Summer Session 2009-10

This course is designed to provide students with a general, yet comprehensive, introduction to family law in Australia.  The course covers six main areas:

(a)    the historical and current development of family law, including constitutional and jurisdictional issues; and principal relief (nullity and divorce) (Topics 1 – 4);
(b)    dispute resolution in family law (Topic 5);
(c)    violence and family law (Topic 6);
(d)    children and parental responsibility (Topic 7);
(e)    property settlement and injunctions (Topic 8); and
(f)     spousal maintenance and child support (Topics 9 and 10).

In addition to the statutory and general law principles, emphasis is given to the practical and social policy issues in each of these areas, including the impact of family violence and the growing awareness of children's rights.

ASSESSMENT

To be eligible to sit for the Board’s examinations, all students must complete the LEC teaching and learning program, the first step of which is to ensure that you have registered online with the LEC in each subject for which you have enrolled with the Board.  This gives you access to the full range of learning resources offered by the LEC.

Then, students must achieve a satisfactory result in a compulsory assignment of at least 1500 words or as prescribed.

Law Extension Committee
The University of Sydney
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Email: enquiries@lec.pip.com.au

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