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Income Tax
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Digital Economies and the Law
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Commercial Law
Prescribed Text: Gail Pearson, Elisabeth Peden, GJ Tolhurst , Jeannie Paterson, Sheelagh McCracken, Anne McNaughton, Ryan Catterwell, Allison Silink, Commercial law: commentary and materials (Fourth edition, Lawbook Co, 2019)
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
English in a Legal Context
The aim of this course is to assist first year students with a language background other than English build a strong foundation for participation in legal studies in the English language. The course creates activities designed both to help students to develop a cultural context for their legal studies, to acquire the practical legal skills they will need for their future study and practice and improve their English language skills.
This course is not for credit
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Foundations of Australian Law
Prescribed Texts
- Smith et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis, 2023, 12th ed)
Required Legislation
- Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)
Recommended Reading
- Herzfeld and Prince, Statutory Interpretation Principles (Thomson Reuters, 2020, 2nd Ed); Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential (Little Brown publishing, 2017)
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Lawyers, Justice and Ethics
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Contracts
- Paterson, Jeannie and Andrew Robertson, Contract: Cases and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 14th ed, 2020)
A full list of readings will also be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Commonwealth Constitutional Law
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Equity and Trusts
- Dal Pont, Gino Equity and Trusts: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 8th Edition, 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Evidence
Prescribed Texts
- Kumar, Miiko, Elisabeth Peden and Daniel Tynan, Uniform Evidence Law: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2023). Guidance will also be provided for any students using the 6th edition of this text. A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
Required Legislation
- Evidence Act 2011 (ACT)
Recommended Reading
- A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Legal Research and Writing
Textbook:
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Legal Theory
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
International Law
- Gleider I. Hernandez, International Law (Oxford UP, 2022)
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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Unravelling Complexity
Textbook:
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Media Law
Textbook:
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Commercial Law
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Environmental Law
Textbook:
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Family Law
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.
Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights
A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Note: If you successfully complete this course and are in your final semester/term, you will be eligible to graduate in the End of Year ceremony.