LAWS8220 Government Contracts

LAWS8220 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Autumn Session, 2010 and Autumn Session, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course is designed to meet the needs of practising lawyers and of senior public and private sector managers who have had experience in the field of government contracting. The course will examine the use of contract for various public purposes and will analyse the legal issues that are peculiar to government contracting. Content: The course covers policy issues relevant to the use of contract by government, the applicability of the ordinary law of contract, the power to make government contracts, the procedures and other issues relevant to contract formation, Crown immunity, the application of the trade practices and fair trading legislation to government commercial activity, tenders (including the impact of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement) and the use of public law remedies.
Learning Outcomes	On completion of this course, participants, whether legally-trained or not, will have a thorough understanding of the legal and practical issues that are peculiar to government purchasing and other commercial activities. With this knowledge contract advisers and managers will be better able to manage risk.
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
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	Experience in government procurement whether from the government side or private sector.
Requisite Statement	LAWS8153 Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers); LAWS8568 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Prescribed Texts	Seddon, N, Government Contracts: Federal, State and Local (4^th ed 2009)
Preliminary Reading	Chapter 1 of Government Contracts: Federal, State and Local
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	Dr Nick Seddon and Graduate Administration

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