This is a clinical program focused on applying legal and other skills to current environment and planning issues. During the course, students will attend a supervised clinic for one day a week where they will work on environmental issues.
The course aims include to:
- Guide and support students in identifying, developing and applying practical legal and other skills in environment and planning law;
- Develop students’ critical understanding of legal practice approaches, and the roles of lawyers and others, in relation to individual clients and environment and social justice issues;
- Contextualise the study of law, particularly environment and planning law and applying ethical legal practice skills;
- Encourage, promote and validate student aspirations to promote access to justice and equality before the law specifically in relation to individual and community needs in environment and planning law;
- Guide students to critically consider the effect of the law and its ability to:
- deliver improved environmental outcomes; and
- provide adequate opportunity for the community to be heard on public interest environmental issues.
Students must apply to undertake this course. Please go to Law Professional Experience for application information.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Develop and apply advanced knowledge and skills acquired through the study of law by assisting clients in a legal practice setting,
- Reflect on their learning experiences to develop their professional and ethical capabilities,
- Develop and apply a reflective and ethical approach in performing their paralegal tasks,
- Synthesise knowledge and insight into diverse perspectives on environmental justice in evaluating issues of entrenched injustice in the legal system,
- Critically assess a range of strategies to improve justice/social justice outcomes, and promote access to justice and equality before the law in relation to environmental matters,
- Plan and execute a research project independently and/or collaboratively.
Work Integrated Learning
Placements
Clinical courses allow students to engage with real clients, real problems and real deadlines in a real-world environment. Placements are undertaken at the Environmental Defenders Office in the ACT. Students explore legal and social issues relating to the environment and relevant to that field of practice with the unique opportunity to gain insight into how the industry works, develop professional skills and get work experience.
Other Information
Enrolment is limited with selection based on a competitive process. Application information can be located on the ANU College of Law Website.
Indicative Assessment
- The proposed means of assessment for this course will provide students with at least two pieces of assessment, including one piece during the semester. More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course, will be available in the Class Summary and on the course WATTLE page. (null) [LO null]
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Workload
Classes offered in non-standard sessions will be taught semi-intensively with compulsory contact hours of approximately 36 hours of face to face teaching. The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours.
Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have three contact hours per week. Students are generally expected to devote at least 10 hours overall per week to this course. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the ANU Law School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known.
Preliminary Reading
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known.
Assumed Knowledge
Although not a pre requisite, completion of LAWS2201 Administrative Law is highly recommended.
Knowledge covered in the content of LAWS4274 Climate Law and/or LAWS4215 Environmental Law
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 34
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4980 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3857 | 19 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 05 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | In Person | View |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8877 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | N/A |
