LAW5303 Forensic family law
Faculty of Law
LAW5303 Forensic family law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5303
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5303
No unit lists LAW5303 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013, M4037, M5031, M6040) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit focuses on intra-family conflicts and how decisions are made under the Family Law Act 1975. It looks at practice and changes in family law over the past 40 years and analyses how expert evidence and social, psychological and medical sciences inform family law decision making. Areas explored include shared parenting, family violence and attachment theory. The unit looks at how this knowledge is applied by decision makers. It also investigates the interaction between the Family Law Act and international conventions such as UNCROC, the Hague Convention on child abduction and the Hague Convention on child protection.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5303.
Assessment
- Class exercises and participationOther20%
- Annotated bibliography/literature reviewAssignment20%
- Research assignment60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of issues and developments in relation to a range of intra-family disputes with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to expert evidence and social science research in a range of topics in family law decision making under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth);
- 3
Conduct research in Forensic Family Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to family law theory and practice.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5303 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5303?
LAW5303 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5303 offered?
LAW5303 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does LAW5303 have an exam?
No. LAW5303 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5303?
LAW5303 is part of Criminal law and forensics; Dispute resolution; and Health law and community.