ANZSCO 271111 · Skill level 1
Barrister
Specialist courtroom advocate, admitted separately from solicitors in most Australian states.
- Points-tested lists
- Yes, supports 189/190/491
- Employer-sponsored (CSOL)
- Yes, supports 482/186
- Assessing authority
- State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
- Skill level
- 1
Visa pathway
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Same degree pathways: full list on the main page
240 degrees at 35 universities that lead here
Real published degree programs whose graduates typically pursue Barrister — page 3 of 3, alphabetically
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUndergraduate
- Graduate Diploma in LawGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources LawGraduate
- Graduate Diploma of Taxation LawGraduate
- Juris DoctorGraduate
- Master of International LawGraduate
- Master of Law Policy and GovernmentGraduate
- Master of LawsGraduate
- Master of Legal PracticeGraduate
- Master of Mining and Energy LawGraduate
- Master of Resources and International Commercial LawGraduate
- Master of Taxation LawGraduate
- Bachelor of LawsUndergraduate
- Doctor of Philosophy - Business Law & TaxationPhD
- Graduate Certificate in TaxationGraduate
- Juris DoctorGraduate
- Master of LawsGraduate
- Master of TaxationGraduate
- Bachelor of Criminal JusticeUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Psychological StudiesUndergraduate
- Bachelor of LawsUndergraduate
- Diploma of Criminal Justice and Psychological StudiesUndergraduate
- Diploma of Criminal Justice StudiesUndergraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Migration LawGraduate
- Master of Laws (by research)Graduate
- Associate Degree in Policing (exit only)Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Criminal and Community JusticeUndergraduate
- Bachelor of LawsUndergraduate
- Bachelor of PolicingUndergraduate
- Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice (Exit Only)Undergraduate
- Diploma in Laws (exit only)Undergraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Laws (exit only)Graduate
- Juris DoctorGraduate
- Master of Laws (2)Graduate
List membership changes over time and a positive skills assessment is not a guarantee of an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before treating this as immigration advice.