成人大片

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On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. To apply and extend knowledge from previous core courses  to complex and novel situations
2. To employ a sound understanding of the history, policy, provisions and principles of secured transactions law and its international context
3. To sustain legal argumentation in novel and complex contexts
4. To apply written and oral skills to evaluate and synthesise legal principles from both  practical and policy perspectives
5. To develop an ability to critically analyse and apply legislation, rules and cases in a professional and practical context
6. To apply excellent research skills to practical problem-solving and analysis of law and policy of secured transactions

Duggan and Brown, Australian Personal Property Securities Law (LexisNexis, 2nd ed. 2015)

A copy of, or access to, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009(Cth), Personal Property Securities Regulations 2010(Cth), and Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Essential Personal Property Securities in Australia, Wappett et al, LexisNexis,3rd ed, 2015- note that this is a reprint of the PPSA  but with an introduction/overview, and explanatory material.

Alternative annotated statute is Harris and Mirzai, Annotated PPSA, CCH ( 3rd edition 2018)

MyUni will be used for Announcements, Course Materials, Slides, Lecture Recordings, WebLinks

Each week there will be a three-hour class. This time will be used to give a traditional lecture for one hour (maximum), followed by problem and conceptual discussion. The lecture component will be recorded but attendance is strongly encouraged as the rest of the three hour class is interactive and materials covered and problem questions attempted in groups and explained will be formative, to develop and improve your understanding and skills for the assessment.

MyUni will enhance class contact time, including by Quizzes, Discussion Board and Links.

Contact time: attend a 3 hour class each week. This amounts to 36 hours of formal class time across the semester.  Preparation time: In addition to attending formal classes it is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for classes and to complete the course assignments. The University expects full time students (those undertaking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies.”

Week
Week 1	Introduction; Context; Security at Common Law
Week 2	Classification of Collateral
Week 3	PPSA Security Interests
Week 4	Attachment, Enforceability and Perfection
Week 5	Registration
Week 6	Priority Rules
Semester Break (10 April-21 April)
Week 7	Proceeds, Accessions, Commingling
Week 8	Transfers, Taking Free Rules

 

Week 9	Enforcement, Insolvency
Week 10	Conflict of Laws
Week 11	International Aspects	l
Week 12	Revision

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Length	Redeemable?	Learning Outcome
Quiz on MyUni (there will be one practice quiz for no marks)	Individual	Wednesday 27th March, 2 pm	15%		No	1,2
Research Opinion	Individual	Friday 26th April, 2 pm	30%	3000 words max	No	1-6
Final Examination	Individual	Examination Period	55%	2 hours open book	No	1-5

All three assessments are compulsory.

Quiz

The quiz will be made available on MyUni along with a Practice Quiz. Both will be opened two weeks before the deadline, but once you start the quiz, there is a time limit of 45 minutes to complete it. The Practice Quiz is formative only and worth no marks. The Practice Quiz may be attempted multiple times.

The actual quiz will consist of fifteen questions and will be given a mark out of 15. The actual quiz may only be attempted once, so please ensure you try the practice quiz first and familiarise yourself with the instructions on MyUni before attempting the actual quiz.

Research Opinion

This will be a problem scenario based largely on materials studied in class up to 7 Aprill. It counts for 30% of your total grade for the course. However, whilst applying knowledge acquired in class, the research element (worth a quarter of the marks for this opinion) will require you to state how, if at all, the answer would differ, and what provisions would apply, in New Zealand, or any province of Canada you choose. The maximum word limit is 3000 words.

Final Exam

This exam (55%) will cover materials from the whole of the course and will be 2 hours open book during the Examination Period.

The Research Opinion should be submitted  through Turnitin on the course MyUni page, Assignments, Research Opinion.

Exceeding word limit- Once the word limit is exceeded, additional sentences commencing after the word limit is reached will be ignored and not marked.

Lateness- When an assessment is submitted after the due date, without an extension, 5% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that it is late, including each day on a weekend and public holidays. For example, an essay that is submitted after the due date and time but within the first 24 hour period, and that has been graded at 63%, will have 5% deducted, for a final grade of 58%. An essay that is more than 24 hours late will lose 10%, etc.

Courses for which a result of conceded pass has been obtained may not be presented towards the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Laws or the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws programs, or any postgraduate law program, nor to satisfy prerequisite requirements within any law course.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible  moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment  results at the University are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is  required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Acess Adelaide at the end of each semester.

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the University’s Assessment for Coursework
Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the  appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

 

Moderation

In accordance with the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

 
*assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
*detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
*sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
*reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
*comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
*automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
*the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible  moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment  results at the University are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is  required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Acess Adelaide at the end of each semester.

The University Writing Centre provides academic learning and language development services and resources for local, international, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students enrolled at the 成人大片.

The centre offers practical advice and strategies for students to master reading, writing, note-taking, time management, oral presentation skills, referencing techniques and exam preparation for success at university through seminars, workshops and individual consultations.

For more information please check out the Writing Centre website at  

Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school. It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program. Students can participate in the Lex Salus program by attending barbecue lunches, pancake breakfasts, knitting and crochet circles, seminars, guest speakers, conferences and other activities. Our FaceBook page at , our website at   and regular allstudent emails promote upcoming events, and have tips and information on wellness. Our Lex Salus Youtube channel at   also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to 10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

 
Counselling Service

The University Counselling Service provides a free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Counselling service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life. More information is available at /counselling_centre/. 

Further information regarding the Law School Policies and Procedures in relation to Supplementary Assessment, Extensions, and Remarks etc can be found at:

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the University’s Academic Honesty Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Academic dishonesty (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South Australia.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.