Plagiarism

The research paper or examination you submit must be your own work, and must not be the result of collaboration with other people or work you have previously submitted. You must take care to cite accurately and precisely all the material you use, so that the reader can see which words are quotations, and where you have paraphrased another person’s ideas (which you can indicate with a footnote).

Please seek assistance from your teacher or from the Academic Skills Unit at the Law School if you have any questions about this or the meaning of plagiarism.

Failure to comply with these requirements may result in failing the subject and serious disciplinary measures.          

When submitting your paper, you will be required to declare (by submitting the assessment cover sheet) that your paper is your own work, and does not:

  • Contain any material published or written by another person, except where proper acknowledgement is made in the text;
  • Contain any material written by me (whether individually or in collaboration with others) in the course of my employment, except where proper acknowledgement is made in the text;
  • Contain material written by me which has already been submitted for assessment in this or any other subject at this University or any other institution; or
  • Contravene the University’s policies on academic honesty (available at  http://academichonesty.unimelb.edu.au) in any other way.

All assessment will be put through an electronic plagiarism checking system, and will be retained for this purpose in future.

Students should refer to the University's policy on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism.

Reference should also be made to the University's regulations on Assessment (Statue 11.1) and Student Discipline (Statute 13.1).

Graduate law students should use standard citation styles in accordance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation and take all possible care to avoid plagiarising. The Australian Guide to Legal Citation is available from the Melbourne University Law Review website.

Academic skills support

Melbourne Law School provides a range of support options for students who wish to further develop their skills in English language, legal research or academic writing. Find out more about Academic skills support for Melbourne Law Masters students.