This course deals with federal criminal law in Australia. It introduces students to the principles of criminal responsibility under the Commonwealth Criminal Code (Criminal Code Act 1995) and a range of offences under the Code, such as terrorism and security-related offences, theft, fraud and bribery offences, drugs, cybercrime and telecommunications offences.
The course will be of benefit to lawyers, law enforcement officers and others interested in the expanding scope and application of federal criminal law in Australia.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
The main learning outcomes for this course are;
- to give students a thorough and systematic knowledge of principles of criminal responsibility under the Commonwealth Criminal Code;
- to enable students to draft/interpret federal criminal offences and to understand their likely application in criminal proceedings;
- to give students familiarity with particular areas of substantive federal criminal law, such as terrorism and security-related offences, theft, fraud and bribery offences, drugs, cybercrime and telecommunications offences; and
- to allow students to reflect critically on the expanding scope of federal criminal law.
In addition, this course is intended to complement a counterpart course in Federal Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
Indicative Assessment
A major two-part research essay of between 6,000 and 8,000 words
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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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