LAWS8104 Legislation and Legislative Drafting

LAWS8104 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law School
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Autumn Session, 2014
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course provides students with: knowledge of the nature of legislative drafting and the role of the legislative drafter in the legislative process basic skills for drafting legislation an understanding of how the interpretation of legislation affects, and is affected by, legislative drafting techniques an understanding of the nature and operation of delegated legislation in general, and Commonwealth legislative instruments in particular Content: Principal topics: what is legislation? the role of the legislative drafter legislative drafting techniques the role of parliamentary scrutiny committees legislative interpretation in the context of legislative drafting delegated legislation and Commonwealth legislative instruments
Learning Outcomes	Students will: increase their knowledge of legislation and the legislative drafting process acquire some foundation skills in legislative drafting enhance their capacity to analyse and interpret legislation.
Indicative Assessment	Assessment will involve a number of practical, analytical and problem-solving exercises. Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the Wattle course site prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26-28 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery) - Two weekend blocks and one Monday afternoon. Click here for current 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	Students should have one or more of: a legal qualification knowledge of law or legislation acquired in the course of non-legal studies professional experience working with legislation (whether as a lawyer or otherwise)
Requisite Statement	LAWS8568 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Technology Requirements	Access to a computer and the internet
Programs	Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Laws, Master of Legal Studies, Master of Legal Studies, Master of Laws (Legal Practice), Master of Laws (Legal Practice), Master of Government and Commercial Law, and Master of Government and Commercial Law
Other Information	This course offers students a rare opportunity to gain an insight into a specialised area of government law. The course is taught by an experienced legislative drafter and an academic expert in statutory interpretation and delegated legislation. The challenge of legislative drafting is to express complex concepts in clear language, and to embody them in effective legal rules. Students will be introduced to foundation skills in drafting legislation, and will study statutory interpretation and subordinate legislation from the point of view of the legislative drafting process. It is a practical course. It will be taught intensively by a combination of lectures and tutorials.
Academic Contact	Nick Horn and Graduate Administration

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