2024 UniSQ Secondary Schools Moot Competition
Teacher Information Session
View the first Teacher Information session here. This information session outlines the key contacts, important dates, competition overview, how the competition is scored and what prizes are on offer. The moot problem is outlined, as well as courtroom etiquette and roles and responsibilities of each participant.
View seminar 1: The case, the facts and the law
Powerpoint slides for seminar 1
View seminar 2: Preparing and presenting submissions
Powerpoint slides for seminar 2
Moot Draw
PRELIMINARY ROUND 1
20, 21 May
Location: UniSQ Toowoomba Moot Court
| Monday 20 May | Role | School |
| Moot 2, 12:30pm - 2:00pm* | Appellant | Springfield Anglican College |
| Respondent | St Mary's College Toowoomba | |
| Friday 24 May | ||
| Moot 1, 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Appellant | Highlands Christian College |
Location: UniSQ Ipswich Moot Court S101
| Monday 20 May | Role | School |
| Moot 2, 12:30pm - 2:00pm* | Appellant | Springfield Anglican College |
| Respondent | St Mary's College Toowoomba | |
| Tuesday 21 May | Role | School |
| Moot 3, 10:00am - 11:30am | Appellant | Westside Christian College |
| Respondent | Grace Lutheran College | |
| Moot 3, 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Appellant | Brisbane State High School |
| Respondent | A.B. Patterson College |
*The Schools involved in Moot 2 participated via zoom link between Moot Courts.
PRELIMINARY ROUND 2
3, 4 June
Location: UniSQ Ipswich Moot Court S101
| Monday 3 June | Role | School |
| Moot 1, 10:00am - 11:30am | Appellant | Grace Lutheran College |
| Respondent | Brisbane State High School | |
| Moot 2, 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Appellant | A.B. Patterson College |
| Respondent | Springfield Anglican College |
Location: UniSQ Toowoomba Moot Court
| Tuesday 4 June | Role | School |
| Moot 3, 10:00am - 11:30am | Appellant | St Mary's College Toowoomba |
| Respondent 1 | Highlands Christian College | |
| Respondent 2 | Westside Christian College |
Competition Rules
View the 2024 UniSQ Secondary Schools Moot Competition Rules here.
Moot Problem
The moot problem is in the form of an appeal to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland. Moot teams will therefore be assigned roles as representatives of the appellant or of the respondent in the Court of Appeal. Access the 2024 Moot Problem here.
Case Links and Grounds of the Appeal
Key Contacts
The Competition is being organised by the School of Law and Justice at the University of Southern Queensland. Key contacts for the Competition are:
Administration (School Support Specialist) - Ms Kathy Pemberton: SSSAcademicAffairs@unisq.edu.au
Advocacy Coordinator (Ipswich) - Mr Anton La Vin: anton.lavin@unisq.edu.au
Advocacy Coordinator (Toowoomba) - Dr Katie Murray: katie.murray@unisq.edu.au
Head of School, Law and Justice - Professor Jonathan Crowe: SSS-LawandJustice@unisq.edu.au.