LAWS8141 Judicial Review of Government Action

LAWS8141 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Winter Session, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Content: The topics covered in this course will include: the nature and scope of judicial review justiciability of administrative action, at common law and under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 the major grounds for judicial review of administrative action ? unauthorised decision-making; natural justice; relevant/irrelevant considerations; failure to exercise discretion; error of law; no evidence; breach of statutory duty privative clauses, and the restriction of judicial review judicial review remedies standing to seek judicial review
Learning Outcomes	This course provides a specialist study of one method of administrative law review ? judicial review by courts. The course will approach this topic in three ways: by defining the major principles relating to judicial review of administrative action by examining recent cases and trends in judicial review by noting the functional impact of court review on government administrative decision-making
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery) Click here for the 2010 timetable
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	LAWS8153 Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers); LAWS8568 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Programs	Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Legal Studies, and Master of Government and Commercial Law
Other Information	Click here for fee and census date information
Academic Contact	Leighton McDonald and Graduate Administration

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