General Guidance for Law Assessment Tasks:
• Clearly show the subject name, your name and the date at the beginning of the assignment.
• Use size A4 paper and leave at least a 3 cm margin on the right-hand side of the page. (This is the best format for both marking and photocopying.)
• Number each page of the assignment.
• The answers should be confined to within 10% plus or minus of the suggested word limit, reference list excluded. Assignments should be neatly typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font.
• The APA Referencing System is required. Case and statute names should be Italicised.
• Answers must be original. They should demonstrate that students not only have read and understood the Study Guide and prescribed readings but also have broadened their knowledge by having read other reference works including relevant legislation. Marks will not be awarded for duplication of paragraphs from the Modules or textbooks.
• Answers must have a complete reference list with appropriate intext referencing, listing all books, articles, websites and other materials quoted, used as a source and paraphrased. Beware of using the unacknowledged work of others. Plagiarism will result in zero marks and possible failure of the subject.
• Students must, in the course of answering questions, refer to and discuss relevant case authorities and appropriate statutory provisions in order to support the propositions and submissions made.
Also note the following style guide:
1. You should use the ILAC style introduced in previous law subjects as your model to prepare your report for this assignment.
2. Do not re-state the question as part of your answer. This often gets repeated in the 'issue' section, however that is incorrect.
3. Names of cases or statutes should be Italicised, and followed by the jurisdiction not in Italics, for example: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth). Note the abbreviation for ‘Common wealth’ is ‘Cth’ not ‘Cwlth’.
4. Do not start a new line simply because you are starting a new sentence.
5. Start each paragraph on a new line, and leave a clear line gap after the preceding paragraph. Don't make your paragraphs too long.
6. You must end your assignment with a reference list that is divided into three separate parts, listing statutes, cases and finally any other books / articles / on-line resouces (including modules) etc
