UNSW Students Launch Indigenous Mooting Competition
- Survive Law
- Nov 1, 2014
- 1 min read
Indigenous students at the University of New South Wales recently held the inaugural Mooting Competition of Australia’s First Peoples – a moot especially for indigenous LLB and JD students.
The moot was the idea of second year JD student Teela Reid and other indigenous law students, with Reid playing a key role in preparing the completion rules and coordinating the moot.
Academics from the faculty ran an advocacy and research workshop for students ahead of the moot, and provided a moot problem relating to s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). Competition rounds were judged by practising barristers, academics and experienced student mooters.
Judge Matthew Myers of the Federal Circuit Court, the first Indigenous person to be appointed a federal judicial officer in Australia, adjudicated the grand final. First year student Kate Sinclair was named the winner of the competition, and Bridget Cama, also a first year student, was runner up.
“The UNSW Law Mooting Competition of Australia’s First Peoples was established to showcase the calibre of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at UNSW Law. It specifically allows students to engage with a legal matter that is culturally significant and aims to increase participation in advocacy”, said Reid.
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Student initiatives often play an important role in promoting inclusion and awareness within academic communities. The launch of the Indigenous Mooting Competition by UNSW students highlights a meaningful effort to recognize Indigenous perspectives in legal education and provide a platform for emerging voices. Events around campuses sometimes bring together visitors, sponsors, and community members, and discussions may even extend to outdoor activities or travel ideas such as MT E-Bikes — Glacier National Park ebikes as people share experiences beyond academics. Overall, initiatives like this competition encourage dialogue, cultural understanding, and opportunities for students to engage with important social issues while developing their professional skills.
This is such an important initiative for building practical legal skills and confidence. The focus on Indigenous legal issues is crucial, and it reminds me of the kind of foundational work Pips Hint often highlights.
What a meaningful initiative—Dwarf Eats Mountain would admire how this UNSW Indigenous mooting competition builds genuine advocacy and pride among First Peoples’ law students.
This Indigenous mooting competition is a powerful step toward elevating First Peoples’ voices in law, offering substance and purpose where mere spectacle like Creepy Dates only distracts.
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