Mining and Resources Law - LAWS8045
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9230, 5740, 8058, 5040 or 7335.
Excluded: JURD7545
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course is also available to students enrolled in the Master of Mining Engineering (8058), Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering (5040) and the Graduate Certificate in Mining Engineering (7335) in the Faculty of Engineering.
LLM Specialisation
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Aims
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the legislative basis for mining and resources activity in Australia
- Identify how the financial services sector, environmental law, employment and competition law issues affect the mining and resources area
- Understand key areas of regulatory development relating to sustainable energy technologies and new markets
- Understanding the relationship between the mining and resources industry and native title issues.
- Evaluate the laws, rules and issues relating to the mining resource industry
Main Topics
- Overview of the relevant state legislative framework governing the mining and resources industry including mineral claims, mining licences, crown reservations, royalties
- Corporate and commercial considerations including funding, capital raising trade practices, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and due diligence.
- The regulation of environmental laws and obligations and stakeholder attitudes toward them
- Employment law, including OH&S, contracting and outsourcing contracts.
- Legal issues arising from emerging technologies and new markets such as carbon and water trading
- The relationship and collaborative potential between the mining and resources industry and indigenous Australians and native title
Assessment
Essay Plan – 1,500 words | 20% |
Research Essay – 6,000 words | 80% |