Judicial review is an important aspect of administrative law which focuses on the relationship between the courts and the executive arm of government. This course will focus on some of the interesting and challenging current issues in the Australian law of judicial review.
Topics to be covered include:
- Introduction; Different Approaches to Judicial Review
- Negotiating the Public/Private Distinction
- Judicial Review Remedies: current issues
- The Resurgence of Jurisdictional Error
- Can Invalid Decisions have Legal Consequences?
- Jurisdictional Facts and Irrationality Review
- Privative Clauses and Alternative techniques to restrict judicial review
- Procedural Fairness, the principle of legality, and Judicial Deference.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
This course provides a specialist study of one method of administrative law review ? judicial review by courts. The course will approach this topic in three ways:
- by defining the major principles relating to judicial review of administrative action
- by examining recent cases and trends in judicial review
- by noting the functional impact of court review on government administrative decision-making
Other Information
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Indicative Assessment
Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the Wattle course site, prior to the commencement of the course.
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Workload
26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery over 4 days)
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Requisite and Incompatibility
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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9663 | 02 Nov 2016 | 02 Nov 2016 | 18 Nov 2016 | 13 Jan 2017 | In Person | N/A |
