Class participation (10%): Participation marks will be assessed primarily on a student’s participation when on call in an assigned seminar as determined by their lecturer. Students who are on call will be expected to: (a) apply disciplinary knowledge and analytical skills to the resolution of a problem question (or set of problem questions) engaging with the course material; and (b) communicate verbally, in a precise and persuasive manner, as to the implications of the relevant law, by responding to questions from their lecturer and leading class discussion.

In the event that a student is unable to be on call at their assigned seminar, or at an alternative seminar arranged with their lecturer, special consideration must be sought and (if special consideration is granted) the student will be required to make a personal presentation on one or two alternative problem questions to the unit of study convenor. A student who is unable for any reason to complete this alternative assessment will receive nil for the 10% allocated to class participation. A primary objective of the task is to evaluate oral communication skills (ULO5) and for this reason there is no written substitute available for this part of the course, which is aimed at assisting students to develop essential skills for their legal studies and the Law School’s graduate attributes.
 

Short release assignment (30%): The assignment will concern Topics 2-7 in the Reading Guide only.

Students will be expected to apply disciplinary knowledge and analytical skills to the resolution of a problem question (or set of problem questions) engaging with relevant course material, including by: (a) thinking critically about the issues arising from the question/s and how they should be prioritised and addressed; (b) demonstrating sound understanding of case reading and statutory interpretation techniques in relating appropriate legal sources to those issues; and (c) presenting written legal analysis in a well-structured, persuasive and logical manner.

The assignment question will be released at 9am on 25 March 2024, Sydney Australia time and submissions will be due at 9am on 9 April 2024, Sydney Australia time. Maximum 1500 words.

Students are required to retain pre-submission drafts of the assignment on file. The final document uploaded is the document that will be marked, with any late penalty calculated by reference to the time it was submitted. Students are responsible for uploading the correct version of the correct document to the correct box for this subject.

A grant of special consideration will lead to an extension. No extensions exceeding the closing date for the assignment (as specified in the Unit Outline) will be permitted, and if it is determined that a student's circumstances would otherwise warrant such an extension, the student will be required to complete an alternative assessment (which may be a different format to the original assignment). 
 

Final Exam (60%): The exam will primarily concern Topics 8-15 in the Reading Guide. It will be conducted as a pen-and-paper exam, held on-campus.

Students will be expected to apply disciplinary knowledge and analytical skills to the resolution of a problem question (or set of problem questions) engaging with relevant course material, including by: (a) thinking critically about the issues arising from the question/s and how they should be prioritised and addressed; (b) demonstrating sound understanding of case reading and statutory interpretation techniques in relating appropriate legal sources to those issues; and (c) presenting written legal analysis in a well-structured, persuasive and logical manner.

The exam will take place during the final exam period and will be open book. The duration will be 2 hours plus 30 minutes reading time.

A grant of special consideration will lead to a replacement exam (which may be a different format to the original exam). 

Special consideration: Successful grants of Special Consideration may involve alternative tasks, as appropriate. 

Word limit penalty: A piece of assessment which exceeds the prescribed word limit will attract a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the piece of assessment for every 100 words, or part thereof. The total word count for essay and other written assessments will exclude all references/citations in footnotes and any bibliography (if required).

Use of editors and automated writing tools: The use of assistance in preparing and editing assessment tasks in this unit of study is strictly prohibited. Assistance includes human and automated writing tools (not including spell checking). The use of Studiosity does not breach this rule but must be acknowledged.

Assessment requirements to pass a unit of study: A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.