• Offered by ANU School of Legal Practice
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Classification Advanced
  • Course subject Legal Practice MLP
  • Areas of interest Law
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • John Masters
  • Mode of delivery Online
  • Offered in First Semester 2021
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Principles of Evidence Under the Uniform Act (LEGM8150)

This course has been designed for lawyers who practice in litigation.


Students successfully completing this course will gain a practical understanding of 10 key areas under the Evidence Act 1995 including:


•   Standard of Proof

•   Relevance

•   Discretions to Exclude

•   Tendency & Coincidence Evidence

•   Opinion Evidence

•   The Hearsay Rule

•   Documents

•   The “character” of the accused in a criminal trial


Students, on successfully completing this course, will be able to apply these principles when considering whether evidence is capable of being admitted in a court or tribunal.

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Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a: Master of Laws (7300XLLM, MLLM), Master of Legal Practice (MLEGP), OR Juris Doctor (7330XJD, 7330HJD or MJD) and have completed or be completing five 1000 or 6100 level LAWS courses; OR Master of Military Law (MMILL); Students undertaking any ANU graduate program may apply for this course. Enrolments are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the ANU College of Law for permission number.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
34
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $4410
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $5880
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4233 22 Feb 2021 01 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2021 28 May 2021 Online View

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