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AUSTRALIAN FAMILY LAW

LAW5AFL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The focus of this subject is Australian Family Law. The role of the state and of traditional legal forms in the regulation, maintenance and control of family and personal relationships is covered. The impact of the changing role of women and men in the family, as well as increasing family diversity, are considered. Specific issues canvassed include the legal regulation of family formation and breakdown; the financial consequences of family formation and breakdown; parental responsibility and children's rights. This subject aims to provide students with an overview of the key issues in contemporary family law in Australia, as well as opportunities for critical analysis of the policies that underlie it.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Hannah Robert

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: LAW5CNA or LAW5LRE or have permission of the Law School Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) Programs

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Belinda Fehlberg, Rae Kaspiew, Jenni Millbank, Fiona Kelly & Juliet Behrens

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop an awareness and capacity to critically analyse the key issues in contemporary Australian Family Law.
02. Develop detailed knowledge of the legal framework which regulates the responsibilities, rights and duties of family members in Australia, and of the socio-legal factors that this legal framework
03. Develop high level skills in legal analysis and reasoning and improve legal problem solving skills in relation to family law problems.
04. Clearly communicate complex legal concepts and doctrines in a relevant and succinct way.
05. Critically analyse the historical, social, economic and cultural context in which family law decision-making arises.

City Campus, 2020, Winter semester, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Fiona Kelly

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 27 - 28
Four 7.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Policy essay (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO5

Take home examination (4000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo70SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4