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LAW3469 Australian Criminal Codes

Semester 1, 2020 Online
Short Description: Australian Criminal Codes
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Law and Justice
Student contribution band : Band 3
ASCED code : 090905 - Criminal Law
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

Rationale

There were originally two Criminal Law courses in the 4 year LLB. With the introduction of the new 3 year LLB, only one Criminal Law course is now offered. There is now a need for a Criminal Law elective, particularly for students who want to practice criminal law or work for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Synopsis

The focus is on Australian jurisdictions that have Criminal Codes: Commonwealth, Qld, WA, Tas, ACT and NT. The elective provides the opportunity to compare and contrast the Codes, particularly the Cth Code with the Griffith Codes, and drill down into criminal law issues in far greater detail than in the core course.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:

  1. demonstrate an understanding [explain and apply] of a coherent body of knowledge relevant to the different criminal codes in Australia; and the legal and structural distinctions between the codified jurisdictions and the common law jurisdictions in Australia;
  2. demonstrate an understanding [identify and analyse] of a coherent body of knowledge relevant to developments in criminal law since the publication of the Model Criminal Code in 1992;
  3. engage in critical analysis [in relation to the work of the Law Reform Commissions in the area of criminal law];
  4. demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal, and policy issues [in relation to criminal law];
  5. explain the legislative process and identify applicable legislation and delegated legislation, general principles of statutory interpretation, understand and make appropriate use of authorised aids to statutory interpretation, and deploy appropriate techniques in the course of solving interpretative problems [in relation to the Criminal Codes];
  6. communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences, and collaborate effectively.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The Griffith Codes 15.00
2. The Commonwealth Code and the Model Criminal Code 10.00
3. Common law jurisdictions 10.00
4. Law reform commission reports 15.00
5. Issues in criminal law 35.00
6. Statutory interpretation of codes 15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=LAW3469)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Hemming, A 2015, Criminal law guidebook: Queensland and Western Australia, Victoria Oxford 精东传媒app Press, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Andrew Hemming, Francine Feld and Thalia Anthony 2019, Criminal Procedure in Australia, 2nd edn, LexisNexis.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 30.00
Lectures or Directed 精东传媒app 12.00
Private 精东传媒app 118.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
ASSIGNMENT 1 50 50 10 Apr 2020 (see note 1)
ASSIGNMENT 2 50 50 29 May 2020 (see note 2)

Notes
  1. codification problem
  2. research assignment

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

    On-campus: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

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Assessment notes

  1. Referencing in assignments:
    Students studying this course as part of a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor must use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) style. Students who are not enrolled in either of these programs may use either Harvard (AGPS) or the AGLC in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. For AGLC style guide enquiries, consult the AGLC manual from the USQ Library's referencing guide at or contact the Law librarian. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .

Date printed 19 June 2020