Pacific Legal Policy Champions Program

The Policy Champions Program aims to build the capacity of Pacific law and justice officials and police officers to develop rigorous public policy proposals, and to enable them to be champions for good policy development practices.

Program participants undertake our Legal Policy Development Course. They are also trained and supported to deliver the course to their home agency and across government within 3 months of their return home. The intensive program includes discussion on priority policy issues with subject matter experts and government stakeholders from across the Australian Government and academia.

We expect participants to actively engage with our network of Pacific policy alumni and the Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network (PILON). This includes sharing their program experience in Talanoa, the PILON newsletter.

Learn more about previous Pacific Legal Policy Champions Program participants.

Applications open for 2027

Applications are now open for the 2027 Pacific Legal Policy Champions Program.

Applications close at 5 pm AEDT on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

How to apply

Visit 2027 Pacific Legal Policy Champions and Twinning Programs for instructions and to find the:

• information document
• application form
• agency nomination and support form.

We will select participants through a competitive application process judged against selection criteria.

Participation is subject to passport and visa requirements.