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Administrative Justice - LAWS3130
Science

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  School of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Pre-requisite: LAWS1160; JURD7160
 
 
Excluded: JURD7414, JURD7444, LAWS3014, LAWS3143, LAWS3144
 
 
Fee Band:   (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course provides a comprehensive coverage of issues in administrative justice, including systemic issues such as access and the structuring of review and scrutiny mechanisms. The topics include: public policy and ethical dimensions of administrative justice; access issues: language, culture, and legal assistance; access to information; privacy; the role of review mechanisms including internal review, determinative versus advisory review, and external review; tribunals; and evaluation of impact. Comparison is made where relevant to other jurisdictions.


Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Assessment

Class participation: 20%

Reflective notes (total 2,000 words): 20%

Research essay (3,000 words): 60%

Course Texts

Recommended

P Cane & L McDonald Principles of Administrative Law: Legal Regulation of Governance 2008
P Cane Administrative Adjudication and Administrative Tribunals 2009 (forthcoming)
M Adler (ed) Administrative Justice 2009 (forthcoming)

Resources

Refer to the course outline which will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the relevant semester.

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