A. MID-SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT (SHORT-RELEASE) – 40%

This mid-semester assignment is compulsory.

Duration: 72 hours.  This is a short release 3000 (maximum) word assignment.  The 3000 word limit is not a target and is set only as a maximum so that students are not overly burdened with the issue of word limits. The assignment questions will be released to students on canvas at 5pm (Sydney, Australia time) on Tuesday, 18th April and due at 4:59pm (Sydney, Australia time) on Friday, 21st April.  Extensions, whether informal or otherwise, will not be granted by the Convenor or any individual lecturer/tutor.  Late penalties will apply as indicated below. 

Use of editors or proof-readers:

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).

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 footnotes and any bibliography (if required).

Special Consideration and Reassessment: The outcome of a successful special consideration application may include an alternative task such as a viva voce examination, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator.  Any oral examination that takes place will be conducted by the Unit Coordinator together with another member of the teaching staff. 

Students must be available to attempt the reassessment, whatever form it may take, at the time and date that is set for it by the Law School. This is NOT at the individual student’s discretion.

Examinable Material: This will be advised during semester.

Consequences of Failure to Attempt this Assignment and Non-Submission: As this Assignment is compulsory, students who do not attempt or submit this assessment by the due time and date will not be eligible to pass this Unit of Study and will have recorded against them an overall Fail grade for this Unit. Accordingly, they will not be permitted to sit the Final Examination. To avoid this outcome, even if not complete, students must submit the latest version they have managed to complete by the due date and time in accordance with the Assignment instructions – so long as it can be regarded as a “satisfactory” attempt (even though it may receive a Fail grade). Late penalties, as indicated above, will apply if this version is submitted late.  

Preparation: Students must be preparing for this Mid-Semester Assignment right from the beginning of the semester, engaging with the cases and materials as per the Reading Guide and suggestions contained there as to what is required for preparation and personal study, as well as assistance provided in the classes. They will have ample time to prepare for it through personal study. (Given the complex nature of the material, students are strongly encouraged not to “fall behind” in their reading and study of the cases and materials each week.) Moreover, students will have access to their own notes, Unit notes and materials, and the prescribed texts in attempting the Assessment. 

B. FINAL EXAMINATION – 60%

This Examination is compulsory.   

Duration: 2.5 hours (plus 30 minutes reading time) during formal examination period.

Format of Exam: formal, in-person, invigilated examination during the formal University examination period. In the event of a change to University policy that requires a change to this format, students will be advised during the course of the semester.    

Special Consideration and Reassessment: The outcome of a successful special consideration application may include an alternative task such as a viva voce examination, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator.  Any oral examination that takes place will be conducted by the Unit Coordinator together with another member of the teaching staff. 

Students must be available to attempt the reassessment, whatever form it may take, at the time and date that is set for it by the Law School. This is NOT at the individual student’s discretion.

Examinable Material: This will be advised during semester.

Consequences of Failure to Attempt this Examination and Non-Submission: The final Examination will be a formally invigilated in-person examination unless otherwise advised. As this Examination is compulsory, students who do not attempt and submit it by the due time and date will not be eligible to pass this Unit of Study and will have recorded against them an overall Fail grade for the Unit – even if they have otherwise attempted and received a Pass grade for the Mid-Semester Assignment. To avoid this outcome, even if not complete, students must submit the Examination answer they have managed to complete by the due time and date in accordance with the examination instructions – so long as it can be regarded as a “satisfactory” attempt (even if it receives a fail grade).  In a formal in-person examination setting, late penalties do not apply as no submission will be accepted by the invigilators after the due time and, in such a case, the student will not receive any marks for the Examination component of the assessment.  

Preparation: Students must be preparing for this Examination immediately following the Mid-Semester Assignment, engaging with the cases and materials as per the Reading Guide and suggestions contained there as to what is required for preparation and personal study, as well as assistance provided in the classes. Moreover, students will have access to their own notes, Unit notes and materials, and the prescribed texts in attempting the Examination.

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.