This course has been designed for either:
Lawyers and decision makers who practice in, or who desire an understanding of Commonwealth Compensation Law relating to injuries at work; or
Commonwealth employees who are in management, human resources, personnel or legal sections where a detailed understanding of Commonwealth Compensation law is desirable.
This course will give students an understanding of the practical application of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRC Act).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the core entitlement principles for compensation under the SRC Act
- construct a proposition of law established by case law
- identify the relevant legal issues that arise on a given set of facts
- make arguments about the way in which those legal issues are likely to be resolved, noting contrary arguments and their strengths
- provide case authorities for propositions of law that they use in those arguments
- apply case law and legislation to a given set of facts
- structure an answer to a problem question in a logical and effective way
- comment critically on the outcome and reasoning in cases studied during the course and identify the considerations of policy that may underpin them.
Other Information
This course is run on WATTLE. Once enrolled you will need to log on to WATTLE at: https://wattle.anu.edu.au/ your ISIS username and password. When available students will be able to gain access to the course materials and modules.
Indicative Assessment
It is likely the assessment will comprise of:
- 10 short weekly exercises (40%)
- on-line discussion forum on WATTLE (10%)
- Assignment/Application (50%, 4000 wds)
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Workload
Equivalent of 26 contact hours through WATTLE
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Annotated Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 by Ballard Sutherland and Anforth 9th Edition
Preliminary Reading
Lees v Comcare (1999) 56 ALD 84
A Course Outline will be available on the Wattle course page prior to the commencement of the course.
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
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.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1464 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |