Law

Assessment Tasks and Value
(a) Students are required to submit a research paper on an area of civil procedurecovered in lectures of 2000 words with appropriate references and footnotes. Students must discuss the issues applying their research with appropriate footnotes of cases, legislation and the appropriate theory. This learning task is worth 50% of the assessment. There are three options: two topics set by the lecturer and one the student can arrange with the lecturer.
Topics
(1) The overall purpose of Victoria’s Civil Procedure Act 2010, along with the rules of the court, is to facilitate the ‘just, efficient, timely and cost-effective resolution of the real issues in dispute.’ Discuss, with reference to case law, literature and statutes.
Task (a) The criteria on which you will be assessed are:
Does your work show you have understood issues relating to the law of civil procedure?
Does your work show the ability to solve problems to a high order?
Does your work indicate a reflective response any ethical dilemmas posed?
Has you been reflective, creative and given reform suggestions?
Have cases and legislation been cited appropriately?
Does the work demonstrate a high level of expression?