Assignment No 1 in this unit will require students to answer a problem question or questions.

The problem question or questions for Assignment No 1 will be available on iLearn by the end of Week 1 of the semester.

Assignment No 1 must be a properly referenced formal response with appropriate analysis and argument supported by relevant authoritative cases and commentary. Assignment No 1 must be typed and must be kept to a maximum 2,500 words (including footnotes). A bibliography is not required for this assignment. The word limit will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked.

Assignment No 1 must be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Plagiarism software is used in this unit.

In completing Assignment No 1, students must comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, compiled by the Melbourne University Law Review. The guide is available for download free online.

Further instructions in relation to Assignment No 1, including rubrics, will be posted on iLearn.

If, for justifiable reasons, a student is unable to submit the Assignment No 1 on time, he or she may submit an application for special consideration in accordance with the University's Special Consideration Policy. 

​Applications for special consideration pursuant to the Special Consideration Policy are made electronically via ask.mq.edu.au and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy for complete details of the policy and a description of the supporting documentation required.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply - two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date; and (b) no assignment will be accepted if submitted more than seven (7) days (including weekends) after the original submission deadline.

This assessment task relates to the following learning outcomes:

• demonstrate a detailed knowledge of legal principles relating to the law on equity and trusts;
• interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• analyse complex factual situations in solving equity and trusts law and apply relevant legal; principles to solving legal problems;
• assume responsibility for one's own learning by managing one's time effectively so as to complete and submit assessment items on time; and
• apply advanced research skills.

Assignment No 2 in this unit is a research paper.

The question for Assignment No 2 will be available on iLearn by the end of Week 4 of the semester.

Assignment No 2 must be a properly referenced formal response with appropriate analysis and argument supported by relevant legal authorities. Assignment No 2 must be typed and must be kept to a maximum 2,500 words (including footnotes, but not the bibliography). The word limit will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked.

Assignment No 2 must be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Plagiarism software is used in this unit.

In completing Assignment No 2, students must comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, compiled by the Melbourne University Law Review. The Guide is available for download free online.

Further instructions and information in relation to Assignment No 2, including rubrics, will be made available on iLearn.

If, for justifiable reasons, a student is unable to submit the Assignment No 2 on time, he or she may submit an application for special consideration in accordance with the University's Special Consideration Policy. 

Applications for special consideration pursuant to the Special Consideration Policy are made electronically via ask.mq.edu.au and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy for complete details and a description of the supporting documentation required. 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply - two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date; and (b) no assignment will be accepted if submitted more than seven (7) days (including weekends) after the original submission deadline.

​This assessment task relates to the following learning outcomes:

• demonstrate a detailed knowledge of legal principles relating to the law on equity and trusts;
• formulate, present and evaluate oral and written arguments on complex equity and trusts problems and principles, drawing upon relevant legal authority and policy considerations; and
• assume responsibility for one's own learning by managing one's time effectively so as to complete and submit assessment items on time; and
• apply advanced research skills.

The final examination in this unit will be a take home examination.

The final examination will be based on material covered in the unit, ie all topics and materials covered in the unit.

The final examination will be in the form of a number of problem style questions. All questions will have to be answered.

Students will be able to access the final examination paper on iLearn from 10 am on Thursday 7 November 2019 and must submit their answers to the final examination paper by 3 pm on Thursday 7 November 2019.

A student's answers to the final examination paper's questions cannot exceed 2,500 words (inclusive of footnotes). This is an upper word limit and a student need not write 2,500 words if he or she can answer the questions in less than 2,500 words. A bibliography is not required. The word limit will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked. 

The take home examination must be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.

Further instructions and information in relation to the Take Home Examination, including rubrics, will be made available on iLearn. 

If, for justifiable reasons, a student is unable to do the take home examination on the set date, he or she should submit an application for special consideration in accordance with the University's Special Consideration Policy, which, if granted, will enable the student to complete a supplementary examination in December 2019 (on a date to be determined). If, for justifiable reasons, a student is unable to do the supplementary take home examination on the set date, he or she should submit an application for special consideration in accordance with the University's Special Consideration Policy, which, if granted, will enable the student to complete, as their supplementary examination, the final examination for this unit when it is next offered.

The take home examination is a timed assessment. As a timed assessment, if it is submitted after the stipulated time on the due date, it will not be graded and will receive a zero mark.

This assessment task relates to the following learning outcomes:

• demonstrate a detailed knowledge of legal principles relating to the law on equity and trusts;
• interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and concepts to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• analyse complex factual situations in solving equity and trusts law and apply relevant legal; principles to solving legal problems;
• formulate, present and evaluate oral and written arguments on complex equity and trusts problems and principles, drawing upon relevant legal authority and policy considerations; and
• assume responsibility for one's own learning by managing one's time effectively so as to complete and submit assessment items on time.