Presentation (20%):

The presentation assessment consists of a 30 minute (approx) presentation that students will record as a video. It is to be submitted on the Discussion Board for the unit of study on Canvas so that all students can view it.

The due submission date for the presentation is 23:59pm on 4 April 2022.

Students may choose to present from the list of cases. The list and the sign-up sheet will be made available on the Canvas site from 10am on February 28, 2022. You will need to consult the Canvas site to make your choice. As presentation topics will be reserved by each student online, allocations will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Instructions on how to record your presentation will also be available on the Canvas page.

Case presentations should address the following: the facts of the case/policy background, the legal issue or issues, the social dimensions, relevant ethical principles, the reasoning employed by the judges/tribunal members in reaching their decisions, the decision; and some commentary about the broader legal and/or social implications of the decision (including whether the case was, in your view, correctly decided). Students will need to argue for or against a particular interpretation (of the facts or the law) to support their tentative conclusions.

The outcome of a successful Special Consideration application prior to the closing date is an extension. Special consideration after that date leads to an alternative assessment to be determined by the discretion of the lecturer.

Assignment (80%): The second part of the assessment regime will be a short-turn-around Assignment of up to 7000 words in length. 

This will be made available on Canvas by 10:00am on 15 April 2022 and will be submitted via Canvas Turnitin by 23:59pm on Monday 18 April 2022. 

The paper must be typed and fully referenced via the AGLC. The paper will have two parts: a problem question based on a set of facts and a discussion question requiring discussion of an issue which is based on the readings.

The outcome of a successful Special Consideration application prior to the closing date is an extension. Special consideration after that date leads to an alternative assessment to be determined by the discretion of the lecturer.

Students must retain pre-submitted drafts of their assessments on file.

Assessment requirement 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.