Sustainable Energy Law - LAWS8070
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: 0
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200 or 9210 or 5740 or 9220 or 5750 or 8623 or 5499 or 7339 or 9212 or 5212
Excluded: JURD7470
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 Environmental Management (8619), Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management (5499) and the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management (7339).
This course is also available to students undertaking relevant postgraduate non-law degree programs at UNSW provided such enrolment is approved by the appopriate non-law Faculty.
Matthew Baird is an Australian barrister with over 25 years involvement in planning and environmental law. He is Australia’s foremost presenter on nuclear law issues, and has been involved in successful challenges to major projects based on climate change grounds. He has an extensive background in public participation and the due process rules relating to the assessment of major projects and critical infrastructure projects. For the past three years his expertise in climate change litigation has been recognised by his inclusion as the only barrister in Best Lawyers Australia – Climate Change. Matthew has consulted on EIA training in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Matthew conducted the first training session on EIA for civil society groups in Yangon, Myanmar. He has also been working on the re-drafting of the EIA Law for Cambodia in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment and Vishnu Law Group. Matthew is currently consulting with the Asian Development Bank on the establishment of the Asian Judges Network on Environment.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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