Australian Immigration Law and Practice - LAWS2272

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Examines Australian immigration law and practice. Focus is on the role of law in immigration selection and control, and the notions of citizen and alien. The course considers different models of selection and control. It examines in detail the present law in relation to the main visa classes granting permanent and temporary residence. Topics include: freedom of movement, residence and citizenship, entry for migrants, and temporary residents, admission and stay under international obligations, illegal entry, the function of compliance, the detention and removal of illegal immigrants and the immigration appeal system.