Melbourne Law School The Melbourne Law Masters

Additional Subjects

• 732-706 Climate Change Law
  Semester 2: Intensive: 15 - 21 July (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturer: Professor Lee Godden, Melbourne Law School
  Assessment: In-class presentation and written essay 1,000-1,500 words (25%) 3 August
  Research paper 7,500 words (75%) 22 October
  
• 730-880 Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction
  Semester 2: 5 - 7 pm, Monday evenings, commencing 27 July
  Lecturers: Mr Nick Anson, Minter Ellison; Mr Carl Moller, Victorian Bar
  Assessment: Seminar participation (10%) Research Paper 10,000 words (90%) 12 November
  
• 732-897 International Human Rights Law
  Semester 1: Intensive: 9 - 13 February, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
  Lecturers: Professor Dianne Otto, Melbourne Law School; Mr John Tobin, Melbourne Law School
  Assessment: 3 hour exam (100%) 3 April or Research Paper 10,000 words (100%) 21 May
  
  This is an additional offering of this subject. It will also be taught 18 - 24 February as originally scheduled.

Cancelled Subjects

• 730-669 Constitution Making
  Semester 2: Intensive: 9 - 15 September (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Professor Cheryl Saunders, Melbourne Law School, Professor Christine Murray, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  
• 730-859 Law of the Sea
  Semester 1: Intensive: 27 May - 2 June (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturer: Professor Stuart Kaye, Melbourne Law School

Timetable Changes

• 730-698 Privacy Law
  Semester 1: Intensive 20-24 April, from 9.30 am - 5pm
  Lecturers: Ms Karin Clark, Allens Arthur Robinson; Associate Professor Megan Richardson, Melbourne Law School
  Assessment: Unchanged
  
• 730-828 Regulating Working Conditions
  Semester 1: Intensive: 17 - 23 June (excluding the weekend), from 9.30am - 5 pm
  Lecturers: Associate Professor John Howe, Melbourne Law School; Mr Paul O'Grady, Victorian Bar
  Assessment: Unchanged
  
• 730-664 Workplace Health and Safety
  Semester 1: Intensive: 1 - 7 April (excluding the weekend), from 9 am - 5 pm
  Lecturer: Mr Peter Rozen, Victorian Bar
  Assessment: Unchanged

Assessment Changes

• 730-852 Fundamentals of the Common Law
  Semester 1: Intensive: 11 - 17 March from 9 am - 5 pm (Professor Michael Tilbury's class)
  Assessment: Research assigment (100%) 18 June - note due date has been extended)
  
• 732-702 International Law in Context
  Semester 1: 5.30 - 7.30 pm Tuesday evenings
  Assessment: Research paper 10,000 words (100%) (2 July - note due date has been extended) (topic approved by the subject coordinator)
  
• 730-659 Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises
  Semester 2:  6 - 8 pm, Tuesday evenings, commencing 28 July
  Assessment: Assignment 3,000 words(30%) and Take-home exam (70%) 11 - 14 December 
  or Research Paper 10,000 words (100%) 14 December 
  
• 732-733 WTO Law and Dispute Settlement
  Semester 1: Intensive: 27 May - 2 June (excluding the weekend)
  Assessment: Take-home exam (100%) (24 - 27 July)
  or Research paper 10,000 words (100%) (due 3 September)

Changes to Teaching Staff

• Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions
  Semester 2: 25 July
  Lecturer: Ms Olivia Barr (replacing Ms Nicola Charwat)
  
• 730-697 Capital Gains Tax
  Semester 1: Intensive: 22 - 28 April (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Mr Kevin Pose, Victorian Bar (replacing Associate Professor Ann O'Connell); Mr Michael Flynn, Victorian Bar; Mr Paul Hockridge, Deloitte
  
• 730-866 Commercial Deals in Asia
  Semester 1: 5.30 - 7.30 pm, Monday evenings, commencing 2 March
  Lecturer: Associate Professor Benny Tabalujan, Melbourne Business School (replacing Dr Sarah Biddulph and Andrew Godwin)
  
• 730-608 Corporate Taxation B (Companies and Consolidation)
  Semester 1: Intensive: 10 - 16 June (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Mr Aldrin de Zilva, BDO Kendall; Mr Ken Spence, Greenwoods and Freehills; Mr Michael Charles, KPMG
  
• 732-712 Human Rights Issues in Asia
  Semester 2: Intensive: 15 - 21 July (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturer: Professor Andrew Harding, University of Victoria, Canada (replacing Dr Amanda Whiting)
  
• 730-639 International Criminal Law
  Semester 2: Intensive: 26 August - 1 September (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Professor Tim Lindsey, Melbourne Law School, Professor Gerry Simpson, Melbourne Law School, (Dr Helen Durham no longer teaching)
  
• 730-872 International Humanitarian Law
  Semester 2: Intensive: 7 - 13 October (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Associate Professor Alison Duxbury, Melbourne Law School (replacing Mr Bruce Oswald CSC), Professor Tim Lindsey, Melbourne Law School
  
• 730-726 Islamic Law and Politics in Asia
  Semester 2: Intensive: 14 - 20 October (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers:  Professor Tim Lindsey, Melbourne Law School; Associate Professor Andrew White, Singapore Management University
  
• 730-651 Petroleum Law
  Semester 1: Intensive: 16 - 20 March
  Lecturers: Professor Michael Crommelin, Melbourne Law School, Professor Terence Daintith, University of Western Australia
  
• 730-616 Taxation of Superannuation
  Semester 2: Intensive: 30 September - 6 October (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturers: Mr Graham Warren, Greenwoods & Freehills; Mr Shayne Carter, Greenwoods & Freehills; Ms Natalie Gullifer, Greenwoods & Freehills. Ann O'Connell will not be teaching this subject

Changes to Course Credits

• 732-730 Tax Policy
  Semester 1: Intensive: 20 - 26 May (excluding the weekend)
  Lecturer:  Professor Greg Smith, Australian Catholic University
  Also credits to: Master of International Tax, Graduate Diploma in International Tax