This course prepares students to be able to advise clients on the relevant law, generally assist them in planning process; initiate or oppose applications in, and obtain and present clients in various forums. Students can undertake the course in ACT, NSW, Queensland, Victorian or NT jurisdictions and in other Australian jurisdictions as agreed with the lecturer.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
A student on completing the course should have the skills of an entry level lawyer to:
- understand and be able to advise clients of the stages in the planning process: including DA application & plan preparation, submission and approval/objection
- understand the review and appeal procedures available for review of Consent Authority's decisions
- be able to obtain full instructions and to find and understand all relevant technical information
- prepare application for review of refusal/conditions of approval
- understand steps to be taken in appeal process to resolve matter to client's satisfaction.
Other Information
When Offered and Delivery Mode: This online 8 week course is offered twice a year in the 1st and 3rd teaching periods.
Classification in Graduate Studies Select: Specialist. In addition an elective in the GDLP program, can be used as part of the articulation into the LLM and LLM (in practice) programs.
Indicative Assessment
3 assessable exercises (Letter of Advice, Court/Tribunal Application, Telephone Directions Hearing), and Web discussion participation.
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
There are no set contact hours. Students should expect to spend about 10 - 15 hours per week in reading and course related tasks to complete the course.
Prescribed Texts
Nil
Preliminary Reading
For students with no knowledge of Environmental Law see:
- Bates, G. (2006) Environmental Law in Australia, 6th ed., Lexis-Nexis Butterworths, Sydney
- Farrier, D & Stein, P. (eds.) (2006) The Environmental Law Handbook: Planning and Land Use in NSW, 4th ed., Redfern Legal Centre Publishing for NSW.
- In most other jurisdictions the EDO (Environmental Defender's Office) publishes environmental law handbooks (hard copy) and fact sheets (online).
Course folder and online materials supplied.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 3 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 0.06250 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $663 | |
| 2014 | $993 | |
| 2013 | $990 | |
| 2012 | $990 | |
| 2011 | $864 | |
| 2010 | $726 | |
| 2009 | $663 | |
| 2008 | $663 | |
| 2007 | $663 | |
| 2006 | $663 | |
| 2005 | $663 | |
| 2004 | $663 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $852 |
| 2014 | $1299 |
| 2013 | $1296 |
| 2012 | $1236 |
| 2011 | $1212 |
| 2010 | $906 |
| 2009 | $852 |
| 2008 | $852 |
| 2007 | $852 |
| 2006 | $852 |
| 2005 | $852 |
| 2004 | $852 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1352 | 20 Jan 2014 | 24 Jan 2014 | 31 Jan 2014 | 14 Mar 2014 | In Person | N/A |
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5321 | 07 Jul 2014 | 11 Jul 2014 | 18 Jul 2014 | 29 Aug 2014 | In Person | N/A |
