NELA seeks to build an actively engaged membership, promoting community interest in environmental law and policy and providing supporting members who are passionate about environmental law by giving them opportunities to contribute to law reform and engage with each other. Our vision is to build and sustain a vibrant community of people across Australia who are passionate about the development of environmental law. We see our membership as a core foundation for achieving NELA’s objective to enhance environmental law and policy in this country.
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Individual and student membership
Anyone with an interest in environmental law and policy can join NELA, with their membership renewed every 12 months.
NELA's present membership includes lawyers, academics, civil servants, librarians, town planners, environmental consultants, architects, students and members of the broader community with an interest in environmental law and policy - across our membership categories.
Corporate membership
Corporate membership is open to any organisation that agrees with NELA's purposes, joining on behalf of at least five nominated individual members. Corporate members enjoy all the benefits of individual membership for the nominated individuals including substantial discounts for NELA and partner events, participation in law reform initiatives, and free subscription to the NELA Update. Corporate members are only entitled to one vote in NELA meetings through their authorised representative.
Corporate members also have the opportunity to sponsor NELA events and conferences. Please contact partnerships@nela.org.au for a copy of our Sponsorship Prospectus.
Affiliated organisations / Associate membership
NELA partners with like-minded organisations on a reciprocal and complimentary membership basis so that we can promote each other's activities to our respective memberships.
That is, if a like-minded organisation with similar goals to NELA agrees to admit NELA as an affiliate or associate member of their organisation, NELA will consider admitting that organisation as a member of NELA.
This category of NELA membership carries no membership fee and provides access to member benefits other than the right to vote and to stand for election as a NELA Director.
NELA's current affiliate members are:
- the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA)
- the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law (ARIEL)
Membership Types
NELA has five categories of membership: individual, corporate, life member, affiliate organisation, and student.
Individual membership is open to anyone interested in environmental law and policy and who agrees to the purposes of the company.
Corporate membership is open to any organisation that agrees to the purposes of the association, joining on behalf of five or more nominated individual members.Different membership rates apply for not-for-profit entities.
Student membership is an individual membership that is offered at a discount for full time students who provide a copy of their student card with their application form or renewal.
NELA offers Life membership to people who have made an outstanding contribution to the organisation and the practice of environmental law.
Please email NELAboardmembers@gmail.com for more information.
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If you join today, you will pay a pro-rata amount to 1 July, and then your membership will automatically renew on 1 July at the full year rate. You will receive notice of the automatic renewal before the renewal date (at which point you may decide to opt-out of the renewal).
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