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Email paul.leadbeter@adelaide.edu.au

This course is a study tour. The dates set for the tour are Monday 11 July 2016 through to Monday 18 July 2016. It requires students to travel as a group in a small tour bus up to Port Augusta and from there across to Roxby Downs , the Vulkathana-Gammon Ranges and then the Flinders Ranges before returning to Adelaide on Monday 18 July 2016. There will be travel over almost 1800km in that one week period and approximately one third of that travel will be on dirt road, the bulk of it on the Borefield Track which runs across the top of Lake Torrens across to link up with the bottom part of the Oodnadatta track. Accomodation and facilities at most places are fairly basic although clean and comfortable. Depending on the number of students enrolled it may be necessary for some students ( and the Course Coordinator) to volunteer to camp in tents or swags at the Arid recovery reserve ( which of itself can be a quite magical experience as you sleep in the arid dunes and see the magnificent sunrise). Below is the draft itinerary for the trip the substance of which is unlikely to change.



DAY 1-MONDAY 11 JULY 2016

Depart
Adelaide ( from Uni of Adelaide Campus-Barr Smith lawns area) at 7.30am
Travel to Port Augusta in 20 seater bus provided by Words on Wheels
Comfort stops and morning tea on the way plus some possible sightseeing ( where appropriate
and time permitting) Arrive Port Augusta around midday. Lunch at Port Augusta ( at student’s own cost)
Afternoon in Port Augusta spent at Wadlata Outback Interpretative Centre, Aboriginal Legal rights Movement ( to be confirmed) and if time and light permit the Arid Botanic gardens.
Dinner at local pub/restaurant Port Augusta (at student’s own cost)
Accomodation in hotel- motel.
 

DAY 2-TUESDAY 12 JULY 2016

Travel to Arid Recovery Park via Woomera, Andamooka and Roxby Downs  to arrive at Arid recovery around 3.30pm.There
is an excellent museum at Woomera which outlines the area’s history and its development in conjunction with the British as a rocket testing range and satellite launch site). Lunch to be supplied at suitable place along the way.Andamooka and Roxby Downs are complete contrasts. Both are urban settlements created to service the mining industry. One is well planned and regulated, the other a mish mash of shacks, houses and huts originally built in no orderly fashion around each opal miner’s individual mineral claim. The benefits of regulating land use, particularly from an aesthetic and service provision perspective are readily apparent. 
3.30pm-6.00pm-Set up camp/accommodation options, familiarise ourselves with site, undergo induction program run by Arid Recovery staff.
6.00pm onwards-Dinner Possible nocturnal walk in reserve to hopefully spot assortment of animals( Bilbies, bettongs, sticknest rats, spinifex hopping mice etc)

 DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am– Wake up, breakfast , view the glory of the arid environment on a (hopefully)
sunny day
8.00-8.45am– Travel to Olympic Dam mine site for tour of mine site and explanation of
proposed expansion (at present deferred indefinitely)- Tour to be conducted by
BHP
12noon –Return to Arid Recovery for lunch
1.00pm-5.00pm– Provide assistance to Arid Recovery staff with volunteer work- likely to be
vegetation removal and fence maintenance
5.00pm onwards- Dinner maybe another nocturnal walk, campfire.

 DAY 4 – THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016

Dawn—8.30am Wake up ,breakfast , view the glory of the arid environment on another
(hopefully) sunny day.Pack for departure by 8.30am.
8.30am-Depart for Iga Warta, near Nepabunna on the edge of the Vulkathunha –Gammon Ranges
National Park in the Northern Flinders ranges via the Borefield Road, (north of Lake Torrens),then onto part of the Oodnadatta Track via Marree,Farina,and Lyndhurst. Possible slight diversion to look at Leigh Creek mine site ( open cut coal mine).
Arrive at Iga Warta late afternoon. Evening briefing by Iga Warta people lead by Mr Terrance Coulthard.

 DAY 5 – FRIDAY 15 JULY 2016

 Dawn-8.00am Wake up ,breakfast.

Program to be determined by Iga Warta Indigenous Cultural Centre. Likely to be along following lines:
9am-12pm Contact history tour / Cultural Awareness workshop/Ochre painting ceremony
12pm –lunch
1pm – 3pm Malkii tour, visit a painting site that has been dated to be 35,000 years old and can still be interpreted through oral history that has been handed down from generation to generation.

6:00 pm- campfire experience including story-telling, singing and the sharing of Adnyamathanha culture, as well as supper of damper (cooked in the fire in the traditional Adnyamathanha way), with urti (quandong) jam and billy tea.

 DAY 6 – SATURDAY 16 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am Wake up, breakfast, pack up
Departure at 9.00am for Flinders Ranges National park. Depending on road and weather conditions travel through Vulkathunha –Gammon Ranges National Park to Balcanoona then down to Blinman ( where if possible we do a guided tour of the old underground Blinman Mine)  Wilpena and Rawnsley Park where we spend 2 nights.

  DAY 7 – SUNDAY 17 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am Wake up,breakfast ,

9 am-Day spent exploring Flinders Ranges National Park.

Options of climbing Mt Ohlsson Bagge or St Mary’s Peak to get magnificent views of Wilpena Pound and to the east of the Ranges.
(If St Mary’s Peak is chosen that requires a full day. Alternative is to do Mt Ohlsson Bagge which is half a day and then visit one of the geological/historic heritage sites within the Park)

The other option is to do the walk up Rawnsley’s Bluff which is on the southern tip of the Wilpena Pound and also provides magnificent views across the Pound and to the east and west. Which walk we do can be determined once we are at Rawnsley Park and will be determined to a large extent by the weather and the wish of the group.It may be possible to have two seperate walking groups.

 DAY 8 – MONDAY 18 JULY 2016

 Dawn-8.30am Breakfast and pack.
Return to Adelaide viewing aboriginal cave paintings at Yourambulla Caves on the way, Goyder’s line and various rural towns and
settlements.

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to a range of areas of the law through the direct observation of the impact and effect of the practical application of those laws. The following information lists the connection between the various places visited on the study tour with particular legal areas:
1. The Arid Recovery park is a good example of initiatives to conserve Australia’s biodiversity and hence an example of Australia' efforts to meet various obligations under the International Convention on Biological Diversity. In particular it gives us cause to consider the requirements for in situ and ex situ conservation, native vegetation retention and the controls under the Natural Resources Management Act in relation to pest plants and animals. It is also a good example of a regional conservation initiative which involves collaboration between the state government, a major mining company(BHP-and previously Western Mining) and the tertiary education sector( The 成人大片).It is an example of the new approach to conservation where much conservation now occurs on private land rather than by the reservation of publicly held lands. We will also get to see and be part of some of the conservation initiatives undertaken in the Park through participation on one afternoon as volunteers.
2. The Olympic Dam mine is seen by the present state government ( and previous governments) as being enormously important for the economic future of the state. It was established under an indenture agreement between the State government and Western Mining whereby Western Mining was given significant concessions to establish the mine. It is not bound by the state’s environmental legislation and operates under its own set of rules. What justifies such an approach? The use of indenture agreements and special legislation endorsing the terms of such agreements is not uncommon in SA and a number of other states. The proposed mine expansion ( at present shelved indefinitely)is an enormous project. Only by seeing the site and area of the mine can one really get a good picture of the magnitude of the mine expansion (which has been proposed and assessed from an environmental perspective) .Students will have cause to consider the terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment, its findings, the actual environmental, social and economic impacts of the mine and the validity of EIA processes generally particularly in so far as they limit public input to the decision making processes.
3. The townships of Roxby Downs and Andamooka are in stark contrast to each other, one is a very well planned, orderly mining town with a range of excellent services and community facilities whereas the other is a mixture of housing types originally constructed around individual opal mining shafts. A comparison of the 2 communities emphasises what a difference land use planning policy , design and regulation can make in an urban context. Andamooka is particularly interesting in terms of the evidence it provides of the indomitable human spirit even in the face of at times extremely trying environmental conditions.
4. The township of Woomera is on the edge of the Woomera Defence area and Prohibited site. A large part of the arid area is excluded from access by the public. What impact has that had on indigenous communities in the area? Is it right that such vast tracts of public land should be excluded from public access in this way? The excellent museum at Woomera explains the Woomera story.
5. The time spent at the Iga Warta Indigenous Culural Centre near the settlement of Neppabunna on the edge of the Vulkathuna-Gammon Ranges National Park gives students some appreciation of the enormous impacts European settlement had on the indigenous people of the area. Students hear from indigenous elders some who were part of the "Stolen Generation"about the impact of Australia's assimilation laws and policies on the local indigenous people. Issues of land tenure and dispossession are also canvassed.
6. The Study tour travels through a number of vast pastoral properties, causing us to reflect on the controls over land originally implemented through the system of pastoral leases under the Crown Lands Acts, the requirements of the Pastoral Land Management Act and the many failed farming and mining ventures undertaken in the region. It seems hard to understand how farming was ever thought to be a viable option in such harsh arid terrain where water is so scarce for most of the time. The early settlers misguided optimism is clear in places like Farina ,named after the wheat! The tour passes the  recently closed open cut mine at Leigh Creek, source of the inferior grade coal burned in some of the State's power stations and a contributor to global warming. There is also a visit to Wilpena Pound on the edge of the Arkaba Station, site of a major environmental legal battle in the 1980s when it was proposed to build a major tourist resort ( accomodating over 2000 people), an airstrip capable of taking international jets and a golf course to be irrigated by precious groundwater resources. The legal case went to the High Court but was never heard there because the State government altered the National Parks and Wildlife Act to legitimise the proposal. Not surprisingly, given the fact the proposal was just too big for that environment , the resort never proceeded, the private developer went into liquidation and the proposed resort never eventuated. Being in the Flinders Ranges National Park provides students with an opportunity to assess the nature of the reserve system, the increasing pressure from government to make the parks pay their way and the pressures exerted on reserve areas by increased visitor numbers.

Students who complete the course should:
1.Understand something of the operation of laws both past and present which have had an impact and continue to impact on indigenous people in South Australia.
2. Understand some of the key requirements of biodiversity law in Australia and the practical difficulties associated with its implementation
3. Have some understanding of the land tenure system in South Australia, its effect on native title and the relationship between land tenure and mining activity.
4. Appreciate the importance of land use planning laws and the relationship between such laws and the processes associated with major projects and environmental impact assessment.
5. Appreciate the complexities associated with regional development and the interaction between development laws, environmental controls, indigenous laws and cultural requirements and land tenure issues.
6. Have the capacity to evaluate, synthesise and critically analyse information from a wide variety of sources and experiences.
7. Be able to independently undertake self-directed legal research at a high level, including through the use of online technologies.
8. To have an awareness of the incompleteness of law, the difficulties often associated with the implementation of laws and the important linkages between laws and policies.
9. Demonstrate good inter-personal and communication skills in both written and oral communication, working independentlt and as a member of a team.

There are no required resources for this course. There are many written and on line references that may be useful for students who wish to further explore matters dealt with in the course. There will be a document prepared by the Course Coordinator which provides information of a background nature on many of the places visited during the Study tour and explains how those places have a link to biodiversity and environmental law, or planning and regional development law , mining and land use tenure laws and laws affecting indigenous peoples and their culture and traditions. That document will also have website links to many government and NGO sites which much more detailed information will be available. The background explanatory document whioch will also contain a list of other reading sources will be available on MyUni.

There are a range of readings recommended to students who would like to pursue further some of the issues canvassed during the study tour. References to those readings will be provided via MyUni together with web links where appropriate and available.

The study tour is very much an experiential learning course. Students will learn from active engagement in the field and through meeting and observing various people actively engaged in their occupations. On line resources will be used to provide students with background information to enable them to understand much of the practical work and activities which they will observe and in some cases participate in during the study tour. All assignments will be submitted online through MyUni and marked online with feedback in both written and verbal form through the MyUni portal.

This study tour is unusual in that there is little in the way of formal lectures or tutorials. Shortly prior to departure on the tour ( on a day to be fixed) there will be a one day pre-departure briefing session. The morning session will be run by an external group and provide students with an introduction to indigenous culture and heritage. In the afternoon session there will be time spent explaining the basics of the South Australian land use planning system and the requirements of the Biodiversity Convention as well as some background to various aspects of the Tour. There will also be a discussion about student expectations from the tour and confirmation of accomodation arrangements.
During the Tour there will be presentations from a range of people at the various points we visit as well as an ongoing dialogue with the Tour leader highlighting points of interest and explaining their relevance.
During the evenings we will conduct a regular debrief where students can comment on the day's events and share with the group their observations and thoughts on what has been seen and heard during the day. This is done in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.

This is a 7 day study tour and as such there is 24 hour involvement although obviously there is sleeping time and meal times which are part of the tour but not the educational requirements. The only required attendance outside of the 7 days is at the 1 day pre-departure briefing. Students will gain considerable benefit from reading some of the reference material provided through MyUni prior to departure on the Study Tour.

The Course involves a 1 day pre- departure briefing in Adelaide( date to be determined) and the following itinerary on the Tour itself.

DAY 1-MONDAY 11 JULY 2016

Depart
Adelaide ( from Uni of Adelaide Campus-Barr Smith lawns area) at 7.30am
Travel to Port Augusta in 20 seater bus provided by Words on Wheels
Comfort stops and morning tea on the way plus some possible sightseeing ( where appropriate
and time permitting) Arrive Port Augusta around midday. Lunch at Port Augusta ( at student’s own cost)
Afternoon in Port Augusta spent at Wadlata Outback Interpretative Centre, Aboriginal Legal rights Movement ( to be confirmed) and if time and light permit the Arid Botanic gardens.
Dinner at local pub/restaurant Port Augusta (at student’s own cost)
Accomodation in hotel- motel.


DAY 2-TUESDAY 12 JULY 2016

Travel to Arid Recovery Park via Woomera, Andamooka and Roxby Downs to arrive at Arid recovery around 3.30pm.There
is an excellent museum at Woomera which outlines the area’s history and its development in conjunction with the British as a rocket testing range and satellite launch site). Lunch to be supplied at suitable place along the way.Andamooka and Roxby Downs are complete contrasts. Both are urban settlements created to service the mining industry. One is well planned and regulated, the other a mish mash of shacks, houses and huts originally built in no orderly fashion around each opal miner’s individual mineral claim. The benefits of regulating land use, particularly from an aesthetic and service provision perspective are readily apparent.
3.30pm-6.00pm-Set up camp/accommodation options, familiarise ourselves with site, undergo induction program run by Arid Recovery staff.
6.00pm onwards-Dinner Possible nocturnal walk in reserve to hopefully spot assortment of animals( Bilbies, bettongs, sticknest rats, spinifex hopping mice etc)

DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am– Wake up, breakfast , view the glory of the arid environment on a (hopefully)
sunny day
8.00-8.45am– Travel to Olympic Dam mine site for tour of mine site and explanation of
proposed expansion (at present deferred indefinitely)- Tour to be conducted by
BHP
12noon –Return to Arid Recovery for lunch
1.00pm-5.00pm– Provide assistance to Arid Recovery staff with volunteer work- likely to be
vegetation removal and fence maintenance
5.00pm onwards- Dinner maybe another nocturnal walk, campfire.

DAY 4 – THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016

Dawn—8.30am Wake up ,breakfast , view the glory of the arid environment on another
(hopefully) sunny day.Pack for departure by 8.30am.
8.30am-Depart for Iga Warta, near Nepabunna on the edge of the Vulkathunha –Gammon Ranges
National Park in the Northern Flinders ranges via the Borefield Road, (north of Lake Torrens),then onto part of the Oodnadatta Track via Marree,Farina,and Lyndhurst. Possible slight diversion to look at Leigh Creek mine site ( open cut coal mine).
Arrive at Iga Warta late afternoon. Evening briefing by Iga Warta people lead by Mr Terrance Coulthard.

DAY 5 – FRIDAY 15 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am Wake up ,breakfast.

Program to be determined by Iga Warta Indigenous Cultural Centre. Likely to be along following lines:
9am-12pm Contact history tour / Cultural Awareness workshop/Ochre painting ceremony
12pm –lunch
1pm – 3pm Malkii tour, visit a painting site that has been dated to be 35,000 years old and can still be interpreted through oral history that has been handed down from generation to generation.

6:00 pm- campfire experience including story-telling, singing and the sharing of Adnyamathanha culture, as well as supper of damper (cooked in the fire in the traditional Adnyamathanha way), with urti (quandong) jam and billy tea.

DAY 6 – SATURDAY 16 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am Wake up, breakfast, pack up
Departure at 9.00am for Flinders Ranges National park. Depending on road and weather conditions travel through Vulkathunha –Gammon Ranges National Park to Balcanoona then down to Blinman ( where if possible we do a guided tour of the old underground Blinman Mine) Wilpena and Rawnsley Park where we spend 2 nights.

DAY 7 – SUNDAY 17 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.00am Wake up,breakfast ,

9 am-Day spent exploring Flinders Ranges National Park.

Options of climbing Mt Ohlsson Bagge or St Mary’s Peak to get magnificent views of Wilpena Pound and to the east of the Ranges.
(If St Mary’s Peak is chosen that requires a full day. Alternative is to do Mt Ohlsson Bagge which is half a day and then visit one of the geological/historic heritage sites within the Park)

The other option is to do the walk up Rawnsley’s Bluff which is on the southern tip of the Wilpena Pound and also provides magnificent views across the Pound and to the east and west. Which walk we do can be determined once we are at Rawnsley Park and will be determined to a large extent by the weather and the wish of the group.It may be possible to have two seperate walking groups.

DAY 8 – MONDAY 18 JULY 2016

Dawn-8.30am Breakfast and pack.
Return to Adelaide viewing aboriginal cave paintings at Yourambulla Caves on the way, Goyder’s line and various rural towns and
settlements.

It is a requirement that students attend both the one day pre-departure briefing and the Tour itself.

This Study Tour being of a small number (18 students or less)with much time spent in buses and close interaction with the various people providing information in a format which facilitates active student participation and questions and answers is a good example of a small group discovery experience.

1. Attendance and course participation : 10% of final grade
2. The completion of 3 Reflective Journal entries( each of 400-500 words) 30% of final grade.Due by 5pm on Monday 1 August 2016
3. Research assignment of a maximum of 3,000 words. 60% of final grade. Due 5pm Monday 22 August 2016.

It is compulsory to attend the pre-departure briefing day.
It is obviously compulsory to attend on the Tour itself.

1. Attendance and course participation. This requires students to not only attend the pre-departure briefing and on the Tour but also actively participate in the evening 'roundup' sessions each day on the Tour and in the question and answer sessions with the various presenters. The participation mark is worth 10% of the final grade and is non redeemable. Failure to attend either or both the pre-departure briefing and on the tour itself means a student cannot pass the course.

2. The completion of 3 Reflective Journal entries, each of a maximum of 400-500 words in length on the following matters is required:
a. The concept of biodiversity conservation and how international law influences both national and state laws on this topic.
b. The impacts of European settlement on indigenous laws and customs.
c. On a matter of the student's own choosing.
The reflective journals are worth 30% of the final grade and are all non redeemable.They must be submitted online through MyUni by  5pm on Monday 1 August 2016.

3. A Research assignment of a maximum of 3,000 words on one of a number of allocated topics ( or with the Course Coordinator's approval on a topic of the student's own choice). The research paper is worth 60% of a student's final grade. It must be submitted through MyUni on or before  5pm Monday 22 August 2016.

PRESENTATION OF ASSIGNMENTS

1. Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.

2.Both the Reflective Journal and Research assignments must be submitted electronically through the Turnitin portal. Details of the process for electronic submission( through MyUni ) will be provided during the early part of the semester.

MyUni

Consistent with Law School policy, the primary communication mechanism for this course will be through placing announcements on MyUni. It is essential that students regularly check the announcements page for information. It is your responsibility to check MyUni regularly to ensure you have the most recent information. Any urgent information will be sent to you by email as well as placed on MyUni.

RETURN OF ASSIGNMENTS AND FEEDBACK

Assignments will be returned to students via the Turnitin portal within 4 weeks of the due date with feedback. The Relective Journal and Research assignment are both to be marked on an iPad.Feedback will include a mixture of written and verbal comments which will be able to be retrieved through the Turnitin portal. Students will be notified by email when assignments can be retrieved from the Turnitin portal.

Late Submission: 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. 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. 

Word Length: Assignments which exceed the allocated length (word length or page limit) will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks possible per 100 words or part thereof (ie with a word limit of 3,000, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 3001 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 3101 words long, etc). Words are calculated including all footnotes and headings within the text but excluding cover page information. Quotations and all referencing information are included in the word count.

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Lex Salus Program

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Counselling Service

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Plagiarism and other forms of cheating

Plagiarism is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the Adelaide Law School Enrolment Guide, and should note in particular the sections relating to plagiarism, grievance procedures and academic conduct within the Law School and the University.
Plagiarism is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Please be aware that “academic dishonesty” (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to refuse 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.