LAW3101

Administrative law 406

(LAW)

Dr Susan Kneebone/Professor HP Lee

6 credit points + Four 1-hour lectures per week and one 1-hour tutorial each fortnight + 8 hours per week on private study, class preparation and research + First and second semesters + Clayton + Corequisites: LAW3200 or LAW3201 + Prohibited combination: LAW3100

Synopsis: Basic concepts/principles of Administrative Law. Structure of government administration. Privatisation of administrative services. Sources of administrative discretions. Systems which have developed for the review of actions of administrative agencies. Scope of administrative law remedies. Examines/compares grounds of judicial review at common law with statutory forms of the grounds in relation to distinctions between legality and merits review and errors of law and fact, concepts of statutory and administrative discretion and justiciability. Students will develop skills to be able to solve administrative law problems. The course will evaluate administrative law systems that have developed.

Assessment: Option 1: Final examination (2 hours) containing multi-issue problem(s) (Part A of Option 2): 60% + research assignment (3000 words): 40% OR Option 2: Final examination (3 hours) containing multi-issue problem(s) (Part A): 60% and an essay question (Part B): 40%.