National High School Mooting Competition - 2024

Competition at a Glance

• Each team will consist of two or three students.
  • Team members ideally should have an interest in law as a career.
  • Teams must consist of two students who will act as Senior Counsel and Junior Counsel.  A third student may act in the role of Instructing Solicitor.
  • Teams should consist of students in Y11 or Y12.
  • Y10 students may however perform the role of Instructing Solicitor.
  • All team members must register themselves personally on the team registration form.
  • Teacher/coaches must also register themselves personally as part of the team registration process.
  • In order to secure the team's place in the competition, all team members and teacher/coaches must register themselves by Friday, 1 March 2024.  Failure to do so may result in the team forfeiting its place in the competition.
  • It is recommended that registration is completed together as a team activity to ensure that all team registrations are completed by the closing date.
• The Preliminary Rounds will be held virtually over a week from Monday, 13 May to Friday, 17 May 2024.
• Once team member registrations close, teams will be allocated a Preliminary Round competition date and time.
• All participants and teachers/coaches will need to be available to participate via videoconferencing on the allocated competition date at the scheduled time.
• The National Grand Final Day will be held on-campus at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Saturday, 1 June 2024.
  • The Semi-Final rounds will be conducted between the top four Appellant teams and the top four Respondent team in the morning.
  • In the afternoon, the Grand Final will take place between the day's top performing Appellant team and top performing Respondent team.  
  • Bond University may make a video recording of the National Grand Final.
• If they progress, teachers/coaches must accompany their team to the National Grand Final Day which will be held at Bond University. All students must be accompanied by a teacher/coach.
• A Mooting Masterclass Webinar for teachers/coaches and a Mooting Masterclass Webinar for participating students will be offered free of charge in 2024.
  • The Mooting Masterclass for teachers/coaches will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Saturday, 17 February 2024. This session is intended for teachers/coaches only.
  • The Mooting Masterclass for participating students will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Thursday, 7 March 2024. Teachers/coaches are also welcome to attend this session.
• The competition is limited to one team per school (or, if the school has more than one campus, one team per campus).
• Students who may have an interest in law, but did not participate in the competition, and other guests, may be invited to attend the National Grand Final.