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Space Law and Governance
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Financial Crime Law
The prescribed book for the course is Doing Business with Criminals, CUP 2025.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Cyber Law
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Gender, Law and Development
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Gender, Law and Development
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Law and Legal Institutions
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Law and Legal Institutions
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Foundations of Australian Law
Required Text:
Hamer et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis Butterworths, 12th ed, 2024). You must purchase this text and it must be the 12th edition. Do not purchase an earlier edition.
Recommended Resources:
- Students are strongly encouraged to also obtain a legal dictionary. One such dictionary is the: Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (Lexis Nexis Butterworths). Some booksellers (such as Harry Hartog - on campus) offer the Lexis Nexis Butterworths legal dictionary sold in a discounted bundle with the required text. While you must have the most recent edition of the textbook (see above), the same is not true for the legal dictionary. A second hand copy, or an earlier edition, of any legal dictionary is certainly adequate.
- Students are strongly recommended to purchase a copy of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th edition) published by the Universitiy of Melbourne and available on Zookal for a modest price. A free online version is also available. However, the online version is not as convenient or as easy to use as a hard copy. (You need the 4th edition. Any earlier edition of AGLC is not suitable).
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Torts
Required text:
10th edition (2025) of Luntz and Hambly's Torts: Cases, Legislation and Commentary
Recommended resources:
M Davies et al, Focus: Torts (10th ed, Chatswood, LexisNexis, 2023)
J Kyriakakis et al Contemporary Australian Tort Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2024)
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Australian Public Law
Prescribed Texts: Gabrielle Appleby, Megan Davis, Dylan Lino and Alexander Reilly, Australian Public Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023)
Required Legislation: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia https://peo.gov.au/teach-our-parliament/education-resources/print-resources/australias-constitution-pocket-edition
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Criminal Law and Procedure
The prescribed textbook for LAWS1206 Criminal Law and Procedure, is Hayes & Eburn Criminal Law and Procedure in New South Wales, 7th edition.
Please be advised that the 7th edition (2022) is used, although the newer 8th edition (2025) can also be used if it is easier to get.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Administrative Law
Prescribed Texts:
(1) Leighton McDonald, Kristen Rundle, and Emily Hammond Principles of Administrative Law 4th ed (Oxford University Press, 2023)
(2) Leighton McDonald, Kristen Rundle, and Emily Hammond, Cases and Materials for Principles of Administrative Law 4th ed (Oxford University Press, 2023)
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Corporations Law
Prescribed Texts – The recently released, 3rd edition of S Bottomley et al, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law (Cambridge, 2025) https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/contemporary-australian-corporate-law/27327B1E7F4C9A551AEBAD30AAE7E79C#overview
Required Legislation – The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Recommended Reading – Annotated Corporations Legislation 2026, published by Thomson Reuters, edited by Jason Harris et al.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Property
Required text:
Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law, 12th edition
Andrew Godwin, Leon Terrill, Pamela OíConnor, John Page, William Rimmer
October 2024
A full list of readings will also be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Litigation and Dispute Management
Required Text:
Stephen Colbran, Peta Spender and Tania Penovic, Civil Procedure: Commentary and Materials (LexisNexis, 8th ed, 2022).
A full list of readings will also be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Unravelling Complexity
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Conflict of Laws
Required Resources
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Readings will be made available on Canvas.
Recommended Resources
Students seeking additional guidance may consult the two leading textbooks:
- Martin Davies et al, Nygh’s Conflict of Laws In Australia (LexisNexis, 11th ed, 2025)
- Reid Mortensen, Richard Garnett and Mary Keyes, Private International Law in Australia (LexisNexis, 5th ed, 2023)
However, neither is required reading.
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.
Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date
For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.