The 2002 Asia Pacific Regional Rounds were the largest regional competition to date, with 11 teams from Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. They were held from 3-6 April 2002 in Sydney.

The preliminary rounds were held at the offices of Hunt & Hunt and Corrs Chambers Westgarth. The semi-finals and the final were held at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. In the semi-finals, the National University of Singapore and the University of New South Wales both narrowly defeated the University of Queensland and Monash University.

The 2002 regional final was held in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The University of New South Wales emerged as the regional winner. They were defeated by Georgetown University in the world finals held in Houston, the United States, in October that year.

Winner:
University of New South Wales (Australia)
Ms. Victoria-Anne Davidson, Ms. Caroline Ang and Ms. Johanna O'Rourke

Runner-Up:
National University of Singapore
Ms. Vanita Jegathesan, Ms. Jeyendran Jeyapal and Ms. Sonita Jeyapathy

Best Memorials:
University of New South Wales

Final Judges:
The Hon. Justice John Dowd QC AO
Prof. David Flint AM
Prof. Alexis Goh

Sponsors:
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
International Space University
Hunt & Hunt
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Australian Communications Authority
Australian Broadcasting Authority
University of Western Sydney
Minter Ellison
International Law Association (Australian Branch)

Participating Teams (11):
Bond University (Australia)
Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Jawarharlal Nehru University (India)
Monash University (Australia)
National University of Singapore
Sophia University (Japan)
University of Canterbury (New Zealand)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of Queensland (Australia)
University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)
University of Tokyo (Japan)