This course will take students on a journey through Australian history, and through the Australian legislative system.
The course will reflect on indigenous peoples in Anglo-Australian society and under Anglo-Australian common law, the history of British settlement and the changes in Aboriginal societies in the last 250 years, Aboriginal people in the colonies and the evolution of Federation. Discussion of segregations, assimilation and integration since 1788 will also be key to the first part of the course.
The second part of the course will focus on government decision making, covering parliament and the process of law making, legal bases for making administrative decisions within the public sector (with examples including both Indigenous and non-Indigenous elements), administrative or government decisions (who makes a ‘decision’, what is a ‘decision’, who is considered the ‘decision maker’ for issues that clients of government services might seek to query). Avenues available for the public to challenging such decisions (Ombudsman, Administrative Tribunals and the Courts) will be discussed, along with key legislation affecting the public sector: The PGPA Act (Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013), ADJR Act (Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Explain the role of historical events on Indigenous people in in contemporary Australian society
- Identify the decision makers within the public sector
- Critically assess the legal and administrative bases of decision making within the public sector
- Identify the various avenues for challenging administrative and government decisions
- Analyse key public sector legislation within Australia
Other Information
This course will be available to the students from the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) only.
Indicative Assessment
- Typical assessment may include, but is not restricted to: exams, assignments, quizzes, presentations and other assessment as appropriate. Further details will be made available via the Class Summary. (100) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
Students taking this course in intensive delivery mode as a continuous block over a shorter period of time, the expected total time commitment for this course will be 130 hours and include class time, course reading, research, writing and assessment work.
Inherent Requirements
This course has yet to be assessed for inherent requirements.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Research School of Management to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.
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 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5280 | Standard Rate |
| 2025 | $3840 |
Grandfathered Rate*
*continuing students in nominated programs only. See fee website |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6720 |
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.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Indigenous Australians Agency | ||||||
| 1477 | 10 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | 04 Apr 2025 | In Person | View |