Criminal Law and Procedure

Course aim

This course provides students with sound understanding of substantive Australian criminal law and criminal procedure.  It provides an overview of the scope of the criminal law and the way in which the law criminalises certain conduct. The course also examines pre-trial and trial processes to gain an understanding of the way in which substantive criminal law is put into practice by the police, practitioners and judiciary.

Course content

1. Theory of Criminal Law
2. Elements of the Offence
3. Offences Against the Person
4. Homicide
5. Offences of Dishonesty
6. General Defences: Self-Defence, Duress and Necessity
7. Mental Incompetence and Intoxication
8. Attempts, Accessories and Joint Enterprise Liability
9. Pretrial Processes: Arrest, Search and Bail
10. Trial Processes: Classification of Offences, Trial on Indictment, Summary Proceedings

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 1030	Law, Governance and Citizenship
LAWS 1029	Contracts
LAWS 1032	Torts

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Advocacy exercise, Essay, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.