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01 LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
Course Materials (Available through LEC)
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Law Extension Committee, Legal Institutions Course Outline (from p.10 of this subject guide and
also available on the LEC Webcampus for download by topic)
The Course Outline refers you to the Course Materials which may be accessed electronically
through the University Library. If you have questions about accessing the case readings and other
materials, please contact the LEC Liaison Librarian.
Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Text (Required reading for all students)
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Cook, Creyke et al, Laying Down the Law, 9th ed. LexisNexis, 2014. (As this edition is now not
expected to be available until mid-November, if students obtain a copy of the 8th edition (2011)
that should be sufficient for this semester.)
Alexander Reilly, Gabrielle Appleby, Laura Grenfell, Australian Public Law, 2nd ed. Oxford
University Press, May 2014 (Note: references to this text in this subject guide are currently to the
first edition. The references will be updated as soon as possible.)
Anita Stuhmcke, Legal Referencing, 4th ed. LexisNexis, Sydney, 2011
Students should also obtain a good Australian Legal Dictionary.
If they wish, students may purchase a three-book pack of Laying Down the Law (8th ed.), Legal
Referencing and LexisNexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary, 4th ed. LexisNexis 2010, through
the Co-op Bookshop, Phillip Street Branch, at a special price, but these texts may also be purchased
individually.
Reference Materials (Additional reading which students may find useful)
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Vines Prue, Law & Justice in Australia, Oxford University Press, 2004
Farrar, Legal Reasoning, 1st ed. Thomson Reuters, 2010
Parkinson, Tradition and Change in Australian Law, 5th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2012
Carvan, Understanding the Australian Legal System, 7th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2014.
Macken & Dupuche, Law Essentials: Foundations in Australian Law, 1st ed. Thomson Reuters,
2011
Crawford, Australian Courts of Law, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2004
Lumb, Constitutions of the Australian States, 5th ed. University of Queensland Press, 1991
Moens and Trone, The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: Annotated, 8th ed.
LexisNexis, 2011
Ellis, Principles & Practice of Australian Law, 3rd ed. Thomson Reuters, 2012
Gooley & Radan, Principles of Australian Contract Law, 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2013 (Due October)
Gooley, Radan & Vickovich, Principles of Australian Contract Law, Cases and Materials, 3rd ed.
LexisNexis, 2013 (Due October)
Meehan & Tulloch, Butterworths Guides - Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2013
Bott & Talbot-Stokes, Nemes & Coss' Effective Legal Research, 5th ed. LexisNexis, 2012
Butt and Hamer, Concise Australian Legal Dictionary, 4th ed. LexisNexis, 2010
Hutchinson, Researching and Writing in Law, 3rd ed. Thomson Reuters, 2009
Milne and Tucker, A Practical Guide to Legal Research, Thomson Reuters, 2010
Dr Derek Soles, Perfect Grammar, Studymates Ltd, 2008
R L Trask, Penguin Guide to Punctuation, Penguin 1997
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to the Webcampus. Regularly
check the Course Materials and Legal Workshops sections on the LEC Webcampus for additional
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materials, notes, assignment questions and for links to the Law Library and other relevant research
sites.
02 CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Course Materials
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Criminal Law and Procedure Course Materials (available via the Law Library link in the Course
Materials section on the LEC Webcampus)
Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Materials
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Hayes & Eburn, Criminal Law and Procedure in NSW, 4th ed. LexisNexis, 2014
Howie & Johnson, Annotated Criminal Legislation New South Wales, 2013-2014 ed. LexisNexis,
2013
Reference Materials
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Waller & Williams, Criminal Law Texts and Cases, 12th ed. LexisNexis, 2013
Rush and Yeo, Criminal Law Sourcebook, 2nd ed. LexisNexis, 2006
Gillies, Criminal Law, 4th ed. Thomson Reuters, 1997 (Available as a pdf from the publisher’s
website)
Brown, Farrier, McNamara, Egger, Steel, Criminal Laws: Materials and Commentary on Criminal
Law & Process, NSW, 5th ed. Federation Press, 2011
Blackmore & Hoskings, Criminal Law NSW, Thomson Reuters (available as online subscription)
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to all the facilities on the
Webcampus including links to relevant cases and legislation in Criminal Law and Procedure.
Regularly check the Course Materials section on the LEC Webcampus.
03 TORTS
04 CONTRACTS
Course Materials
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Guide to Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Materials
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Radan & Gooley, Principles of Australian Contract Law, 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2013
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Radan, Gooley & Vickovich, Principles of Australian Contract Law, Cases and Materials, 3rd ed.
LexisNexis, 2014 (Due out 24 October 2014)
Cases underlined in the Prescribed Topics do not appear in the case book and students will need
to obtain a copy of those cases.
Note those cases in the prescribed topics marked * are NOT compulsory cases, however,
students will be expected to know the general principles of contract law that those cases stand
as authority for.
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Reference Materials
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Carter, Contract Law in Australia, 6th ed. LexisNexis, 2012
Carter, Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia, 6th ed. LexisNexis, 2011
Corones, The Australian Consumer Law, Thomson Reuters, 2011
Paterson, Robertson & Duke, Principles of Contract Law, 4th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2011
Paterson, Robertson & Duke, Contract: Commentary and Materials, 12th ed. Thomson Reuters,
2011
Seddon, Bigwood and Ellinghaus, Cheshire and Fifoot's Law of Contract, 10th Australian ed.
LexisNexis, 2012
Journal of Contract Law
The cases and legislation listed under the heading ‘Prescribed Topics and Course Outline’ should be
read as a minimum for students to gain a grounding in the basic principles of contract law.
Students are encouraged to read beyond these materials, and in this respect the other cases
mentioned in the textbook and casebook serve as a starting point.
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have access to all the facilities on the LEC
Webcampus including the problem questions for each class, plus any other materials that the lecturer
may make available to students. These course materials as well as links to relevant cases and
legislation can be found in the Course Materials section of the LEC Webcampus.
05 REAL PROPERTY
06 AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Course Materials
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Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Text
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Clarke, Keyzer and Stellios, Hanks’ Australian Constitutional Law: Materials and Commentary,
9th ed. LexisNexis, 2013
OR
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Tony Blackshield and George Williams, Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, 6th Federation
Press, 2014
Recommended Texts
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Joseph and Castan, Federal Constitutional Law: A Contemporary View, 4th ed. Thomson Reuters,
2014
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Keyzer Patrick, Principles of Australian Constitutional Law, 4th ed. Lexis Nexis, 2013
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Gerangelos et al, Winterton’s Australian Federal Constitutional Law: Commentary and Materials,
3rd ed. Thomson Reuters, 2013
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Statute
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) (“The Constitution”)
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to all the facilities on the LEC
Webcampus including links to cases and legislation in Constitutional Law. Regularly check the Course
Materials section on the LEC Webcampus.
07 EQUITY
Course Materials
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Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
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Other materials may be made available on the LEC Webcampus
Prescribed Texts
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P. Radan and C. Stewart, Principles of Australian Equity and Trusts, 2nd ed, LexisNexis, 2013, (together
with up-dates available on the LEC Webcampus) (hereafter referred to as ‘PAET’)
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P Radan, C Stewart and I Vickovich, Principles of Australian Equity and Trusts - Cases & Materials, 2nd
ed, LexisNexis, 2014 (hereafter referred to as ‘CM’)
Recommended Materials
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G Dal Pont, Equity and Trusts in Australia and New Zealand, 5th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2011
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G Dal Pont, Equity and Trusts: Commentary and Materials, 5th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2011
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Dal Pont and Cockburn, Equity and Trusts: In Principle, 2nd ed, Thomson Reuters, 2013
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M B Evans, Equity and Trusts, 3rd ed, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2012
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H A J Ford & W A Lee, Principles of the Law of Trusts, 3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, 1995 (now loose leaf)
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J D Heydon & M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia, 7th ed, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2006
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J D Heydon, & P Loughlan, Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts, 8th ed, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2011
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R P Meagher, J. D. Heydon & M. Leeming, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity - Doctrines and
Remedies, 4th ed, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2002 (A new edition of this text is expected to be published in
December 2014)
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D S K Ong, Ong on Equity, Federation Press, 2011
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D S K Ong, Trusts Law in Australia, 4th ed, Federation Press, 2012
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P W Young, C Croft & M L Smith, On Equity, Thomson Reuters, 2009
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LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to the Webcampus. Regularly check
the Course Materials section in the LEC Webcampus for additional materials, notes, assignment questions
and other relevant research sites.
08 COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
09 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Course Materials
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Supplementary Materials in Administrative Law (available via the link to Law Library in the Course
Materials section of the LEC Webcampus)
Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Materials
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Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW)
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
Archives Act 1983 (Cth)
Australian Information Act 2010 (Cth)
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (Cth)
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (Cth)
Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Act 2009 (Cth)
Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW)
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW)
Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 (NSW)
Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW)
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW)
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth)
Ombudsman Act 1974 (NSW)
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (Cth)
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth)
Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 (NSW)
Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW)
Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth)
Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)
Recommended Texts
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Creyke, R & McMillan, J, Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary, 3 ed.
LexisNexis, 2012
Esparraga, F & Ellis-Jones, I, Administrative Law Guidebook, Oxford University Press, 2010
Reference Materials
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Aronson & Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 5 ed. Thomson Reuters, 2013
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Cane & McDonald, Cases and Materials for Principles of Administrative Law, 2 ed. OUP, 2013
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Douglas & Head, Douglas and Jones’s: Administrative Law, 7 ed. The Federation Press, 2014
Lane & Young, Administrative Law in Australia, Thomson Reuters, 2007
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Pearce, D, Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 3 ed. LexisNexis Butterworths, 2013
Reilly, Appleby, Grenfell & Lacey, Australian Public Law, OUP, 2011
Robinson, M, Judicial Review: The Laws of Australia, Thomson Reuters, 2014
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Pearce and Argument, Delegated Legislation in Australia, 4 ed. LexisNexis, 2012
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to all the facilities on the LEC
Webcampus including links to Administrative Law cases and legislation in the Course Materials
section.
10 LAW OF ASSOCIATIONS
Course Materials
 Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus).
Prescribed Materials
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J. Gooley, D. Russell, M. Dicker & M. Zammit, Corporations and Associations: Principles and
Issues, 5th ed. LexisNexis, 2011;
Corporations Legislation, 2014, Thomson Reuters (this is preferred as it contains detailed
annotations); or alternatively, Australian Corporations Legislation, LexisNexis, 2014 (the
practitioner edition now includes annotations) or alternatively, Australian Corporations and
Securities Legislation 2011, CCH;
Partnership Act 1892 (NSW) as amended;
Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW).
A two-book pack can be purchased from the Co-op Bookshop in Phillip Street, Sydney, containing J.
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Gooley, D Russell, M. Dicker & M. Zammit, Corporations and Associations: Principles and Issues, 5
ed. Lexis Nexis, 2011 and Australian Corporations Legislation, LexisNexis, 2014 (the practitioner
edition with annotations) at a special price.
Research Materials (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PURCHASED)
For the most recent developments in the law, and for further detail, reference and research purposes,
students should consult the following resources depending upon the topic:
Textbooks
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Fletcher KL, The Law Relating to Non-Profit Associations in Australia and New Zealand, Thomson
Reuters, 1986;
Fletcher KL, The Law of Partnership in Australia, Thomson Reuters, 9th ed. 2007;
Graw S, An Outline of the Law of Partnership, Thomson Reuters, 4th ed. 2011;
Redmond P, Companies and Securities Law: Commentary and Materials, Thomson Reuters, 5th
ed. 2009.
Redmond P, Corporations and Financial Markets Law, Thomson Reuters, 6th ed. 2013
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Austin RP & Ramsey IM, Ford’s Principles of Corporations Law, 15 ed. LexisNexis, 2012
Legislation Commentary
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Australian Corporations Law, Principles and Practice, vol 1-3, LexisNexis, Australia;
Australian Corporations and Securities Law Reporter, vol 1-3, CCH, Australia.
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Case Reports
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Australian Corporations and Securities Reports, (1989-2011), LexisNexis;
Australian Company Law Reports, (vol 1-15), LexisNexis;
Australian Company Law Cases (1971-2011), CCH, Australia.
Journals
There are a number of specialised journals which contain useful research that is relevant to this
subject. Included are:
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Companies and Securities Law Journal, Thomson Reuters;
Australian Journal of Corporate Law, LexisNexis;
Australian Business Law Review, Thomson Reuters.
Internet
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to the LEC Webcampus,
including access to links to relevant cases, legislation and other useful websites in the Course
Materials section. Other useful websites include:
 Australian Legal Information Institute: http://www.austlii.edu.au
 Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales: http://www.lawfoundation.net.au
 Australian Securities and Investments Commission: http://www.asic.gov.au
 New South Wales Department of Commerce Office of Fair Trading:
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/default.html
11 EVIDENCE
12 TAXATION AND REVENUE LAW
13 SUCCESSION
14 CONVEYANCING
15 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
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16 INSOLVENCY
Course Materials
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PowerPoint lecture slides (available via the link to “Notes” in the Course Materials section of the
LEC Webcampus). The slides have hyperlinks to prescribed legislation and cases.
Supplementary Materials on Library E-reserve (available via the link to “Library” in the Course
Materials section of the LEC Webcampus)
Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Materials
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Murray, M. & Harris, J., Keay’s Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, 8th ed.
Thomson Reuters Law Book Co., 2014
2014 Corporations Legislation (Annotated), by Thomson Reuters
Nichols, P., Annotated Bankruptcy Act 1966, 2012 edition, LexisNexis
Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth)
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Reference Material
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Gooley, Russell, Dicker & Zammit, Corporations and Associations: Principles and Issues, 5th ed.
LexisNexis, 2011
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Symes, C. and Duns, J., Australian Insolvency Law, 2 edition, LexisNexis, 2012
The following are available via the University Library Law Databases:
 Australian Journal of Corporate Law (LexisNexis AU)
 Australian Law Journal (Westlaw AU)
 Insolvency Law Journal (Westlaw AU)
 Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (Westlaw AU)
 Company and Securities Law Journal (Westlaw AU)
 McPherson’s Law of Company Liquidation (Westlaw AU)
 Crutchfield’s Voluntary Administration (Westlaw AU)
 Australian Commercial Law Tracker (CCH Online)
 Australian Insolvency Management Practice Newsletter (CCH Online)
Law Society Journal (available via special student login)
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to the LEC Webcampus
facilities including links to lecture slides, cases and legislation relevant to Insolvency in the Course
Materials section.
The lecturer makes extensive use of the Webcampus Insolvency Forum to notify students of
changed lecture arrangements, additional course material, new developments and past exam
questions to be discussed in lectures. All students should ensure that they are registered for
the Insolvency Forum. Sometimes the email notification system breaks down, so make your
own frequent checks of the Insolvency Forum.
WARNING: This is a statute-driven subject. It will be impossible to understand the lectures,
write the assignment or pass the exam unless you have copies of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and
the Corporations Act 2001 by your side.
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17 LEGAL ETHICS
18 CONFLICT OF LAWS
Course materials
Conflict of Laws Materials, 2014-2015 edn (issued to students)
Supplementary Materials (issued to students)
Recommended text book
R Mortensen, R Garnett and M Keyes, Private International Law in Australia, 2nd edn, LexisNexis
Butterworths, 2011
Further reading
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M Davies, A S Bell and P L G Brereton, Nygh’s Conflict of Laws in Australia, 9 edn, LexisNexis
Butterworths, 2014
A copy of the recommended text book and the further reading are on closed reserve in the Law
Library.
Webcampus
After you have registered online with the LEC, you will have access to Webcampus including links to
relevant cases and legislation on the Conflict of Laws Subject Page and material posted during the
semester.
19 FAMILY LAW
20 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PLANNING LAW
21 INDUSTRIAL LAW
22 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
23 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Course materials
Public International Law Materials, 2014-2015 edn (issued to students)
Supplementary Materials (issued to students)
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Reference books
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J Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, 8 edn, Oxford University Press, 2012
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D J Harris, Cases and Materials on International Law, 7 edn, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010
A copy of each of these reference books is on closed reserve in the Law Library.
Webcampus
After you have registered online with the LEC, you will have access to Webcampus including links to
relevant cases and legislation on the Public International Law Subject Page and material posted
during the semester.
24 JURISPRUDENCE
25 COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LAW
26 UNDERSTANDING LEGAL LANGUAGE AND LEGISLATION
Course Materials
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Guide to Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Other materials as advised in class
Prescribed Texts
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DC Pearce & RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 8 ed. LexisNexis, 2014 (If
students can obtain a second hand copy of the 7th edition (2011) that should be sufficient.)
Recommended Texts
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Michael Meehan, Graham Tulloch, Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2013
Herzfeld, Tully, Prince, Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources – The Laws of Australia, Thomson
Reuters, 2013
Herzfeld and Prince, Statutory Interpretation Principles, 1st ed. Thomson Reuters, 2013
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have access to all the facilities on the LEC
Webcampus including any materials that the lecturer may make available to students. These course
materials can be found in the Course Materials section of the LEC Webcampus.
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