Legislation

Course aim

This course is aimed at providing students with a strong foundation in the design, passage, execution and interpretation of legislation and delegated legislation.

Course content

Topics in this course include the electoral system and political parties with focus on a selected legal issue and policy development thereof, law making systems in Australia with some international comparison of treatment of selected issue, regulatory design including role of Parliamentary Counsel, Regulations and implementation including drafting, Parliamentary committees with focus on any committee dealing with the policy being studied, acts interpretation acts, statutory interpretation principles.

Textbook(s)

Pearce D.C & Geddes R.S 2014, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 8th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths , Chatswood, N.S.W.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	40 hours x n/a
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	40 hours x n/a

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

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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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.