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Graduate Diploma of Taxation Law
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law degree. Build your career as a tax law specialist. Tax law impacts the outcomes of all business and work activities. Distinguish yourself with specialist knowledge in this globally critical field. This advanced program is designed to give tax professionals the expertise necessary to specialise in the complex and varied field of taxation law. You will have the option of specialising in either domestic or international tax law and will develop an advanced understanding of the technicalities of tax law in a range of specialist areas. Subjects covered include international tax, resource tax, advanced capital gains and corporate tax, taxation of trusts, and transfer pricing. The program is delivered by internationally recognised and award-winning taxation experts from academia and the profession.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Option: LAWS5132 Income Taxation Law, LAWS5232 Double Tax Agreements and International Tax Law, LAWS5233 Base Erosion, Profit Shifting and Transfer Pricing, LAWS5234 Taxation of Trusts, LAWS5235 Taxation Law of a Foreign State, LAWS5237 Advanced Australian International Taxation, LAWS5238 Goods and Services Taxation, LAWS5239 Resource Taxation, LAWS5240 Special Topics in Tax, LAWS5305 Mediation: Practice and Skills, LAWS5813 Legal Issues for Not-for-Profit Entities
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
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.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have-1(a) a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; or 2(a) (i) a bachelor's degree in a cognate area, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; or 3(a) (i) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and (iii) at least two years of relevant professional experience.
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