Law Student Gazette

1. Student Charter

Monash University has recently published its Student Charter. This sets out the key expectations of all students with regard to academic engagement and integrity; and behaviour and wellbeing to foster the learning community. It can be found here.

2. Student Emails

Some student may not be aware that they can link their student email address to a non-Monash email address. Information on how to set this up can set up can be found below:

Follow the instructions on the ITS website to forward your email.

You can also find information on how to set up Google Apps on your iPhone or iPad here.

1. Learning Skills Seminars for JDs Held at the Chambers

Time: 1 – 2 pm & 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Date: Tuesday, 8 May

and again at;

Time: 12 – 1 pm
Date: Friday, 11 May

Topic: Legal Reasoning and Law Assessment Tasks

Become familiar with the predictable structures of legal assignments (legal problem-solving, argumentative essays, case studies and memos) and develop approaches to planning your writing task.

1. FEE/HECS-HELP

Postgraduate law students who have any queries regarding FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP should now be going to www.studyassist.gov.au.

For specific queries on your HELP account, including how much your HELP debt is, should call the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on 13 28 61. You will have to advise the ATO of your tax file number (TFN) before they will disclose any personal information to you.

2. Postgraduate Consultative Committee

The recent inaugural meeting of the Postgraduate Consultative Committee was held in late March, and proved to be a very useful and productive sharing of ideas between academic and professional faculty staff and a range of student representatives. The minutes have now been published on the Law Current Students website (authcate required).

Its next meeting will be on July 17th.

3. UNSW Public Law Workshop

Please see 2012 PG Workshop Flyer for details and a call for abstracts for a postgraduate research workshop dedicated to the field of public law, being hosted by the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, UNSW on 12-13 July.

Registration for this event is free, but spaces are limited. The call for abstracts is open until 25 May.

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1. Supreme Court of W.A – Positions Available

Applications are invited for a number of positions of Associate and Research Associates at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Generally the length of tenure for each position is 12 months (January 2013 – January 2014).

For further information, including how to apply, please see Associate Positions 2013.

1. 1.4 Billion Reasons

Date: Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details: Here.

Public Lecture – All Welcome

This special presentation by the Global Poverty Project will explore the issue of extreme poverty, and the barriers we face in bringing about its end. It is recommended for anyone interested in learning more about ending extreme poverty in our lifetime.

2. Human Rights, Protest and Police Surveillance: a Forum on Intelligence Gathering and Monitoring of Public Protest

Date: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details: Here.

Public Forum – All Welcome

Recent news reports have revealed the increasingly widespread and targeted involvement of state and federal police, ASIO and even private agencies in monitoring groups and individuals participating in public protest.

In the courts, a case currently underway at VCAT* is challenging police powers to collect and retain footage of people at protests in relation to a 2010 climate change protest at Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley.

This forum brings together experts in law, human rights and surveillance, as well as individuals who have sought to protect their privacy through the courts, and asks:

• What kind of monitoring and surveillance techniques are currently being utilised?
• What are the effects of this practice from a democratic and human rights perspective?
• What legal protections are available and how adequate are they?

The event is open to all who have an interest in learning about and addressing this critical human rights issue.

3. Reprieve Australia

Reprieve Australia is co-hosting a film -“A Common Purpose” – a film about the death penalty.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sydney Film Festival 2011.

Date: Thursday, 3 May 2012
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Hoyts Cinemas, Melbourne Central, Corner of Swanston and La Trobe Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $30 can be purchased here
Contact: anna.martin@reprieve.org.au Reprieve Australia.

All proceeds of ticket sales will go to Reprieve Australia and the Human Rights Law Centre.

25 people are convicted of the murder of one man, 14 are sentenced to hang, one lawyer is assassinated and the other goes into exile. ‘A Common Purpose’ is the dramatic story behind a notorious murder trial that marks South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy.

Told through the perspectives of defence lawyer, Andrea Durbach, Independent journalist John Carlin, and the accused, the story unfolds to reveal one of legal history’s biggest cases on the death penalty. A timeless and inspirational story about a struggle for justice in a country where injustice was entrenched in the law.

There will be a Q&A after the film with Andrea Durbach and Director, Mitzi Goldman.

4. The Great Law Week Debate: ‘Political Bias in the Media Should be Banned’

Date: 16 May, 2012
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 14 May,2012
Email: law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

For more information please see here.

1. JD Seminars Run by the Law Library at the Chambers

Time: 1 – 2 pm & 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Date: Tuesday, 1 May

and again at;

Time: 12 – 1 pm
Date: Friday, 4 May

Study Smarter: Practical Paths to JD Success

Find out what is expected of you as a JD student and discover proven strategies for managing your workload and getting the marks you want. This seminar will give you a head start by showing you how to use your time effectively, concentrating on those things which really do make a difference.

1. European Summer School 2012

Come to Prague to learn about the European Union and Central European views on this issue; Find out how the new EU member states from Central Europe perceive the progress of the European integration with experts of one of the best Czech think tanks; Gain the knowledge, but also become an active designer of policy solutions and strategies; Debate challenging ideas and viewpoints with the EU policy researchers and analysts.

For more information about this opportunity please see here and here.

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1. Volunteer Position

Shakti NZ is a not-for-profit women’s NGO, working primarily in the area of domestic violence, but hold a strong profile in women’s rights and human rights advocacy as well.

We have recently established our first Australia-based office in Melbourne, and seeking volunteers to help develop our Centre.

A position is available for both full and part-time volunteers please see here for more information. Interested parties should email ideally with a CV attached to shaktimelbourne@gmail.com by Wednesday 25 April, 2012.

1. Employment and Career Development Activities

2012 dates for career fairs and forums, seminars and workshops, and availability of the education consultant.

The current program running for the month of April is ‘Cover Letters, Key Selection Criteria and Online Applications’.

For further information please see here.

2. Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program (UCWIP)

The Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program (UCWIP) gives Australian students the opportunity to intern with offices of the United States Congress in Washington DC. The internship is 8-9 weeks long and commences in early-January to early-March.

UCWIP interns have the rare opportunity to work in environments such as Republican and Democratic offices and the House and the Senate. During the program interns are typically encouraged to attend hearings and press conferences, go to briefings at the US State Department and Australian Embassy and attend field trips to significant locations such as Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Successful applicants must enrol in either Research Unit A LAW4173 or Research Unit B LAW4174 with your faculty as you must receive credit towards your degree for this internship as it is a requirement of your visa.

Students are strongly recommended to attend a Teleconference information session on Thursday 26 April at 11.30 am.

For information regarding eligibility criteria, financial support, application process and the Teleconference please visit the following website.