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LAWS13010 - Evidence and Proof

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Evidence and Proof examines the statutory and common law principles of the law of evidence and procedure and meets the LPAB requirements for ‘evidence’. This unit explores the concept of a fair trial; proof and adversarialism; evidentiary issues to be addressed prior to trial; evidentiary principles and rules and their exceptions; the bases for privilege; judicial warnings, comment and directions; mandatory and discretionary exclusions; and the limitations on evidence.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: 48 credit point of Law units including LAWS11057. 

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.08% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: UC
Feedback
Incorporate more practical examples in the unit content
Recommendation
In the live zoom sessions more discussion of the practical application of evidence law from the media and the profession will be referred to.
Action Taken
This was actioned.
Source: UC
Feedback
Incorporate more discussion on the ethical issues which may arise in practice.
Recommendation
The learning materials will highlight some of the ethical issues faced by solicitors and barristers in practice
Action Taken
This was actioned.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Scaffolding of assessment items
Recommendation
Empower students by improving the scaffolding of each assessment item leading up to the exam.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Include more contemporary content
Recommendation
Include more examples of contemporary content in the learning resources and in the live zoom sessions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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