2020 unit discontinuation and penalty dates - postgraduate and JD law students
Postgraduate and Juris Doctor law students have different teaching periods, unit discontinuation and penalty dates from the rest of the University. Relevant dates are below, do not use the central university census dates for any units listed on this page.
Before discontinuing a unit, you should check the dates below to avoid academic and financial penalties.
A student can not withdraw from a JD core unit after the last day of the relevant trimester.
JD Core Unit Discontinuation Dates(Note: Some of these units are also available for study in other postgraduate law courses) | |||||||
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| Unit Name and Unit Code | Teaching Period | Teaching start date | Withdrawn Early ends Academic and Financial Penalties apply after this date | Withdrawn Late commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Late apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Fail apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail ends Last day to discontinue from units (Exceptions apply to some teaching periods) | |
Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods only | |||||||
| LAW5003 Principles of torts | Trimester 1 T1-58 | 27/01/2020 | 20/02/2020 | --- | --- | 27/03/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5000 Australian legal reasoning and methods | Trimester 1 T1-58 | 13/01/2020 | 23/01/2020 | --- | --- | 14/02/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5001 Principles of criminal law and procedure | Trimester 1 T1-58 | 17/02/2020 | 06/03/2020 | --- | --- | 27/03/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5002, LAW5004 - LAW5018 Core units | Trimester 1 T1-58 | 06/01/2020 | 03/02/2020 | --- | --- | 27/03/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5000 Australian legal reasoning and methods | Trimester 2 T2-58 | 04/05/2020 | 14/05/2020 | --- | --- | 05/06/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5001 Principles of criminal law and procedure | Trimester 2 T2-58 | 08/06/2020 | 26/06/2020 | --- | --- | 17/07/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5002 - LAW5018 Core units | Trimester 2 T2-58 | 04/05/2020 | 01/06/2020 | --- | --- | 17/07/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5000 Australian legal reasoning and methods | Trimester 3 T3-58 | 24/08/2020 | 03/09/2020 | --- | --- | 25/09/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5001 Principles of criminal law and procedure | Trimester 3 T3-58 | 28/09/2020 | 16/10/2020 | --- | --- | 06/11/2020 Exception | |
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LAW5002 - LAW5018 Core units | Trimester 3 T3-58 | 24/08/2020 | 21/09/2020 | --- | --- | 06/11/2020 Exception | |
Postgraduate Law Elective Units | |||||||
| Unit Name and Unit Code | Teaching Period | Teaching start date | Withdrawn Early ends Academic and Financial Penalties apply after this date | Withdrawn Late commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Late apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Fail apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail ends Last day to discontinue from units (Exceptions apply to some teaching periods) | |
Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods only | |||||||
| LAW5466 Financial services law | T1-57 | 06/01/2020 | 20/01/2020 | --- | --- | 05/03/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5050 Professional practice (JD) | T1-58 | 06/01/2020 | 24/01/2020 | --- | --- | 06/04/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5385 Corporate finance law | T1-58 | 20/01/2020 | 30/01/2020 | --- | --- | 10/03/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5430 Advanced evidence and proof in litigation (First offering) | T1-58 | 20/01/2020 | 03/02/2020 | --- | --- | 27/03/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5370 Discrimination law and human rights at work | T1-58 | 21/01/2020 | 06/02/2020 | --- | --- | 07/04/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5052 Professional project | S1-32 | 06/02/2020 | 02/03/2020 | --- | --- | 04/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5461 Entrepreneurship and the law | T1-58 | 05/02/2020 | 17/02/2020 | --- | --- | 27/03/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5081 Australian legal process and research (First offering) (Available to international students only) | T1-58 | 17/02/2020 | 02/03/2020 | --- | --- | 20/04/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5469 Family violence, gender and law | T1-58 | 27/02/2020 | 09/03/2020 | --- | --- | 16/04/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5312 Competition law (First offering) | S1-01 | 02/03/2020 | 23/03/2020 | --- | --- | 15/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5340 Intellectual property (First offering) | S1-01 | 03/03/2020 | 13/03/2020 | --- | --- | 22/04/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5319 Law of employee relations (First offering) | S1-01 | 04/03/2020 | 19/03/2020 | --- | --- | 19/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5304 Overview of international human rights law (First offering) | S1-01 | 05/03/2020 | 18/03/2020 | --- | --- | 04/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5350 Principles of taxation (First offering) | S1-01 | 09/03/2020 | 23/03/2020 | --- | --- | 15/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5411 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory A | S1-01 | 10/03/2020 | 23/03/2020 | --- | --- | 07/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5301 Copyright | S1-01 | 18/03/2020 | 30/03/2020 | --- | --- | 06/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5375 Arbitration of international commercial disputes | S1-01 | 30/03/2020 | 15/04/2020 | --- | --- | 02/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5050 Professional practice (JD) | T2-58 | 30/03/2020 | 20/04/2020 | --- | --- | 06/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5428 Health law | T2-57 | 02/04/2020 | 15/04/2020 | --- | --- | 03/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5359 International human rights law and women | T2-57 | 15/04/2020 | 28/04/2020 | --- | --- | 18/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5454 Climate change and displacement | T2-57 | 20/04/2020 | 04/05/2020 | --- | --- | 22/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5355 Advocacy (First offering) | T2-57 | 27/04/2020 | 08/05/2020 | --- | --- | 19/05/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5412 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory B | T2-57 | 30/04/2020 | 11/05/2020 | --- | --- | 25/06/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5432 Workplace investigations and misconduct | T2-58 | 05/05/2020 | 18/05/2020 | --- | --- | 06/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5340 Intellectual property (Second offering) | T2-58 | 11/05/2020 | 25/05/2020 | --- | --- | 09/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5343 Privacy and surveillance in the age of AI | T2-58 | 13/05/2020 | 25/05/2020 | --- | --- | 07/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5365 Terrorism and human rights | T2-58 | 28/05/2020 | 09/06/2020 | --- | --- | 28/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5393 Law of workforce management | T2-58 | 09/06/2020 | 19/06/2020 | --- | --- | 22/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5330 International refugee law and practice | T2-58 | 10/06/2020 | 22/06/2020 | --- | --- | 30/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5334 Psychiatry, psychology and law | T2-58 | 18/06/2020 | 30/06/2020 | --- | --- | 14/08/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5321 Protecting commercial innovation: Patents and trade secrets | T2-58 | 26/06/2020 | 03/07/2020 | --- | --- | 31/07/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5050 Professional practice (JD) | T3-57 | 22/06/2020 | 13/07/2020 | --- | --- | 28/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5052 Professional project | S2-32 | 31/07/2020 | 14/08/2020 | --- | --- | 09/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5468 Emerging technologies, global data flows and the law | T3-57 | 06/07/2020 | 20/07/2020 | --- | --- | 04/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5464 Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills | T3-57 | 28/07/2020 | 10/08/2020 | --- | --- | 30/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5081 Australian legal process and research (Second offering (Available to international students only) | T3-57 | 13/07/2020 | 27/07/2020 | --- | --- | 17/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5354 International criminal justice | T3-57 | 14/07/2020 | 22/07/2020 | --- | --- | 25/08/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5313 Planning and environmental law | T3-57 | 22/07/2020 | 10/08/2020 | --- | --- | 16/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5315 Commercial alternative dispute resolution | T3-57 | 22/07/2020 | 03/08/2020 | --- | --- | 22/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5319 Law of employee relations (Second offering) | T3-57 | 23/07/2020 | 04/08/2020 | --- | --- | 21/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5431 International entertainment law | S2-01 | 27/07/2020 | 10/08/2020 | --- | --- | 01/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5304 Overview of international human rights law (Second offering) | S2-01 | 31/07/2020 | 14/08/2020 | --- | --- | 08/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5452 Private investment law | S2-01 | 03/08/2020 | 18/08/2020 | --- | --- | 06/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5624 Introduction to Islamic law | S2-01 | 03/08/2020 | 10/08/2020 | --- | --- | 07/09/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5424 Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law | S2-01 | 06/08/2020 | 07/09/2020 | --- | --- | 06/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5409 Principles of family law | S2-01 | 12/08/2020 | 24/08/2020 | --- | --- | 14/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5443 Language, communication and legal process | S2-01 | 17/08/2020 | 28/08/2020 | --- | --- | 09/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5392 Globalisation and international economic law | S2-01 | 17/08/2020 | 31/08/2020 | --- | --- | 19/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5470 Exposing failures and wrongdoing: royal commissions and public inquiries | S2-01 | 17/08/2020 | 31/08/2020 | --- | --- | 26/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5352 Digital workplace law | T3-58 | 24/08/2020 | 07/09/2020 | --- | --- | 29/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5457 Forensic evidence: Law, science, medicine and technology | T3-58 | 25/08/2020 | 04/09/2020 | --- | --- | 14/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5340 Intellectual property (Third offering) | T3-58 | 28/08/2020 | 07/09/2020 | --- | --- | 15/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5355 Advocacy (Second offering) | T3-58 | 01/09/2020 | 14/09/2020 | --- | --- | 23/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5384 International investment law | T3-58 | 01/09/2020 | 17/09/2020 | --- | --- | 13/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5312 Competition law (Second offering) | T3-58 | 07/09/2020 | 16/09/2020 | --- | --- | 23/10/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5316 Trade marks and commercial designations | T3-58 | 08/09/2020 | 22/09/2020 | --- | --- | 09/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5310 Sentencing | T3-58 | 10/09/2020 | 22/09/2020 | --- | --- | 11/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5649 Law in the age of artificial intelligence | T3-58 | 16/09/2020 | 28/09/2020 | --- | --- | 18/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5344 Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution | T3-58 | 17/09/2020 | 01/10/2020 | --- | --- | 26/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5421 Managing high conflict personalities in legal disputes | T3-58 | 21/09/2020 | 05/10/2020 | --- | --- | 18/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5438 Current issues in sports law | T3-58 | 29/09/2020 | 12/10/2020 | --- | --- | 26/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5050 Professional practice (JD) | T4-57 | 14/09/2020 | 05/10/2020 | --- | --- | 21/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5317 Principles of privacy and freedom of information | T4-57 | 06/10/2020 | 16/10/2020 | --- | --- | 25/11/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5356 Corporate and white collar crime | T4-57 | 07/10/2020 | 19/10/2020 | --- | --- | 08/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5335 Contemporary problems in the administration of criminal justice | T4-57 | 08/10/2020 | 21/10/2020 | --- | --- | 15/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5430 Advanced evidence and proof in litigation (Second offering) | T4-57 | 13/10/2020 | 26/10/2020 | --- | --- | 17/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5357 Corporate governance and directors' duties | T4-57 | 22/10/2020 | 05/11/2020 | --- | --- | 01/01/2021 Exception | |
LAW5417 Children's rights in international law | T4-57 | 19/10/2020 | 27/10/2020 | --- | --- | 01/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5650 Legal tech studio | T4-57 | 23/10/2020 | 04/11/2020 | --- | --- | 17/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5350 Principles of taxation (Second offering) | SSA-02 | 27/10/2020 | 06/11/2020 | --- | --- | 16/12/2020 Exception | |
| LAW5633 Contemporary workplace relations law | SSA-02 | 07/12/2020 | 14/12/2020 | --- | --- | 08/01/2021 Exception | |
| LAW5082 Masters research | Refer to host unit | Refer to host unit | Refer to host unit | Refer to host unit | Refer to host unit | Refer to host unit | |
| LAW5083 Extended research | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | |
| LAW5084 Minor thesis | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | Refer to offer letter | |
Prato units 2020 | |||||||
| Unit Name and Unit Code | Teaching Period | Teaching start date | Withdrawn Early ends Academic and Financial Penalties apply after this date | Withdrawn Late commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Late apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Fail apply from this date | Withdrawn Fail ends Last day to discontinue from units | |
Academic & financial penalties apply | |||||||
| N/A - Cancellation of Prato program in 2020 | |||||||