Objectives:
This course provides a specialised opportunity for graduates to undertake studies at an advanced level in the field of Federal Litigation. Particular areas of Federal Litigation dealt with include litigation in the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Federal Magistrates Court. The course also touches on aspects of matters before Federal Tribunals. The main objective is the attainment of an specialised understanding of the law and procedure relating to types of matters as litigated most frequently within Australian federal jurisdiction. Federal jurisdiction and litigation within it, is a growing field of law in Australia, both in terms of its increasing prominence in current legal professional practice and scholarly legal research and publications on it.

Content:
Topics will include the following:

• Introduction - Federal Jurisdiction
• High Court Litigation
• Federal Court Litigation
• Federal Magistrates Court Litigation
• Aspects of Federal Tribunals Matters
• Remedies, Curial Powers and Appeals

Sample Matters will be drawn from the following fields:

• Administrative Law
• Human Rights and Anti-discrimination Law
• Migration Law and Privacy Law
• Insolvency Law (personal and corporate)
• Trade Practices Law

At the conclusion of this course students should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the principles and procedures governing litigation in federal jurisdiction
• apply those principles and procedures in matters of federal litigation, particularly in the preparation of originating process, claims and supporting affidavits
• engage in reflective practice in federal jurisdictions, providing advice to clients and appearing in Courts

Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.

Usual assessment is a 5000 word research paper on a topic in the field of Federal Litigation chosen by the student and approved by Convenor plus contributions to the discussion forums on various topics during the semester.

Equivalent to 26 contact hours online through WATTLE.

This course does not assume a specialized knowledge of Federal Litigation as such, but students enrolling in it will have general background in federal jurisdiction in Australia from their LLB studies.

LLB

There is no prescribed text. Information on suggested readings will be made available in the Course Outline.

There is no required preliminary reading, but suggested readings will be listed in the Course Outline.

Students must have access to WATTLE to access the site for this course and to lodge assessments electronically.

This course is run on WATTLE. Once enrolled logon to WATTLE using your ISIS username and password.  When available students will be able to gain access to the course materials.