This task involves answering an unseen HSC-style question on the Family topic, under examination conditions.
The response should be approximately 1000 words (6 – 8 pages) and will be marked out of 25.
You will have 5 minutes of reading/planning time and 45 minutes of writing time. The question will be drawn from
the contemporary issue of Surrogacy and Birth Technologies.
In preparation for the in-class task, you need to:
• investigate and research the contemporary issue Surrogacy and Birth Technologies
• evaluate the effectiveness of the legal and non legal responses to the issue
• apply the criteria to make an evaluation. This may include, but is not limited to the following:
P – protection of individual rights
E – enforceability
A – accessibility
R – resource efficiency
R – responsiveness
J – justice been achieved?
A – application of the Rule Of Law
M – meeting society’s needs
 You will need to synthesise information from a range of sources, including cases, legislation, the media, and
international instruments, to support a legal argument in answering the Extended Response question.
 Make a list of relevant LCMID that you will use
 Familiarise yourself with the principal focus and the themes and challenges.
 Prepare a plan of proposed questions.
 Read exemplar responses from previous questions.