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LAWS13023 Remedies

Remedies

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General Information

Overview

Remedies is a unit that provides you with an overview of the source and extent of remedies that are available in Australia by statute, at common law and in equity. The unit develops a clear understanding of remedial law by analysing legal problems and identifying appropriate solutions, primarily in private law causes of action, such as tort, contract and property law. The unit deals with a wide range of remedies, including compelling performance, compensation, unjust enrichment, restitution, punishment, proprietary remedies, and self-help remedies. Remedies is a practically orientated unit, that supports students to develop the skills required to answer questions in legal problem-based scenarios, such as ‘what is the remedy for this cause of action’, ‘what options are available to this litigant’, and ‘how would a court likely deal with this issue’? Students will consider the appropriate remedies that may be available for a particular cause of action. The unit considers remedies in a functional manner; that is, to compensate for loss, to compel performance, to vindicate, to deal with gain-based relief for wrong, to provide restitution and to consider proprietary remedies. The unit also considers the enforcement of remedies, on an interlocutory and final basis, and the appropriate methodology for the assessment of damages.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 3

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 10

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: 48 cp of Laws units including LAWS11057, LAWS11066, LAWS11069 and LAWS12078.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2026

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).