LLB1197 Ethics and Professional Responsibility / LLB 197 Lawyers and Australian Society
Assignment - Spring Session 2021
Due: 4pm Tuesday 31 August 2021 (Week 6)
Value: 30% of the total marks for the subject
Page Limit: 5 pages (including footnotes, not including bibliography)
Submission: Assignment must be submitted via the Turnitin Assignment submission link on the
LLB1197/197 Moodle site. The link opens 1 week before the due date.
Formatting: Requirements are found on page 3 of the General Advice Guide.
Note: footnotes should be 10pt font and single spaced.
Support: The Learning Co-op has support for assessments, including critical analysis and developing
an argument - https://www.uow.edu.au/student/learningcoop/assessments/index.html
The following ASSESSMENT CRITERIA will be used for the allocation of marks:
Identification and understanding of relevant legal and theoretical issues
Evidence of analysis and critical thinking in relation to the issues
Quality and thoroughness of research
Structure and written expression
Appropriate referencing, including compliance with AGLC
Conformity with page length and formatting specifications
Note: The assessment criteria are not equally weighted.
Acknowledgment and Referencing Reminder:
You must acknowledge all sources of information. You should ensure that you are familiar with the rules on
referencing and acknowledgment. You should consult the University Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Policy. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated and you will be penalised if you engage in academic misconduct.
Note: This is an individual assignment. Your answer to this assignment must be entirely your own work.
You must not discuss with any other person how the question should be answered; the material that is relevant
to answering the question; or how the answer to the question should be structured. Without limiting these
prohibitions, you must not show any part of your work in progress or your completed assignment to any other
person undertaking this subject; or read the work in progress or completed assignment of any other person.
QUESTION
In Prothonotary of the Supreme Court (NSW) v Montenegro [2015] NSWCA 409 (‘Montenegro’),
the Court stated: ‘Qualities of honesty and integrity and a preparedness to comply with the law are essential
requirements for being a fit and proper person.’ [66]
Identify and critically analyse the reasons that these qualities are considered essential for admission to the
legal profession.
In your answer you must include specific reference to relevant legislation, at least 2 cases (in addition to
Montenegro) and 2 appropriate, scholarly secondary sources.
Assignment - Spring Session 2021
Due: 4pm Tuesday 31 August 2021 (Week 6)
Value: 30% of the total marks for the subject
Page Limit: 5 pages (including footnotes, not including bibliography)
Submission: Assignment must be submitted via the Turnitin Assignment submission link on the
LLB1197/197 Moodle site. The link opens 1 week before the due date.
Formatting: Requirements are found on page 3 of the General Advice Guide.
Note: footnotes should be 10pt font and single spaced.
Support: The Learning Co-op has support for assessments, including critical analysis and developing
an argument - https://www.uow.edu.au/student/learningcoop/assessments/index.html
The following ASSESSMENT CRITERIA will be used for the allocation of marks:
Identification and understanding of relevant legal and theoretical issues
Evidence of analysis and critical thinking in relation to the issues
Quality and thoroughness of research
Structure and written expression
Appropriate referencing, including compliance with AGLC
Conformity with page length and formatting specifications
Note: The assessment criteria are not equally weighted.
Acknowledgment and Referencing Reminder:
You must acknowledge all sources of information. You should ensure that you are familiar with the rules on
referencing and acknowledgment. You should consult the University Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Policy. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated and you will be penalised if you engage in academic misconduct.
Note: This is an individual assignment. Your answer to this assignment must be entirely your own work.
You must not discuss with any other person how the question should be answered; the material that is relevant
to answering the question; or how the answer to the question should be structured. Without limiting these
prohibitions, you must not show any part of your work in progress or your completed assignment to any other
person undertaking this subject; or read the work in progress or completed assignment of any other person.
QUESTION
In Prothonotary of the Supreme Court (NSW) v Montenegro [2015] NSWCA 409 (‘Montenegro’),
the Court stated: ‘Qualities of honesty and integrity and a preparedness to comply with the law are essential
requirements for being a fit and proper person.’ [66]
Identify and critically analyse the reasons that these qualities are considered essential for admission to the
legal profession.
In your answer you must include specific reference to relevant legislation, at least 2 cases (in addition to
Montenegro) and 2 appropriate, scholarly secondary sources.
