Class Participation (10%):  Students are to prepare tutorial questions allocated by a sign-up list posted on Canvas a week prior to the unit.  On-call will begin on Day 2 and continue to the final day of the unit. On-call will take place in the final hour and a half of the class.  A degree of research is expected. All students are expected to read up on the topics for each day, respond to questions during inter-active lectures and follow any tasks set.  Evaluation is based on demonstration of comprehension of topics under consideration, extent of preparation and evidence of a critical approach.

Interim test (40%):  Students will complete an 80 minute mid-semester test, with an additional 15 minutes of reading time. This will take place on campus on 23 June at 14.30 AEST. It will be a pen and paper test and CLOSED BOOK. The test will consist of one or more medium length problem questions. The test will cover materials from Topics 1 to 9 (including Hearsay doctrine and exceptions).

Final exam (50%): The exam will be held on 10 July at 10am AEST. The exam will be 2 hours writing and 30 minutes reading time. The exam will have two sections and both sections must be completed.  Section 1 will be an essay and students must choose 1 from a choice of 3.  The questions may address any topics studied in the unit. Section 2 is a compulsory problem which will focus on the topics after Hearsay. The final exam is OPEN BOOK. Students can bring in their own notes, books and copies of the Evidence Act. But they must NOT bring in their phones, tablets, computers, smart watches or library books.

Note the general assessment guidelines. The mark assigned will reflect the usual considerations – materiality, accuracy, clarity, originality, provision of authority. You should provide references for your statements of law or where you are using someone else’s work. However, as in a regular sit-down 2-hour exam, you need not strictly comply with AGLC4. It is an exam, not an assignment. Just provide sufficient information for us to identify the source (a) If you refer to cases from the readings, the case name alone will suffice. Otherwise, eg, case name and date or court (b) For secondary sources, eg, surname or name of commission, and title of book, article or report. 

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

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.