Assessment Task 1 consists of two online multiple choice quizzes. Students are required to demonstrate their ability to:

• Apply principles of academic honesty and rules for correct legal citation (AGLC3)

Students must attain a score of 100% for both quiz in order to pass this assessment. 

Students who have made a serious attempt to complete both quizzes by the due date (but have failed to achieve the required score of 100% for either quiz) may re-attempt each quiz as often as needed to attain the required score of 100% by no later than the end of Week 5. 

Students who fail to attain a score of 100% on either quiz by the end of Week 5 will receive a fail grade for the unit.

Assessment Task 2 consists of a short assignment (max 1500, excluding footnotes) submitted online. Students are required to demonstrate their ability to:

• Apply principles of statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent to interpret primary legal sources (case law and legislation) for the purpose of deriving legal rules and principles; and
• Locate relevant primary and secondary sources through legal research using online databases, library resources and internet sources

Students must attain a grade of 'satisfactory' on each criterion (related to the above learning outcome) set out in the associated marking rubric in order to pass this assessment. 

Students who have made a serious attempt to complete the assignment by the due date (but have not attained a 'satisfactory' grade on the required criteria) will be afforded one opportunity to resubmit their work, which will be due by the end of Week 9.  Students resubmitting their work will be required to take into account feedback provided by their tutor and to explain in their resubmission how they have incorporated this feedback in order to improve their answer.  

Students who have failed to resubmit work at a satisfactory standard (against each criterion set out in the associated marking rubric) by the end of week 9 will receive a fail grade for the unit. ​ 

Assessment Task 3 consists of five (5) online multiple choice quizzes. Students are required to demonstrate their ability to: 

• Locate relevant primary and secondary sources through legal research using online databases, library resources and internet sources

The five quizzes canvass the following areas:

1. The Australian Constitution
2. Australian Case Law
3. State (New South Wales) Legislation
4. Federal (Commonwealth) Legislation 
5. HANSARD

A minimum grade of 70% on each quiz is required to pass this assessment.

Students must make a serious attempt at each complete by the end of Week 7, but may reattempt each quiz as many times as needed to attain the minimum grade of 70% by no later than the end of Week 13.

Students who fail to complete all five online quizzes with a minimum score of 70% by the end of week 13 will receive a fail grade for the unit.

Assessment Task 4 consists of a written assignment (1,000 words), submitted online, where students will solve a hypothetical problem. Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to:

• Analyse factual problem scenarios and prepare a structured response using the HIRAC framework for legal problem solving; 
• Locate relevant primary and secondary sources through legal research using online databases, library resources and internet sources;
• Communicate effectively to both legal and non-legal audiences; and
• Apply reflective practice to their learning.

Students must attain a grade of 'satisfactory' on each criterion (related to the above learning outcome) set out in the associated marking rubric in order to pass this assessment. 

Students who have made a serious attempt to complete the assignment by the due date (but have not attained a 'satisfactory' grade on the required criteria) will be afforded one opportunity to resubmit their work, which will be due by the end of Week 13.  Students resubmitting their work will be required to take into account feedback provided by their tutor and to explain in their resubmission how they have incorporated this feedback in order to improve their answer.  

Students who have failed to resubmit work at a satisfactory standard (against each criterion set out in the associated marking rubric) by the end of week 13 will receive a fail grade for the unit. ​ 

Assessment Task 5 requires students to work in a team to produce a wiki on the unit iLearn page. Students will publish a written submission (400 words per person, excluding footnotes, headings, tables, images, etc) for their group project.  Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to:

• Locate relevant primary and secondary sources through legal research using online databases, library resources and internet sources;
• Communicate effectively to both legal and non-legal audiences;
• Consider, critique and recommend innovative solutions to contemporary legal problems in their broader social context; and
• Collaborate effectively with other students in a respectful, collegial and inclusive manner.

A wiki must attain a grade of 'satisfactory' on each criterion (related to the above learning outcome) set out in the associated marking rubric. Individual student contributions to the Group Project must be evidenced through posts recorded on the wiki (including submission of original text, editing, revision), through online discussion using the Group's allocated online Discussion Forum and/or clearly identified within the wiki itself (students may wish to include an annotation setting out division of tasks across the team).  

Groups who fail to produce a satisfactory wiki (or individual students who fail to contribute meaningfully to their wiki) will be required to undertake supplementary work by the end of Week 13 in order to pass this assessment task. 

A student who fails to obtain a grade of 'satisfactory' by the due date and fails to complete required supplementary work by week 13 will receive a Fail grade in the unit.

Assessment Task 6 involves a group oral presentation and class participation. Each group (from Task 5) will be allocated 20 minutes to present their work (on their wiki) to their tutorial class followed by Q&A with feedback from their tutor. Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to:

• Communicate effectively to both legal and non-legal audiences; 
• Consider, critique and recommend innovative solutions to contemporary legal problems in their broader social context; and 
• Collaborate effectively with other students in a respectful, collegial and inclusive manner

Students who fail to make a 'satisfactory' contribution to the group presentation may be required to undertake supplementary work. 

Each student in the group must also prepare one question that they will pose to each of the other groups in their tutorial, drawing upon the wikis prepared by the other groups. Your tutor will ask one student from the group each week to ask their question.  Students who have not prepared a satisfactory question, or who are absent on the day they are called upon to ask a question, may be required to undertake supplementary work. 

Any student that is required to undertake supplementary work, but fails to do so at a satisfactory standard, will receive a Fail grade for the unit.