UNSW Handbook Course - Australian Immigration Law and Practice

Australian Immigration Law and Practice - LAWS2272


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
	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.

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