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LS 100 Introduction to Legal Systems & Methods
LS 151-251 Introduction to Business Law
LS 160 Criminal Law and Procedure
LS 200 Administrative Law
LS 210 Civil procedure and Evidence
LS 220 Constitutional Law
LS 231 Law of Torts I
LS 232 Law of Torts II
LS 240 Equity and Trusts
LS 250 Law and Society
LS 264-364 Indigenous Australians and Law
LS 281 Property Law I
LS 282 Property Law II
LS 292-392 Principles of Taxation Law
LS 301 Succession 
LS 311 Criminology
LS 315 Criminal Process, Sentencing and Punishment
LS 320 Ethics,Trust Accounting & Professional Conduct
LS 321 Conveyancing
LS 331 Intellectual Property Law
LS 335 Human rights
LS 336 Local Government Law
LS 342 Medico-legal Issues
LS 355 Jurisprudence
LS 357 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LS 358 Natural Resources Law
LS 361 Public International Law
LS 370 Family Law
LS 371 Law of Contract I
LS 377 Information Technology Law
LS 391 Principles of Corporation Law
LS 459 Advanced Torts
LS 478 Advanced Criminal Law
   
   


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Administrative Law (LS 200)

Legislation:
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (Cth)

Cases:

  • Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6

Miscellaneous:
Administrative Review Council
Australian Institute of Administrative Law
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments
WebLaw's section on Administrative Law

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Advanced Criminal Law (LS 478)

Journal articles:

  • Johan Steyn, 'Guantanamo Bay: The Legal Black Hole' (2004) 53 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 1
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type AUTHOR (steyn) and TITLE (guantanamo) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.

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Advanced Torts (LS 459)

Legislation:

Cases:

Journal articles:

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (LS 357)

Cases:

Journal articles:

Australian Commercial Disputes Centre
Australian Law Reform Commission
Dispute Resolution Centre Newsletter from Bond University
National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council

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Civil Procedure and Evidence (LS 210)

Journal articles:

  • The Hon Arthur R Emmett, 'Practical Litigation in the Federal Court of Australia : Affidavits' (2001) 20 Australian Bar Review 28
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type author (emmett) and title (litigation) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.
  • The Hon J C Campbell, 'The Purpose of Pleadings' (2004) 25(2) Australian Bar Review 116
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type author (campbell) and title (pleadings) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.
  • John P Hamilton, 'Thirty Years of Civil Procedure Reform in Australia : A Personal Reminiscence' (2005) 26(3) Australian Bar Review 258
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type author (hamilton) and title (procedure) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.

Miscellaneous:
AustLII: WorldLII - Australia: Subjects: Evidence
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments
WebLaw's subject guide on Evidence

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Constitutional Law (LS 220)

Legislation:

Journal articles:

  • Fiona Wheeler, 'The rise and rise of judicial power under Chapter III of the Constitution : A decade in overview' (2000) 20(3) Australian Bar Review 283
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type author (wheeler) and title (rise) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.
  • George Williams has written a series of articles in On Line Opinion: Australia's E-journal of Social and Political Debate
  • M. H. McHugh, 'Does Chapter III of the protect substantive as well as procedural rights?' (2001) 21(3) Australian Bar Review 235
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. In the Search box type author (mchugh) and title (protect) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.

Reports:

Other:

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Conveyancing (LS 321)

Regulations:

Cases:

Miscellaneous:
Law Society of New South Wales, (2006) 'Residential Conveyancing Protocol'

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Criminal Law and Procedure (LS 160)

Legislation:
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

Cases:

  • Miranda v Arizona 384 US 436 (1966)
    Available online from LexisNexis Legal. Underneath 'Cases - U.S.' at the top left click on the title 'Federal Court Cases, Combined'. Make sure the 'Terms and Connectors' radio button is on. In the Search box type cite (384 U.S. 436) and click the red Search button to the right of the box.
  • R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 219 (Lawlink)

Miscellaneous:
Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book (Judicial Commission of NSW)
Sentencing Bench Book (Judicial Commission of NSW)

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Criminal Process, Sentencing and Punishment (LS 315)

Legislation and Regulations:
Corrections Act 1997 (Tas)
Corrections Act 1986 (Vic). Click on 'Victoria Law Today'. Then make sure the 'Acts' radio button is on and click on 'C'. Use the Act Number 117/1986 on the left for access to PDF, Word and earlier versions of the Corrections Act 1986.
Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW)
Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2001 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW)
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW)
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005 (NSW)
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW)
Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW)
Home Detention Act 1996 (NSW) As originally enacted
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW)
Victims Rights Act 1996 (NSW)

Cases:

Journal articles:

Miscellaneous:
Audit Office of New South Wales, 'Performance Audit: Prisoner Rehabilitation: Department of Corrective Services' (2006)
Australian Bureau of Statistics 'Prisoners in Australia 2006'
Australian Law Reform Commission, 'Same Crime, Same Time: Sentencing of Federal Offenders' (2006) Report 103
Australian Prisons
Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) New South Wales, 'Court Statistics'
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (AustLII)
Ivan Potas, Jane Smart, Georgia Brignell, Brendan Thomas and Rowena Lawrie, 'Circle Sentencing in New South Wales: A Review and Evaluation' (2003) Monograph 29 (Judicial Commission of NSW)
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW, 'Prosecution Guidelines' (2003)
Sam Indyk & Hugh Donnelly, 'Full-time Imprisonment in New South Wales and Other Jurisdictions: A National and International Comparison' (2007) Monograph 22 (Judicial Commission of NSW)
Sentencing Advisory Council (Victoria) 'High Risk Offenders: Post-Sentence Supervision and Detention Review' (2007)
Tony Vinson, (1997) 'Victoria's Prisons: From Solitude to Sociability: A Visitor's Guide to Pentridge Unlocked'
UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

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Criminology (LS 311)

Journal articles:

Miscellaneous:
Australian Federal Police
Australian Institute of Criminology

EISEL: International Criminal Law (Electronic Information System for International Law)
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments
RISE Working Papers

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Equity and Trusts (LS 240)

Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments.

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Ethics, Trust Accounting and Professional Conduct (LS 320)

Legislation:
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW)
Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)
Legal Profession Amendment Act 2005 (NSW)

Cases:

Articles:

Miscellaneous:

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Aust)
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments
NSW Barristers' Rules
NSW Solicitors' Rules
(Law Society of NSW)

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Family Law (LS 370)

Legislation:

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth)
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW)

Cases:

Journal articles and other documents:

For references to journal articles about Australian family law use AGIS Plus Text (Attorney General's Information Service), APA Full-Text (Australian Public Affairs) and Family and Society Plus through the Informit platform. Hints and examples on how to search these indexes are in the Journal Articles section in the guide Online Legal Research at UNE.

Miscellaneous:
AustLII: WorldLII - Australia: Subjects: Family Law
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW) past examination papers with comments

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Human Rights (LS 335)

Legislation:
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
Family Law Act 1975 s 43(b) (Cth). This section is also available separately on AustLII.

Cases:

Journal articles and other documents:

Miscellaneous:
Amnesty International Online
Australian Human Rights Information Centre
EISEL (Electronic Information System for International Law)
Foreign Law Translations has been developed by the University of Texas and has decisions and/or statutes for France, Germany, Israel, Austria and Italy covering constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law.
Human Rights Council of Australia
LexisNexis Legal has international cases, statutes, treaties and journal articles. Click on the 'International Law' tab.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
Commission on Human RightsThe Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression E/CN.4/RES/2004/42
Fact Sheet No.2 (Rev.1), The International Bill of Human Rights
Fact Sheet No.7 (Rev.1), Complaints Procedure (Admissibility of Individual Complaints)
Human Rights CommitteeGeneral Comments
International human rights instruments and their monitoring bodies
Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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Indigenous Australians and the Law (LS 264-364)

Legislation:
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Cases:

Miscellaneous: