UNSW Law Student Representatives

Dear UNSW Law Students,

We hope you are all well!

Please see a statement by the Reps on the current state of play for the T3 elective course enrolment process. We know this process has been difficult for students and we are working through these issues with Faculty.

If you have any questions or concerns about the elective enrolment process please feel free to contact the Reps via the communication channels listed on our page.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

Update regarding T3 elective enrolment process UPDATE REGARDING LAW ELECTIVE ENROLMENT Dear UNSW Law Students, We hope you are all well! The Reps are aware that the class enrolment process has once again been particularly challenging for students wanting to enrol into elective courses in T3. We know that students have had to enrol on mu...

SUMMARY OF MATTERS DISCUSSED - 1 June 2022 Student Rep Meeting with Faculty

Dear UNSW Law Students,

We hope you are all well and have settled into Term 2! Please see attached a summary of the matters we discussed with the Faculty at our meeting last week. The summary is extensive but we hope it is informative and may ease some student concerns about final exams this term

The entire meeting was devoted to addressing student concerns regarding the return to two-hour exams in some courses. The items we did not get to have been placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

All the best for this term and if any of the matters discussed in the document raise any questions please feel free to contact us via the communication channels listed on our page.

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

Summary of Matters Discussed - 1 June 2022 Student Rep Meeting with Faculty SUMMARY OF 1 JUNE 2022 STUDENT REP MEETING WITH FACULTY Dear UNSW Law Students, We hope you have had a good start to the term! Last week the Reps addressed student anxieties and concerns about the proposed return to two-hour exams in some courses with the Faculty. From the outset, Faculty c...

CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS - STUDENT REP MEETING WITH FACULTY (1 JUNE 2022)

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Students,

We hope that you have all had a great break and you were able to take some time to relax and recharge before Term 2 begins.

The Reps will be meeting with Faculty next Wednesday (1 June 2022) for one of our regular meetings. This is a great chance for the Reps to address any administrative issues before Term 2 gets into full swing and to also address any concerns arising from the Term 1 exam period. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like the Reps to address, please feel free to get in contact with us via one of the communication channels listed on our page. All questions and concerns raised with Faculty are done so anonymously.

Please send through any agenda items you may have by 11:59pm on Monday (30 May 2022).

Thank you to the students who have already been in contact with us over the break about concerns they would like us to address at this meeting. The Reps will be addressing the concerns about the proposed exam formats for some courses this term. We will publish a summary of matters discussed after the meeting.

Enjoy the final few days of your break and have a great start to Term 2!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

Dear UNSW Law Students,

We sincerely hope that you had an enjoyable long weekend and you were able to find some time to have a well-deserved break prior to exam season.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 20 April 2022, the Reps will be having one of their regular meetings with the Faculty. We are calling on all students who have any issues or concerns they would like us to address to contact us via the communication channels listed on our page. Please remember that we address all issues and concerns with the Faculty anonymously.

This meeting is a perfect opportunity for us to address any last-minute concerns about this term prior to exams or to deal with any other issues which can be addressed prior to Term 2.

We would appreciate it if you could please send your agenda items through to us before 9am tomorrow.

We will send a summary of matters discussed after the meeting.

Thank you as always for engaging with your Reps.

UPDATE FOLLOWING FACULTY BOARD (30 March 2022) AND OTHER MATTERS

Dear UNSW Law Students,

We hope that you were all able to take even a few hours out of your reading week to have a well-earned break and that your mid-term assessments went well.

There are a few matters we wanted to address in this update about issues that we were made aware of at Faculty Board and also some other issues we are seeking to address with the Faculty over the coming weeks.

The document below contains an update on the following matters:
1) Special Consideration delays
2) Adequacy of feedback during Mid-Term Assessments
3) Access to Halsbury's Laws of Australia

As always, the Reps are here to support you. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like the Reps to address please feel free to contact us via the communication channels listed on our page. We address all concerns with Faculty anonymously.

UPDATE FOLLOWING FACULTY BOARD 30 MARCH 2022 AND OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS UPDATE FOLLOWING 30 MARCH 2022 FACULTY BOARD AND OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS DELAYS WITH SPECIAL CONS: We were informed at Faculty Board that the Central Special Consideration Team has reported they are experiencing unprecedented requests for special consideration across the university this term....

SUMMARY OF MATTERS DISCUSSED AT LAW REP MEETING WITH FACULTY - 9 FEBRUARY 2022

Dear UNSW Law Student Community,

We hope you have all had a fantastic break and that you had a successful and productive O-Week.

Apologies for the delay in publishing this document but please see a summary of the matters discussed at the Law Rep Meeting with Faculty last Wednesday.

The Reps will be in contact later this week to formally welcome our First Year students and new starters to UNSW Law. We will also outline our plans for the year!

We hope you have a fantastic start to the term and a happy academic year in 2022!

For any follow-up questions, please feel free to contact the Reps via the communication channels listed on our social media page!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Reps.

Summary of matters discussed - 9 February 2022 .docx Summary of matters discussed – Student Rep Meeting with Faculty (9 February 2022) Dear UNSW Law Student Community, Below is a summary of the matters which the Student Reps raised with the Faculty and the Faculty’s responses: Online Learning Areas in the Law Building: Due to the timetable c...

CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS - UNSW Law Student Rep Meeting with Faculty (9 February 2022)

Dear UNSW Law Student Community,

Happy New Year and we hope you have all been able to have a safe and enjoyable summer break!

The Reps will be making a more formal ‘Start of Term’ statement at the beginning of Week 1 to welcome our new students to UNSW Law and to outline our goals for the year.

However, we want to make returning students aware that the Reps will be having a meeting with the faculty this Wednesday 9 February 2022. This meeting will provide a fantastic opportunity for the Reps to ask questions on behalf of students about how T1 will operate and allow us to raise any concerns students may have.

We understand that Moodle pages should be released to students on Monday and this will allow everyone to have a better understanding of what their term will look like. We want to provide everyone with as much time as possible to review their Moodle pages and take the time to send through any questions or concerns they may have to the Reps prior to our meeting. As a result, we will be accepting any agenda items that you would like us to raise at the meeting until 6:00pm on Tuesday.

You can send through an agenda item via one of the communication channels listed on our page. Please remember that all matters raised with the faculty are done so anonymously. All personal matters should be raised with your Course Convenor or Lecturer.

We look forward to 2022 hopefully being a year with minimal disruption and hopefully a return to the normal university lifestyle we know and love. The Reps cannot wait to be back on campus and to start chatting with students face to face again soon.

Enjoy O Week/the last week of the holidays!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Reps.

CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS AND UPDATE REGARDING ENROLMENT APPOINTMENTS:

Dear UNSW Law & Justice student community,

We hope you are all well and have had a great start to Term 3!

Next Wednesday, the Reps will be having one of their regular meetings with Faculty. If you have any issues which you would like to have addressed at the meeting, please feel free to send a message to one of the Reps. We raise all issues with Faculty anonymously and as always, we will provide a summary after the meeting of the matters discussed.

Additionally, during our meeting with Faculty over the holidays regarding elective enrolment issues, we also raised our concerns that some students were receiving later enrolment appointments compared to the rest of their cohort which contributed to these students having fewer enrolment options compared to their peers once they were able to enrol.

Faculty came back to us and informed us that enrolment appointments are issued based on the number of units of credit (UOC’s) students have completed but noticed that Internal Program Transfer (IPT) students were accidentally receiving later appointments due to their pre-transfer UOC’s no longer being recognised. Faculty informed us today that they have gone through the list of current IPT transfer students and ensured that these students (who have the same projected law progression as the rest of their peers) now have the same enrolment appointment time as the rest of their cohort. If this is not the case, Faculty have asked impacted students to call Student Services to ensure they are given the correct time.

If you are having any issues with Student Services regarding this matter, please inform one of the reps. We will be able to assist you in getting the issue rectified.

Despite Uni being online for the remainder of the term, the incoming end of lockdown suggests a return to everyone being back together on campus again is not too far away!! We look forward to seeing you all again soon, but in the meantime, we hope you all stay safe and have a great term!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

SUMMARY OF ELECTIVE ENROLMENT ISSUES MEETING WITH FACULTY:

Good evening everyone,

Please see attached our detailed summary of the matters discussed at the Rep’s meeting with Faculty today regarding the current elective enrolment situation.

The summary contains information about what has caused the problem, what is being done to rectify the issues, as well as information about course registration dates and the myUNSW waitlist function (these last two items have relevance for students in ALL years - not just those doing electives).

We sincerely apologise for the length of the summary, but this is quite a complex situation and we wanted to provide you with as much information and detail as possible.

The Reps understand that some students may be rightfully disappointed with the outcome but we are going to continue working hard to ensure as many students as possible gain access to an elective course in T3 2021. Our discussions with Faculty do not end after this meeting. We will continue updating the Faculty about your circumstances and pressing for more places to be opened in elective courses so please keep us informed about your circumstances.

Thank you for your patience whilst we have obtained this information. Apologies once again for the length of the summary.

Please feel free to contact us or make a comment on this post if you have any questions about any of the information that we have provided.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Mg-MDZvDB9bRmOp7NhRFZN8UN6asiiSqA72ZHmqYos/edit?usp=sharing

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

T3 2021 Elective Enrolment Update SUMMARY OF STUDENT REP MEETING WITH FACULTY REGARDING ELECTIVE ENROLMENT CONCERNS: The Faculty began the meeting by thanking students for raising their elective enrolment concerns with the Reps. It was because of the information we obtained from you through our Google form and the summary we ...

UPDATE ON ELECTIVE ENROLMENT ISSUES

Good evening everyone,

We hope you are all safe and well!

Firstly, thank you to all of the students who provided us with further information about their current elective enrolment issues. We ended up receiving 42 responses to the survey which were incredibly helpful and we are very grateful for the time students took out of their holidays to respond to the Google Form.

We are meeting with Faculty on Wednesday to discuss the concerns raised in the responses and we will provide an update about the matters discussed on Wednesday evening.

We understand students may be a bit stressed about the current circumstances but we hope to be able to resolve this situation as soon as possible!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

T3 ELECTIVE ENROLMENT ISSUE GOOGLE FORM CLOSES 5pm TODAY!

Thank you to all of the students who have provided details about their current issues with T3 Elective Enrolment. We have currently had 14 responses so far and would love to get this number to at least 30 in order for the data we obtain from the form to be completely representative of the current struggles students are having and for the form to provide us with an insight into how many students are effected by the current problems.

We totally appreciate that filling out a google form is the absolute last item on anyones holiday bucket list but your responses will be appreciated and will greatly assist us in sorting out the issues with the Faculty at our meeting early next week.

If you are keen to share the issues you are currently facing with enrolling into electives for T3, please see the link below to access the google form.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.
https://forms.gle/T2HrrbfWS5m9LBcYA

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

T3 2021 Elective Enrolment Issue Information Form We have created an anonymous google form for you to please provide a brief description of the problems you are facing with enrolling into elective courses for T3 2021. Specifically, the Reps are interested in finding out how many courses you have been waitlisted on? What number are you on those wait...

SUMMARY OF MATTERS DISCUSSED AT STUDENT REP MEETING WITH FACULTY - 25 AUGUST 2021

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Students,

We sincerely hope that you are all enjoying your time off from readings and assessments over these holidays despite the current circumstances.

Please see below for a summary of the issues which the Reps discussed with the Faculty today at our meeting. These issues include:

1) T3 Elective Enrolment Issues
2) JD Class Timetabling Concerns
3) Structure of Online Classes in T3 2021
4) International Student Access to Readings
5) Transcription of Online Materials and equitable access.
6) Online Database Access
7) Core Course Enrolment

The Reps are having another urgent meeting early next week with the School Manager to address the elective enrolment concerns. We would greatly appreciate as many students as possible contributing to the google form we have created so we can have as much information as possible to support us during our meeting next week.

Please stay safe and enjoy your break!

As always, if there any questions please feel free to contact the Reps via our communication channels.

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives

25 August 2021 Faculty Rep Meeting Summary SUMMARY OF MATTERS DISCUSSED DURING STUDENT REP MEETING WITH FACULTY – 25 August 2021 MATTERS ALSO TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE REP’s MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL MANAGER 1) Elective Course Enrolment T3 2021 The Reps raised the difficulties that students have been having with enrolling into elective cou...

CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS - Student Rep Meeting with Faculty Wednesday 25 August 2021

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Students,

We hope that you are all safe and well despite the extremely difficult circumstances we face!

This Wednesday the Reps will be meeting with Faculty for one of our regular meetings. We are looking for any issues which you would like for us to raise anonymously during this meeting. If you have any suggested agenda items, please feel free to send a message to one of the Reps via the communication channels listed on our page.

Given it is now official that we will be learning online until at least the end of Week 6 this meeting provides an invaluable opportunity for the Reps to represent Students desires for online learning for this upcoming term to the Faculty. We want to hear from you about any aspects of online learning that you want changed so we can represent these concerns at the earliest possible opportunity.

During this meeting we will be asking for clarity on the expected structure of online classes so we can pass this information on to you.

We also be seeking an update on the current state of database access and will be sure to pass this information on.

Congratulations for getting through the end of an unprecedented term and exams! We hope you are all able to take a well deserved break despite the restrictions!

Regards,
UNSW Law Student Reps

CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS - LAW REP MEETING WITH FACULTY ON WEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2021

Good evening everyone,

We hope you are all doing well during this difficult period. The Reps will be meeting with Faculty on Wednesday for one of our regular meetings. If you have any matters which you would like us to raise anonymously please feel free to pass them on to one of the Reps, we would love to hear from you!

The Reps would like to thank everyone who has contacted us regarding their concerns over the new online class enrolment priority system. In addition to other matters, we will be talking with Faculty on Wednesday about the exceptions and seeing whether they can be expanded to include more spots for students who do not fit into an exception category, but who are concerned about returning to campus (if we do return to campus in T3) and whether more online classes will be created if demand remains high.

As always, we will provide you with a summary of the matters we discuss and the outcome of those discussions.

All the best for the final few weeks of term and please remember we are here for you if you need anything!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Reps.

T3 ENROLMENT AND ONLINE CLASSES:

Following the announcement made yesterday by the Faculty regarding the enrolment process for online classes in T3 2021, the Reps made further inquiries to clarify how this process would affect onshore students who for a variety of legitimate reasons also want to study online next term.

The Faculty wanted to make it clear that onshore students are not locked out from online classes if they have a legitimate reason to study online and that there is a process in place for onshore students to apply for an online learning spot.

The new Full Class Requests Policy for online classes outlines numerous cases in which access to an online spot will be granted for students, with some cases prioritised over others. We encourage all students to read this document in full (see link below) along with the email that was sent to students yesterday about the new arrangements.

If there are students who wish to study online but do not fit into one of these categories and believe that they should have access to an online class we recommend that students still join the waitlist for that online class and submit a full class enrolment request to see if they can gain access.

Faculty also said to us that they will monitor the demand for online classes via the waitlist function and will make any timetable adjustments as they see fit if there is an obvious strong demand for online classes.

Of course, if restrictions continue to impact on the ability for face to face classes to be delivered next term then alternative arrangements will be put in place for all students.

Please feel free to contact the Reps if you have any questions or concerns about the online learning enrolment arrangements for next term.

Stay safe!

full_class_request_policy.pdf

COVID-19 UPDATE AND HANDOVER TO 2021-2022 LAW REPS

Dear UNSW Law Student Community,

We hope you are all safe, well and domestic students are coping ok with lockdown. The Reps know that the return to online learning may be a challenging period for some students. We want to let you know that we are here for you and that we are also in constant communication with the Faculty regarding the current learning arrangements.

If you have any concerns or suggestions about the online learning formats which have been reintroduced for the rest of Term 2 we would love to hear from you so we can take your feedback anonymously to the Faculty and make any necessary changes as soon as possible.

We know that the first week back of a longer-term change to online learning is extremely disruptive for both staff and students. Whilst we accept that the transition may not be seamless we want to make sure that all students' needs are catered for as quickly as possible.

We also want to highlight that 24/7 mental health support is available for UNSW students who may be finding this period difficult. Please never feel afraid to seek help and support when you need it! These services are here for you!

https://student.unsw.edu.au/counselling

Additionally, we want to inform you that the 2021-2022 Reps have now taken over from the amazing 2020-2021 Reps. The incoming reps would like to say a massive thank you to Isaac Dela Torre, Laura Boshier-Eggins, Tony Wu, Abida Aura and Angela Kintominas for all of their hard work over the past 18 months. Their tireless assistance and advocacy for students during an unprecedented pandemic and academic calendar was nothing short of extraordinary. The incoming reps certainly have big shoes to fill and we wish the outgoing reps all the best with their future studies and also congratulate Abida and Laura on graduating!

Following elections held last term, Gopika Aryad will become the new JD representative. Tristan Harley is the new Higher Degrees and Research representative (covering LLM, BCCL and PhD students). Alexander Humphreys continues as the UG representative for another elected term. It is expected that more students will be appointed as student representatives to fill out the various Faculty Committee positions in the coming months. The 2021-22 Reps will remain the representatives for the next 18 months (until December 2022).

The contacts list at the top of the Reps page has been edited so if you ever need to contact any of the new reps directly you will now find all of their details there.

Lastly, we want to keep spreading positive vibes to everyone! We have been through this before and we can get through it again! Keep looking out for each other and we cannot wait to get back to campus as quickly as possible!!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives.

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COVID-19 Update 23-6-21

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Student Community,

As the COVID-19 situation evolves in NSW we understand that this is a very unsettling and uncertain time for the student community. If you are feeling anxious about the current covid situation we want you to know that you are not alone and the Reps are here for you to answer your questions, provide advice or even just have a chat.

Late this afternoon, UNSW sent out an email to your student emails outlining how the new restrictions imposed by the NSW Government impact campus activities. We strongly encourage all students to please read this email.

Earlier today we sent an email to the Faculty to let them know that we had received numerous concerns from students about attending F2F classes in the current COVID conditions and inquired if any arrangements would be put in place for students who do not feel comfortable attending classes in person. Faculty confirmed that they were aware of these very understandable concerns and were awaiting advice from Central UNSW Governance before providing any Faculty specific advice to students.

Now that the advice from Central has come through we are expecting more information from the Faculty to come through shortly. It appears that communications are being made to individual courses via moodle. The reps are communicating closely with the Faculty and will also seek to obtain more information. Please make sure you keep a close eye on your UNSW emails for updates from either Lecturers or Faculty Staff as well as the Law Reps page.

Finally, despite the current COVID-19 situation obviously being far less than ideal it is important to remember that we have gotten through this situation before and there is no doubt that we will get through it again! Please look out for each other during this period and stay safe!

Kind regards,
UNSW Law Student Representatives.

UPDATE REGARDING LEGAL DATABASE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS:

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Student Community,

We hope you are all well!

Over the past few weeks we have been working hard and engaging closely with Faculty to try and receive some more information regarding the current situation with the changed student access rights to certain legal databases. We have specifically sought more information on the decision making processes which lead to the changes, the extent of the changes and any information on the future plans being adopted for student access to legal databases. We have specifically requested information on these matters with respect to student access to HeinOnline and Halsbury's Laws of Australia (via Lexis).

Both the Faculty and the UNSW Library team have been very transparent with the information they have provided us. Linked is a document addressing all of the questions outlined in the first paragraph utilising the information provided to us by Faculty and the UNSW Library Team.

Both the Faculty and UNSW Library have been actively listening to our feedback and are keen for us to continue sharing student perspectives on database access matters, especially as the Library team start planning their 2022 database delivery strategy. The Reps are very keen to hear your feedback so we can continue to represent your concerns and enable students to have a say about database access in the future. If you have any feedback you would like to share with the Reps, please feel free to contact us via the communication channels listed on our page.

We hope you find this document useful and you are enjoying term 2 (Reading week is nearly here.....)!

Update Regarding Legal Databse Access for UNSW Law Students UPDATE REGARDING LEGAL DATABASE ACCESS FOR UNSW LAW & JUSTICE STUDENTS: Dear UNSW Law and Justice Student Community, Over the past few weeks, we have been working closely with Faculty to try and obtain some more information about the decision-making process which led to the library database c...

The Faculty are seeking LLB, JD and Higher Degree Research students to participate in a review of Moodle next Tuesday, 15 June, from 2-4 pm on Zoom. This initiative is being run by the Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience.

This is a great opportunity to have a direct say in how course content is presented to students. If you are interested in participating please send an email to one of the Reps (emails listed on our page).

See the document attached below for more information about the review. Participating students will receive a $20 online gift voucher to the UNSW Grad Shop.

Request for Students for Moodle Enhance Project The Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience  is working to  improve your digital learning environments. Moodle is being redesigned in response to student feedback, as part of the Moodle Enhance Project.    The  Moodle Enhance Project gives you the opportunity to play an acti...

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Student Community,

We hope you have had an enjoyable first week back and have settled in to Term 2!

Please see attached a summary of the matters discussed at yesterdays Student Rep meeting with Faculty.

The summary is long, but we encourage students to read it in full as it thoroughly covers some important matters including:

1) Online class access for long distance students
2) Changes to legal database access for Law Students
3) A statement on the posters in the law building and class sizes
4) An update on the student survey and release of results.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FHCNWB0b8vT0EFcqW-YUkpuwA6nDsvYZ/view?usp=sharing

Please feel free to contact the Reps via the communication channels listed on our page if you have any questions or concerns about any of the matters outlined in the summary.

Summary of issues discussed at Faculty Meeting 2 June 2021 .pdf

UNSW LAW AND JUSTICE STUDENT SURVEY

Dear UNSW Law and Justice Student Community,

We trust you have all had a good break so far and you are enjoying the final few days left of the holidays before T2 starts next week!

You may have seen an email today which was sent to you by the Faculty asking you to fill out a student experience survey. To provide more context to this survey, the Faculty is currently undergoing a strategic review of its teaching and assessment strategy with a focus on 2023 and beyond but with recommendations likely to be implemented before then. As part of this review they are really keen to hear students' perspectives especially regarding which teaching and assessment strategies they find the most useful.

We know students are often asked to complete a lot of surveys, but if there is any survey worth completing it is this one! The Faculty will be relying heavily on the data from this survey when creating their new teaching and assessment strategic plan hence it is crucial that as many students as possible from all degree programs and years fill out this survey to ensure students views are genuinely accounted for. If more students complete the survey, the information will be more representative of the student bodies views and the Faculty will treat the results with greater significance in their decision making. This is your best chance to have a say about the future of your Law School!

The Student Reps helped to create this survey and will be submitting a report to Faculty summarising the results. They are also a part of the discussions for the strategic plan and will ensure student views from the survey are properly accounted for.

You can complete the survey by accessing it through your UNSW email. The survey is open to students in all degree programs (LLB, LLM and JD) and students in all years. It is anonymous and you do not need to answer all of the questions if you do not want to. If you are pressed for time, simply answering the multiple choice questions will still be of significant value for the Student Reps and Faculty!

The survey closes at 11:59 on Monday 31 May 2021 (Day 1 of Term)!