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LAWS6107: Tax Litigation
2025 unit information
Thousands of tax disputes arise each year in Australia. This unit aims to equip students with the skills to assist in resolving those disputes both disputes which go before a court or tribunal and those which are resolved earlier. The unit covers information gathering processes open to the Commissioner of Taxation and taxpayers the assessment and objection process review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal tax appeals directly to the Federal Court appeals to the Federal Court Full Court and High Court state tax litigation in the NSW Supreme Court and NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal other non Part IVC proceedings such as administrative and Constitutional challenges tax debt recovery promoter penalties garnishee notices hardship release and preference proceedings and alternative dispute resolution. The general topics of legal professional privilege the rules of evidence preparing expert evidence and the difference between questions of law and questions of fact or mixed questions are explored as they relate to tax litigation. A guest lecture is usually given by a Federal Court Judge an Administrative Appeals Tribunal member or both and there is a skills lecture on written advocacy in tax disputes. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
Unit details and rules
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Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. Students who do not have such knowledge or work experience should undertake LAWS6825 Fundamentals of Australian Taxation before enrolling in other units. For students who have not studied Australian law it is recommended that they undertake LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in LAWS6825 and this unit |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the policy underlying the legal rules on taxation covered in this unit of study
- LO2. have a knowledge of the current legal rules on taxation covered in this unit of study
- LO3. have the ability to interpret other legal rules on taxation applicable to the area covered by the unit of study, whether current or future
- LO4. apply the legal rules on taxation covered by this unit of study to practical problems
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Intensive October - November 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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