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LAWS3376 Introduction to Family Law
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The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 1 Old unit code: 200.376
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) understand the key legal concepts in family law in Australia; (2) appreciate how these legal concepts are applied in practice; (3) apply the statutory and case law principles of family law to hypothetical fact scenarios and advise on likely legal outcomes; (4) understand and evaluate how the law defines ‘family’; and (5) critically assess developments in family law. |
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| Content: This option unit introduces students to what is commonly called 'family law'. This term has a narrower meaning than it might. Many areas of law that relate specifically to families—for example, child care and protection proceedings—are not traditionally taught in this subject in Australia. Rather, the unit focuses on marriage (de facto and de jure), divorce, parentage, parenting orders, maintenance and property. As an introductory unit, there are a number of areas of law that are typically included in ‘family law’—for example, adoption and international child abduction—that are not covered. |
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Assessment: This unit is assessed by a combination of assignment work, a WebCT quiz and a final examination.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Robyn Carroll |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 5 per semester
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/103693 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Required text
Fehlberg, B. and Behrens, J. Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context: OUP 2008
Additional Suggested texts
Dickey, A. Family Law, 5th ed.: Lawbook Co. 2007
Monahan, G. and Young, L. Family Law in Australia, 6th ed.: LexisNexis 2006
Parkinson, P. and Behrens, J. Australian Family Law in Context: Commentary and Materials, 3rd ed.: Lawbook Co. 2004
Legislation
Students should have access to a copy of the key Acts which are readily available online or in hard copy from the Government printers. It is essential to have a copy of:
Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth)
It is recommended that students have ready access to the following legislation:
Artificial Conception Act 1985 (WA)
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cwlth)
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cwlth)
Family Court Act 1997 (WA)
Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)
Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth)
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Assistance with study skills, including English language skills,
is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students
(see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/).
Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. |
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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change.
Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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