General Notices
1. Attention: Open Day Volunteers Sought
Monash University’s Open Day for Clayton will be held on Sunday 3 August, 2014. We are seeking student volunteers to assist on the day.
This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at Monash, giving directions as well as helping out with the set up and pack up of the equipment used on the day.
Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.00am – 1.00pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $90 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
If you have good communication skills, and a well-rounded knowledge of the faculty and campus please email gerard.ladiges@monash.edu by Monday 7 July, 2014.
In your email please include the following information:
- Full name and contact number
- Degree type and year of study
- Availability
- Half Day (morning: 9.00am – 1.00pm)
- Half Day (afternoon: 12.30pm – 4.30pm)
- Full day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
- Method of entry into law (e.g. Straight from year 12, internal or external transfer)
- If you have previously volunteered for Monash Law on Open Day
- If you have participated in any of the following: internships, clinical legal study, and/or international study
2. Brain Management
Protect your most important organ
Mindfulness is an attention training practice that has been shown to reduce stress, increase performance and improve wellbeing.
This program consists of three weekly sessions of 60 minutes each.
You will learn how to practice mindfulness and to apply it to:
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Improve the performance of your brain
- Work with difficult thoughts and emotions
- Communicate more effectively
Brain Management provides the ideal opportunity to de-stress after exams, and get a clear mind before the start of semester 2.
The program offered in July at both Clayton and Caulfield.
To book: Please book via the booking system
For further information please see the flyer
3. Is There a Case for Fair Use? Lessons from the US – Seminar
The Australian Law Reform Commission recently recommended that a “fair use” defence to infringement should be introduced into the Copyright Act in place of the current “fair dealing” defences.
The new defence would be based on principles recognised in the U.S., where fair use has been part of the copyright landscape for a long time. Judgments in a series of recent fair use cases in the US, the Google Books case being notable, suggest that the doctrine there is developing and that its scope may be extending. The Attorney-General has indicated that his government is unlikely to implement the recommendation, but fair use proponents are maintaining their campaign.
In this seminar, Professor Geoffrey Scott, Professor of Law at the Penn State University School of Law in the United States, will lead the panel in considering the development and practical application of fair use in the U.S. and the potential lessons that recent experience there might hold for copyright owners, users and lawyers in Australia.
Event details
Date: Wednesday 2 July, 2014
Time: 5.15-6.15pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: meli.voursoukis@monash.edu
Please note, places are limited.
For further information please see the flyer or the website
4. Monash Law Faculty’s 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Join us at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Reminisce with friends. Catch up with your former teachers and faculty staff.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of our first intake of students. In March 1964, 150 students arrived at what was then a muddy and less-developed Clayton campus, eager to begin their studies at Victoria’s new Law School.
We have come a long way since those early days. We will celebrate this milestone at a gala dinner in June.
With alumnus, popular ABC Radio host Jon Faine as our Master of Ceremonies, a special welcome from alumna the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, and the launch of our faculty history by the Hon. Chief Justice Robert French AC – the event is sure to be a night to remember.
Time: 6.30pm – 11.30pm
Date: Saturday 28 June, 2014
Venue: Savoy Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne
Dress formal (black tie optional)
Tickets $220
Register at the website
The night includes:
Pre-dinner drinks
Three-course meal
Live auction and entertainment
Door prizes
For enquiries please email law-marketing@monash.edu or visit the 50th Anniversary website
5. S1 SETU Surveys: Prato Units
Please note that for the UG and PG Prato Units in Teaching period T2-57 the SETU survey opens on Tuesday 27 June and closes on Sunday 18 July. We would really appreciate it if you could please complete a SETU survey for each Prato Unit in which you are enrolled as we do value your feedback about our Units and do use this feedback to help fine tune and improve our Prato Units.
6. Works Notice: Air Conditioning
Due to the upgrade of a mechanical services electrical board there will be no air-conditioning in Building 12 on Saturday 28 June, 2014 from 7am until 4pm. These works will not affect general light and power throughout the building