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LAWS3385 Administrative Law I
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The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 1 Old unit code: 200.385
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) understand the place of administrative law in the contemporary Australian legal system; (2) identify and explain the alternative avenues of judicial review in the Australian jurisdictions and the various grounds upon which judicial review can be pursued; (3) apply the law learned in a variety of factual situations and in the process analyse the interrelationships and limitations of particular principles in practical contexts and identify reform possibilities; (4) communicate (in the administrative law context) legal conclusions and opinions, evaluations of prospects in hypothetical scenarios, critical assessments of the state of the law, and ideas for reform; and (5) effectively locate and use key resources in the field of administrative law including tools for finding, updating and interpreting delegated legislation. |
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| Content: Administrative law concerns the principles and procedures by which the decisions of government agencies and public officials are challenged and supervised. Students have previously studied constitutional law which focuses principally on the validity of legislation. Administrative law focuses on the validity and appropriateness of executive actions taken under legislation (or indeed in the exercise of prerogative powers) especially insofar as they affect the rights and interests of individuals. This unit examines what many consider to be the core principles in the field—the 'grounds' of judicial review. |
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Assessment: Students are assessed by tutorial performance (10 per cent); library research exercise (10 per cent); optional assignment (20 per cent); and a final examination (60 per cent or 80 per cent, depending on the assignment option).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Associate Professor Alex Gardner |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 1 hr per fortnight
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/98340 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Creyke, R. and McMillan, J. Control of Government Action: LexisNexis Butterworths 2005
Lane, W. B. and Young, S. Administrative Law in Australia: Lawbook Co. 2007
Recommended Reading
Allars, M. Introduction to Australian Administrative Law: Butterworths 1990
Aronson, M. et al. Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 3rd ed.: Lawbook Co. 2004
Cane, P. and McDonald, L. Principles of Administrative Law: Legal Regulation of Governance: OUP 2007
Commonwealth Legislation and Administrative Law Collection: LexisNexis 2007 (collection of statutes)
Douglas, R. Douglas and Jones's Administrative Law, 5th ed.: Federation Press 2006
Groves, M. and Lee, H. P., eds Australian Administrative Law: Fundamentals, Principles and Doctrines: CUP 2007
Hotop, S. D. Principles of Australian Administrative Law, 6th ed.: Lawbook Co. 1985
Lewis, C. Judicial Remedies in Public Law, 3rd ed.: Sweet & Maxwell 2004
Sykes, E. I. et al. General Principles of Administrative Law, 4th ed.: Butterworths 1997 |
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Assistance with study skills, including English language skills,
is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students
(see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/).
Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. |
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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change.
Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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