In December 2025, the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), to demonstrate its support for responsible

CALD’s Wellness Guidelines

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is pleased to announce the endorsement of the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission’s 2023 International Guidelines for Wellbeing in

New Executive

It is with great pleasure that we announce changes to the membership of the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) Executive Committee, as well as

CALD Update

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is pleased to announce several significant changes. CALD has for many years been the peak body for all

CALD’s New Chair and Executive Members

It is with great pleasure that we announce Professor Melissa de Zwart, Dean of Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide, as the new Chair

CALD Executive Committee Statement: Responding to Humanitarian Crises – Upholding the Rule of Law and Respect for Human Rights

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is the peak body representing Australia’s 39 university law schools, and the CALD Executive Committee is comprised