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Issues in Housing Law - LAWS4014
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 4
 
 
EFTSL: 0.08333 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 28
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course will examine central debates about housing provision by reference to recent changes in contemporary housing policy. Key legal instruments that govern housing provision will be critically analysed, such as Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements, and international human rights law relevant to Australia’s obligations to provide adequate housing. The course will also explore the wider context of housing, such as taxation reform, planning law, programs of state subsidy in the form of rent assistance and home purchase assistance, the structure of public/social housing and affordable housing policy. There will be some focus on overseas initiatives. Specialist guest speakers will address selected topics. Assessment will be primarily in the form of a research paper.


LLM Specialisation

Human Rights and Social Justice.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None.

Course Objectives

To explore the competing policy debates in relation to housing provision for all.

Main Topics

  • Tax policy in relation to housing
  • Public/social housing provision
  • Affordable housing policies
  • Comparative approches

Assessment

Class participation 20%
Research paper 80%
 

Course Texts

Prescribed
Course materials available from University Bookshop.

Recommended
None

Resources

Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.

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