2021 unit discontinuation and penalty dates - postgraduate 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.

JD Core Unit Discontinuation Dates (Note: Some of these units are also available for study in other postgraduate law courses)
*JD Core Units include: LAW5002, LAW5003, LAW5004, LAW5005, LAW5006, LAW5007, LAW5008, LAW5010, LAW5011, LAW5012, LAW5013, LAW5014, LAW5015 and LAW5018
Unit Code	Unit Name	Teaching Period	Teaching start date	Withdrawn Early ends Academic and Financial Penalties apply after this date	Withdrawn Late commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Late apply from this date	Withdrawn Fail commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Fail apply from this date	Withdrawn Fail ends Last day to discontinue from units (Exceptions apply to some teaching periods)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
LAW5000	Australian legal reasoning and methods	Trimester 1 T1-58	11/01/2021	21/01/2021	---	---	12/02/2021 Exception
LAW5001	Principles of criminal law and procedure	Trimester 1 T1-58	15/02/2021	08/03/2021	---	---	26/03/2021 Exception
LAW5002 to LAW5018	JD Core units*	Trimester 1 T1-58	11/01/2021	08/02/2021	---	---	26/03/2021 Exception
LAW5000	Australian legal reasoning and methods	Trimester 2 T2-58	03/05/2021	12/05/2021	---	---	04/06/2021 Exception
LAW5001	Principles of criminal law and procedure	Trimester 2 T2-58	07/06/2021	28/06/2021	---	---	23/07/2021 Exception
LAW5002 to LAW5018	JD Core units*	Trimester 2 T2-58	03/05/2021	31/05/2021	---	---	23/07/2021 Exception
LAW5000	Australian legal reasoning and methods	Trimester 3 T3-58	23/08/2021	02/09/2021	---	---	24/09/2021 Exception
LAW5001	Principles of criminal law and procedure	Trimester 3 T3-58	27/09/2021	18/10/2021	---	---	12/11/2021 Exception
LAW5002 to LAW5018	JD Core units*	Trimester 3 T3-58	23/08/2021	20/09/2021	---	---	12/11/2021 Exception
Postgraduate Law Elective Units
Unit Code	Unit Name	Teaching Period	Teaching start date	Withdrawn Early ends Academic and Financial Penalties apply after this date	Withdrawn Late commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Late apply from this date	Withdrawn Fail commences Academic and Financial Penalties for WD-Fail apply from this date	Withdrawn Fail ends Last day to discontinue from units (Exceptions apply to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
LAW5050	Professional practice (JD)	T1-57	07/12/2020	04/01/2021	---	---	31/03/2021 Exception
LAW5430	Advanced evidence and proof in litigation	T1-58	18/01/2021	29/01/2021	---	---	12/03/2021 Exception
LAW5372	Contemporary perspectives on construction law	T1-58	29/01/2021	09/02/2021	---	---	25/03/2021 Exception
LAW5432	Workplace investigations and misconduct	T1-58	03/02/2021	18/02/2021	---	---	20/04/2021 Exception
LAW5350	Principles of taxation	T1-58	08/02/2021	23/02/2021	---	---	23/04/2021 Exception
LAW5052	Professional project	S1-32	08/02/2021	01/03/2021	---	---	21/05/2021 Exception
LAW5081	Australian legal process and research	T1-58	15/02/2021	26/02/2021	---	---	09/04/2021 Exception
LAW5301	Copyright	T1-58	15/02/2021	02/03/2021	---	---	30/04/2021 Exception
LAW5476	The death penalty: Law, politics and advocacy	T1-58	16/02/2021	01/03/2021	---	---	12/04/2021 Exception
LAW5319	Law of employee relations	T1-58	24/02/2021	11/03/2021	---	---	11/05/2021 Exception
LAW5340	Intellectual property	S1-01	02/03/2021	17/03/2021	---	---	17/05/2021 Exception
LAW5312	Competition law	S1-01	03/03//2021	24/03/2021	---	---	15/06/2021 Exception
LAW5478	Strategic and public interest litigation	S1-01	10/03/2021	22/03/2021	---	---	04/05/2021 Exception
LAW5304	Overview of international human rights law	S1-01	04/03/2021	19/03/2021	---	---	19/05/2021 Exception
LAW5383	International refugee law and human rights	S1-01	15/03/2021	30/03/2021	---	---	28/05/2021 Exception
LAW5344	Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution	S1-01	23/03/2021	05/04/2021	---	---	17/05/2021 Exception
LAW5375	Arbitration of international commercial disputes	S1-01	29/03/2021	09/04/2021	---	---	21/05/2021 Exception
LAW5050	Professional practice (JD)	T2-57	22/03/2021	12/04/2021	---	---	01/07/2021 Exception
LAW5358	Current issues in workplace law	T2-57	19/04/2021	30/04/2021	---	---	11/06/2021 Exception
LAW5355	Advocacy	T2-57	26/04/2021	10/05/2021	---	---	02/07/2021 Exception
LAW5384	International investment law	T2-57	03/05/2021	18/05/2021	---	---	16/07/2021 Exception
LAW5310	Sentencing	T2-58	10/05/2021	21/05/2021	---	---	02/07/2021 Exception
LAW5340	Intellectual property	T2-58	17/05/2021	28/05/2021	---	---	09/07/2021 Exception
LAW5469	Family Violence, Gender and Law	T2-58	31/05/2021	11/06/2021	---	---	23/07/2021 Exception
LAW5353	Cybercrime	T2-58	08/06/2021	23/06/2021	---	---	23/08/2021 Exception
LAW5393	Law of workforce management	T2-58	09/06/2021	24/06/2021	---	---	24/08/2021 Exception
LAW5321	Protecting commercial innovation: Patents and trade secrets	T2-58	23/06/2021	08/07/2021	---	---	07/09/2021 Exception
LAW5338	International humanitarian law	T2-58	29/06/2021	12/07/2021	---	---	23/08/2021 Exception
LAW5052	Professional project	S2-32	05/07/2021	26/07/2021	---	---	15/10/2021 Exception
LAW5050	Professional practice (JD)	T3-57	21/06/2021	09/07/2021	---	---	22/09/2021 Exception
LAW5081	Australian legal process and research	T3-57	12/07/2021	23/07/2021	---	---	03/09/2021 Exception
LAW5319	Law of employee relations	T3-57	12/07/2021	23/07/2021	---	---	06/09/2021 Exception
LAW5464	Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills	T3-57	13/07/2021	26/07/2021	---	---	06/09/2021 Exception
LAW5477	Institutions in international law	T3-57	19/07/2021	03/08/2021	---	---	01/10/2021 Exception
LAW5431	International entertainment law	T3-57	20/07/2021	02/08/2021	---	---	13/09/2021 Exception
LAW5411	Advanced mediation: Skills and theory A	S2-01	26/07/2021	06/08/2021	---	---	17/09/2021 Exception
LAW5315	Commercial alternative dispute resolution	T3-57	27/07/2021	11/08/2021	---	---	11/10/2021 Exception
LAW5334	Psychiatry, psychology and law	S2-01	29/07/2021	13/08/2021	---	---	13/10/2021 Exception
LAW5304	Overview of international human rights law	S2-01	30/07/2021	16/08/2021	---	---	14/10/2021 Exception
LAW5452	Private investment law	S2-01	02/08/2021	13/08/2021	---	---	24/09/2021 Exception
LAW5314	International environmental law	S2-01	02/08/2021	17/08/2021	---	---	15/10/2021 Exception
LAW5470	Exposing failures and wrongdoing: royal commissions and public inquiries	S2-01	03/08/2021	18/08/2021	---	---	18/10/2021 Exception
LAW5343	Privacy and Surveillance in the age of AI	S2-01	09/08/2021	24/08/2021	---	---	22/10/2021 Exception
LAW5392	Globalisation and international law	S2-01	09/08/2021	20/08/2021	---	---	01/10/2021 Exception
LAW5409	Principles of family law	S2-01	10/08/2021	25/08/2021	---	---	25/10/2021 Exception
LAW5340	Intellectual property	S2-01	12/08/2021	27/08/2021	---	---	27/10/2021 Exception
LAW5412	Advanced mediation: Skills and theory B	T3-58	24/08/2021	06/09/2021	---	---	18/10/2021 Exception
LAW5428	Health law	T3-58	26/08/2021	10/09/2021	---	---	10/11/2021 Exception
LAW5355	Advocacy	T3-58	30/08/2021	06/09/2021	---	---	24/09/2021 Exception
LAW5312	Competition law	T3-58	07/09/2021	22/09/2021	---	---	22/11/2021 Exception
LAW5370	Discrimination law and human rights at work	T3-58	08/09/2021	23/09/2021	---	---	23/11/2021 Exception
LAW5344	Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution	T3-58	08/09/2021	20/09/2021	---	---	02/11/2021 Exception
LAW5316	Trade marks and commercial designations	T3-58	09/09/2021	20/09/2021	---	---	03/11/2021 Exception
LAW5407	Current issues in torts	T3-58	14/09/2021	29/09/2021	---	---	29/11/2021 Exception
LAW5472	Regulating shareholder activism	T3-58	15/09/2021	27/09/2021	---	---	09/11/2021 Exception
LAW5421	Managing high conflict personalities in legal disputes	T3-58	20/09/2021	01/10/2021	---	---	12/11/2021 Exception
LAW5050	Professional practice (JD)	T4-57	13/09/2021	04/10/2021	---	---	16/12/2021 Exception
LAW5356	Corporate and white collar crime	T4-57	04/10/2021	19/10/2021	---	---	17/12/2021 Exception
LAW5348	Indigenous rights and international law	T4-57	04/10/2021	19/10/2021	---	---	17/12/2021 Exception
LAW5381	Human rights advocacy	T4-57	11/10/2021	28/10/2021	---	---	04/01/2022 Exception
LAW5350	Principles of taxation	T4-57	11/10/2021	22/10/2021	---	---	03/12/2021 Exception
LAW5398	Transnational labour law	T4-57	11/10/2021	26/10/2021	---	---	22/12/2021 Exception
LAW5650	Technology, design, and innovation in legal services	T4-57	20/10/2021	04/11/2021	---	---	04/01/2022 Exception
LAW5471	Legal project management	T4-57	25/10/2021	09/11/2021	---	---	07/01/2022 Exception
LAW5357	Corporate governance and directors' duties	T4-57	01/11/2021	15/11/2021	---	---	04/01/2022 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

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2021 unit discontinuation and penalty dates - postgraduate law students

JD Core Unit Discontinuation Dates

Postgraduate Law Elective Units