The course is designed to familiarise students with some of the contemporary challenges facing the Australian system of Administrative Law, and to permit them to engage in a scholarly and reflective analysis of the issues involved in cases and issues which are coming before the courts. To best suit the needs of the student body, cases and issues will be examined both from a theoretical and practical dimension.
The nature of this course means that the course outline will generally not be fully settled before each semester, in order to leave some space for significant issues or cases which arise just prior to or during the teaching period. Nevertheless, certain topics will need to be covered to supplement the foundation course. Topics from which sessions will be selected include:
- Jurisdictional error
- Administrative law theory
- New trends in accountability in an administrative state
- The role of privative clauses and other means of removing or limiting the jurisdiction of courts and tribunals
- Commercialisation, privatisation and outsourcing of government functions;
- Damages as an administrative law remedy
- The status of international law principles and conventions in Australian administrative law
- Controlling administrative decision-making-alternatives to external review: internal review; codes of conduct; service charters
- The interaction of administrative law and human rights and anti-discrimination principles
- Investigative bodies, including Ombudsman and Parliamentary Commissioners and their place in administrative law
- Protection of privacy in the public and private sector
- Executive power and administrative law
- E-Government and its impact on administrative law
- Issues in relation to tribunals such as evidence, modes of inquiry, structure of tribunal system, tribunal independence.
Other Information
The course will be conducted, class size permitting, in an interactive seminar format. Students will be expected to play an active part in class discussions.
Indicative Assessment
The assessment for this course is designed to give students an opportunity to do a reflective essay on one of the major areas of the course, while encouraging engagement with other topics by requiring a short more practical piece on two other topics and a class presentation on a further topic. The class presentation will also foster the development of presentational skills.
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
Three hours per week.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Please refer to LAWS2262 course home page
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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3054 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4368 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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