Assignment No 1 in this unit will require students to answer a hypothetical problem question or questions, and will be available on iLearn by the end of Week 2 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. It must be typed and must be kept to a maximum 2,500 words (excluding footnotes and the bibliography). In completing Assignment No 1, students must comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. The Guide will be available in iLearn. Assignment No 1 must be uploaded to Turnitin through the relevant iLearn link.

Late Submission Penalty

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 more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline without an approved special consideration application. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments, e.g. quizzes, online tests, without an approved special consideration application.

Students who have delayed the submission of their assignments will not be able to do so beyond 11 October at the latest, and will be allocated new assignments. This is because marked assignments have to be released to the cohort.

Turnitin will accept only ONE assignment, so it is imperative that the final iteration of the assignment is submitted. It is the student's responsibility to submit the correct assignment in ALL units. If a student submits the wrong assignment, they must advise the unit convenor. The late penalty described above will apply to any assignment lodged in these circumstances. It will not be possible to change the assignment after seven days, and a zero mark will be recorded.

Assignment No 2 in this unit will require students to answer a research question, and will be available on iLearn by the end of Week 5 of the semester. Assignment No 2 must be a properly referenced formal response with appropriate analysis and argument supported by relevant authoritative cases and commentary. It must be typed and must be kept to a maximum 2,500 words (excluding footnotes and the bibliography). In completing Assignment No 2, students must comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. The Guide will be available in iLearn. Assignment No 2 must be uploaded to Turnitin through the relevant iLearn link.

Late Submission Penalty

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 more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline without an approved special consideration application. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments, e.g. quizzes, online tests, without an approved special consideration application.

Students who have delayed the submission of their assignments will not be able to do so beyond 8 Nov at the latest, and will be allocated new assignments. This is because marked assignments have to be released to the cohort.

Turnitin will accept only ONE assignment, so it is imperative that the final iteration of the assignment is submitted. It is the student's responsibility to submit the correct assignment in ALL units. If a student submits the wrong assignment, they must advise the unit convenor. The late penalty described above will apply to any assignment lodged in these circumstances. It will not be possible to change the assignment after seven days, and a zero mark will be recorded.

The final examination in this unit will be a take home examination. The final examination will be based on material covered in the unit. Further details about the examinable topics will be provided in advance. The final examination will be in the form of a number of problem style questions. Students will be able to access the final examination paper on iLearn from 1pm on Wed 20 Nov and must submit their answers to the final examination paper by 5pm on the same day. Detailed information about the date, submission details and format of the exam will be provided to students well before the due date. 

A student's answers to the final examination questions must not exceed a total of 3,000 words (exclusive of footnotes). This is an upper word limit and a student need not write 3,000 words if he or she can answer the questions adequately in fewer words. A bibliography is not required. If, for justifiable reasons, a student is unable to attempt the take home examination at the above time, the student should not make any attempt whatsoever. If the student submits a written response, he or she will be marked on that response. The student should instead submit nothing at the required time, but instead contact the unit convenor by email and also apply for special consideration in accordance with the University's Special Consideration Policy, which, if granted, will enable the student to complete an alternative comparable assessment at a time determined by the unit convenor.