Undergraduate - UnitBTW3240 - Administrative law

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Synopsis

Aspects of ultra vires, natural justice, jurisdictional error, delegated legislation, Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act, administrative appeals tribunal, freedom of information legislation, remedies and orders relevant to business and commerce, ASIC and ATO examples where possible.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. identify the important elements in Administrative Law and how they may be used
2. analyse hypothetical case studies and formulate a legal argument by the application of statute and case law
3. critically evaluate the effectiveness of aspects of Administrative law in the context of the changing needs of the community.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Ashraf Kazi

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed BTG1200 or BTW1200 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

BTG3240