Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law (21350)
The University of Western Australia
About
UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.
In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.
Contact Future Students for more information.This is a specialist degree in Taxation Law which will provide a detailed understanding of a range of taxation subjects relevant to tax law practice in Australia and internationally.
It will give students the advanced technical skills they need as tax practitioners.
Students will be able to select units covering advanced domestic taxation law and cutting edge cross-border and international taxation issues.
Structure
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| S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.
Take units to the value of 24 points.
| AVAILABILITY | UNITCODE | UNITNAME | UNIT REQUIREMENTS | CONTACT HOURS |
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| S2 | LAWS5132 | Income Taxation Law | Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) Incompatibility: LAWS3362 Income Taxation Law | lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 5 x 2 hours |
| N/A | LAWS5231 | Advanced Capital Gains Tax | This unit will next run 2021 | |
| N/A | LAWS5232 | Double Tax Agreements and International Tax Law | ||
| NS | LAWS5233 | Base Erosion, Profit Shifting and Transfer Pricing | Students must attend every day of the intensive period 2-5 June. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| NS | LAWS5234 | Taxation of Trusts | Students must attend every day of the intensive period 6-9 October. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| NS | LAWS5235 | Taxation Law of a Foreign State | Students must attend every day of the intensive period, 24-27 November. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| NS | LAWS5236 | Advanced Australian Corporate Taxation | Students must attend every day of the intensive period, 5-8 May. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| NS | LAWS5237 | Advanced Australian International Taxation | This unit will be delivered online. Further information will be available in the unit outline however students can expect interactive classes from 7-10 July. | |
| NS | LAWS5238 | Goods and Services Taxation | Students must attend every day of the intensive period 10-13 March. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| NS | LAWS5239 | Resource Taxation | Students must attend every day of the intensive period 17-18 and 24-25 September. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| N/A | LAWS5240 | Tax Dispute Resolution | ||
| N/A | LAWS5305 | Mediation: Practice and Skills | Students must attend every day of the intensive period Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October. Refer to the timetable website for further information. | |
| N/A | LAWS5813 | Legal Issues for Not-for-Profit Entities | Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics); for all other students: LAWS4103 Contract (formerly LAWS5103 Contract) or equivalent Bachelor of Law unit | Students must attend every day of the intensive period. Refer to the timetable website for further information. |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Entry requirements
4. 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.
Institution
