Become a NELA member today
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:
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Memberships run for 12 months and renew annually. You will receive notice of the automatic renewal before the renewal date (at which point you may decide to opt-out of the renewal).
Membership benefits
Discounted rates at NELA events
Access to NELA’s Bulletin and special publications such as conference papers
Access to information about recent developments in environmental law including legislation, case notes, policy and international developments
Access to webinars and online events
Resource and networking opportunities through our member’s only access area on our website; as well as opportunities to contribute to environmental law and policy in Australia through articles, submissions, online forums and events