Master of Laws
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Laws |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points of units. | |||
2017 Units of Study |
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| LAWS6011 Administrative Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 (core unit for MALP and Environmental Law students) N LAWS2010, LAWS5010 Core unit for MALP students. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6947 Advanced Obligations and Remedies |
6 | A Available to law graduates only Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 or LAWS3483 |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6809 Breach of Contract |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6353 Business Crime |
6 | Intensive December |
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| LAWS6169 Capital Gains Tax |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | A Available to students who have successfully completed an undergraduate/postgraduate unit of study in tax law. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A undergraduate law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction or LAWS6252 N LAWS6857 or LAWS3014 or LAWS3068 or LAWS5368 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is not available to students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit conditional on (i) students must write an essay that focuses on a development topic and (ii) that topic being pre-approved by the Unit Coordinator. Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6838 Competition Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6264 Compliance: Financial Services Industry |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| JURS6018 Constitutional Theory |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6328 Contract Management |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6991 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6100 Corporate Fundraising |
6 | A undergraduate law degree with corporate law background |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Intensive February |
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| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6030 Corporate Taxation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive June Intensive May Semester 1a |
| LAWS6327 Crime and Media |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6032 Crime Research and Policy |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology units. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6348 Criminal Law and Markets |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6350 Criminal Law: History and Theory |
6 | A LAWS6034 Criminal Liability, undergraduate criminal law or by permission of Unit Coordinator |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6034 Criminal Liability |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim students. This unit is an introduction to aspects of criminal law for non-lawyers and is therefore not available to students who have completed a law degree or completed criminal law at a tertiary level. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Available to law graduates only. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6889 Death Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6974 Development, Law and Human Rights |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive January |
| LAWS6066 Discretion in Criminal Justice |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A undergraduate law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction or LAWS6252 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6984 Economics of Tax Policy |
6 | N LAWS6257 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6893 Environmental Criminology: Space and Place |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Environmental Law students must complete LAWS6252 and this core unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units. |
Intensive August Intensive March |
| LAWS6354 Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law |
6 | A students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (MEL only) N LAWS6043, LAWS6045, LAWS3430, LAWS5130 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6307 Expert Evidence and Class Action Procedure |
6 | N LAWS6230 or LAWS6869 Students without a law degree or equivalent may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues. This unit replaced LAWS6230 Expert Evidence and LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6048 Explaining Crime |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology elective units. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6321 Fiduciary Duties and Conflicts of Interest |
6 | A Undergraduate knowledge of equitable principles or company law would be desirable |
Intensive January |
| LAWS6970 Forensic Psychology |
6 | N PSYC1001 or PSYC3020 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6187 Functional Analysis of Law and Soc Control |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6991 Fundamentals of Contract Law |
6 | C LAWS6252 N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 This unit is only available to non-law graduates who have not undertaken any previous study of contract law. Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6955 Fundamentals of Finance Law |
6 | A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6330 Fundamentals of Regulation |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6334 Gender Inequality and Development |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6214 Goods and Services Tax Principles A |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6862 Hate Crime |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability |
6 |
Core unit for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 or LAWS3478 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6159 Insolvency Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree with good background in Australian corporate law N CLAW6006 or LAWS3403 or LAWS3445 or LAWS5103 This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6882 Insurance Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6991 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6351 IP: Management and Disputes |
6 | A LAWS3480/LAWS5180 Copyright & Designs, LAWS3479/LAWS5179 Trade Marks & Patents or LAWS6873 Principles of Intellectual Property |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS3438, LAWS5138 Core unit for MIntBus&L students. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 |
This is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6304 International Family Law |
6 | A Available to students who hold a law degree or knowledge of private international law |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law and Prac |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6343 International Law and Technology |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS1023, LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 | A LAWS6243 Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Intensive May Semester 2 |
| LAWS6326 Interpretation of Statutes and Other Texts |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6903 Interpreting Commercial Contracts |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax |
6 | Intensive August Intensive March Semester 1a |
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| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6068 Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol and Procedure |
6 | Intensive July |
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| LAWS6071 Labour Law |
6 | A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (core) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units N LAWS5146 The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience. Credit will not be granted for WORK6116 Employment and the Law and completion of this unit will not be sufficient to obtain an exemption from this MLLR compulsory unit. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 This unit replaced LAWS6816 Labour Law in the New Economy |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478, LAWS5178 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students are recommended to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to complete classes for this unit during the first week of their commencing semester. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
| LAWS6944 Market Manipulation and Insider Trading |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6821 Mediation - Skills and Theory |
6 | N LAWS6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or withdraw well in advance of the first class so their place can be offered to the next student. Please note enrolment priority will be given to continuing students who are (i) currently enrolled in a full award course at Sydney Law School and (ii) completing their final semester of studies. Waiting lists will be made available for the late applicants. |
Intensive December |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6352 Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia |
6 | Intensive June |
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| LAWS6349 Muslim Minorities and the Law |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6335 Neurolaw: Brain Mind Law and Ethics |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6956 Personal Property Securities |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6308 Philosophy of Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6836 Precedent, Interpretation and Probability |
6 | N JURS6028 or JURS6029 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6345 Principles of Financial Regulation |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6873 Principles of Intellectual Property |
6 | N LAWS6854 or LAWS3480 or LAWS3479 or LAWS5180 or LAWS5179 Students who have previously completed an equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate unit in intellectual property are not permitted to enrol in this unit. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIL and GradDipIL students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139 or LAWS6042 or LAWS6113 or LAWS6984 Core unit for MALP students. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6198 Refugee Law |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6107 Tax Litigation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6127 Taxation and Regulation of Superannuation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. N LAWS6213 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6840 Tax of Business and Investment Income A |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive April Semester 1 Semester 1a |
| LAWS6841 Tax of Business and Investment Income B |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive August Semester 2 Semester 2a |
| LAWS6125 Taxation of Corporate Finance |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6244 Taxation of Corporate Groups |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6892 Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. C LAWS6030 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6129 Taxation of Offshore Operations |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6118 Taxation of Partnerships and Trusts |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6338 The Nature of the Common Law |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6940 Theories of Law |
6 | N LAWS5169 or LAWS3469 |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6316 Theories of the Judiciary |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6191 Water Law and Climate Change |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6344 Work, Care and Gender |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6305 Workplace Investigations |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree and LAWS6071 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties |
Intensive August |