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Land and Environment Court Clinic - LAWS3302

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty 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:

Required: Principles of Public Law (LAWS1141/JURD7141), Administrative Law (LAWS1160/JURD7160), Equity & Trusts (LAWS2385/JURD7285) OR Public Law (LAWS1104/JURD7140), Administrative Law (LAWS1160/JURD7160), Property, Equity & Trusts 1 (LAWS2381/JURD7281)

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The Land and Environment Court Clinic is an experiential learning program. In this course students will put their legal skills and knowledge to use and gain practical experience of the law in action. At the same time they will be critically analysing the effect of law and legal policy on members of the community in a court setting.Students will be assisting court staff in research and and assisting people who have planning and environmental law problems. The work will involve research, interviewing clients, and assisting clients under the supervision of Court staff in completing forms, finding resources etc.

Students will spend 1 day (7 hours-9am to 5pm) at the Land and Environment Court each week for 12 weeks. There will be a induction program at the Court which is compulsory for all students. Students will have 2 hours of face to face lectures each week.

Students may also be involved in research and policy work relevant to the court.

Recommended Knowledge

A working knowledge of the Australian legal system. Previously completing Environmental Law (LAWS3361) is desirable.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand the theory and practice of environmental and planning law.
  • Think critically about the role of Courts and environmental and planning law in protecting the environment as well as the impact on the community generally and the impact on disadvantaged people.
  • Conduct academic research onenvironmental and planning law.
  • Understand and be able to think critically about government legislative policy in environmental and planning law.
  • Understand and be able to think critically about the legal processes and outcomes in the Land and Environment Court.
  • Engage in informed discussion on environmental and planning law and policy.
  • Interview clients, draft correspondence , conduct applied legal research.

Assessment

Presentation - 40%

Demonstrate satisfactory performance in placement through an evaluation report from your Land and Environment Court supervisor - 30%

Produce a 3,000 word article or other wriiten work as directed on some aspect of the Land and Environments Court's work - 30%
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Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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