BTW3240 - Administrative law

Leader: Dr (Mrs) Ashraf U. Sarah Kazi

Offered

Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Aspects of ultra vires, natural justice, jurisdictional error, delegated legislation, Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act, administrative appeals tribunal, freedom of information legislation, remedies and orders relevant to business and commerce; ASIC and ATO examples where possible.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• identify the important elements in Administrative Law and how they may be used;
• analyse hypothetical case studies and formulate a legal argument by the application of statute and case law;
• critically evaluate the effectiveness of aspects of Administrative law in the context of the changing needs of the community.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week

Prerequisites

BTW1200 or equivalent