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Income Tax
Prescribed Text
- Kobetsky, Michael, Income Tax (Federal Pub Co, 9th ed, 2015)
Required Legislation
- Fundamental Tax Legislation 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.
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.
Labour Law
Prescribed Texts:
- Joellen Riley Munton, Labour Law: An Introduction to the Law of Work (Oxford University Press, 2021)
- A full list of readings/E brick will also be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
Required Legislation:
- Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Students should download this statute from the Federal Register of Legislation. There is no need to purchase a copy of the statute.
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.
Law Internship (Capstone)
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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.
Succession
Prescribed statutes
Succession Act 2006 (NSW)
Wills Act 1968 (ACT)
Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW)
Administration and Probate Act 1929 (ACT)
Family Provision Act 1969 (ACT)
Recommended textbook
Ken Mackie and Elise Bennett Histed, Principles of Australian Succession Law (4th ed, Lexis Nexis, 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.
Indigenous Peoples 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.
Artificial Intelligence and the 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.
Competition Law
Prescribed Text
- Adrian Coorey, Australian Competition Law – The Comprehensive Guide (Volume 1) (Jurisprudentia, Sydney, 2024).
Required Legislation
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Recommended Reading
- Student Guide Card, Competition Law I (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
- Student Guide Card, Competition Law II (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
- Student Guide Card, Competition Law IIII (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
The Student Guide Cards are available at https://www.jurisprudentia.com.au/.
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.
Law, Gender Identities and Sexualities
- 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.
Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law
Prescribed Text
- Adrian Coorey, Australian Consumer Law – The Comprehensive Guide (Jurisprudentia, Sydney, 2021)
Required Legislation
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law)
Recommended Reading
- Student Guide Card, Consumer Law I (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
- Student Guide Card, Consumer Law II (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
- Student Guide Card, Consumer Law IIII (Jurisprudentia, Sydney 2024)
The Student Guide Cards are available at https://www.jurisprudentia.com.au/.
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.
Advanced International Law
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. 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.
Youth Law Clinic
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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.
Community Law Clinic
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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.
Climate Law
Prescribed Texts:
- Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée and Lavanya Rajamani, International Climate Change Law (Oxford University Press, 2017).
A full list of readings/E brick 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.
Chinese Law and Society
Recommended reading
- Chen, Jianfu. Chinese Law : Context and Transformation. Revised and Expanded Edition (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Nijhoff, 2016)
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.
Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
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.
Law and the Humanities
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 Clinic
There is no prescribed textbook for this course.
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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 Clinic
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.
Prison Legal Clinic
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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.
Sentencing
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.