Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Catherine Greentree
Contact via iLearn Private Communication
6 First Walk, room 434
Monday 2-3pm; Wednesday 1-2pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
LAW314 or LAWS3000
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides a basic introduction to administrative law. It covers access to information (including the provision of reasons for decisions, freedom of information, and privacy), merits review, and judicial review, as well as considering varying theories, overarching concepts and doctrines, and statutory interpretation. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Research Essay
Assessment Type: Essay
Indicative Time on Task: 25 hours
Due: 13.9.2022, 11:55pm
Weighting: 30% of total mark for unit
Students will prepare a research essay on an aspect of the course. The essay question and assessment guidance will be released via iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Hypothetical Problems
Assessment Type: Essay/Hypothetical
Indicative Time on Task: 30 hours
Due: 3.11.2022, 11:55pm
Weighting: 40%
Students will complete hypothetical questions based on the law learned throughout the course. The hypothetical question and assessment guidance will be released via iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Participation: In-Class
Assessment Type: Participatory Task
Indicative Time on Task: 12 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 15%
This individual component is worth 15% of students' overall grade. Students will be assessed on their informed participation in weekly discussions, role plays, debates and other in class (either face to face on campus or via Zoom) activities.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Participation: Online
Assessment Type: Participatory Task
Indicative Time on Task: 3 hours
Due: Ongoing, final date to post is 4.11.2022, 11:55pm
Weighting: 15%
This individual component is worth 15% of students grade. Students will post 3 times in total during the semester. Students will compose their own questions that have occurred to them as a result of listening to the weekly lectures, or from the material covered in tutorials. Students will then provide an answer to the questions, based on research into the weekly readings/resources, and provide justification for the answers by reference to the material covered.
On successful completion you will be able to:
If you need help with your assessment, please contact:
LATE ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION POLICY
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of '0' (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55pm. A 1-hour grade period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (including essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Essay | 30% | No | 13/9/2022, 11:55pm |
Hypothetical Problems | 40% | No | 3/11/2022, 11:55pm |
Participation | 30% | No | Ongoing |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 13/9/2022, 11:55pm
Weighting: 30%
Students will prepare a research report on an aspect of the course. The essay question and assessment guidance will be released via iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 3/11/2022, 11:55pm
Weighting: 40%
Students will advise a client based on the facts of the situation and the law learned in the course. The essay question and assessment guidance will be released via iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 30%
Students will be assessed on their informed participation in discussions, role plays, debates and other activities.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Each week, there will be one live lecture and one recorded lecture, both of which will be available on Echo. The lectures will take place Week 1 to Week 12. The schedule of topics to be covered in the lectures, and notes on required readings, will be available in detail on iLearn. A list of covered topics is provided below in the Unit Schedule.
Weekly one hour tutorials begin in Week 2 and finish in Week 13. Discussion questions for each tutorial will be available on the iLearn page for the unit.
There are two required texts for this unit:
Robin Creyke, John McMillan, Mark Smyth, Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2022, 6th ed); and
Doron Goldbarsht and Nathan Johnston, Fundamentals of Australian Administrative Law Questions and Answers (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2022) - this is a companion to the Creyke et al text, working as a quick search resource with short questions and answers about foundational principles, terms, and legal authorities. It then directs students to where they can find the more detailed explanation in the Creyke et al text.
Additional readings will be available via iLearn or else they will be linked to a publicly available source.
Students require access to a computer and a secure and reliable internet provider.
WEEK | DATES: WEEKS STARTING | LECTURE TOPIC |
Week 1 |
25 July |
- INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIT - ADMIN LAW - THEORY, HISTORY AND CONTEXT - THE FRAMEWORK FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW |
Week 2 |
1 August | - MERITS REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS |
Week 3 |
8 August |
- OTHER METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REVIEW - CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS |
Week 4 |
15 August |
- RULE-MAKING AND CONTROL OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION - FOUNDATION CONCEPTS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW |
Week 5 |
22 August | - UNAUTHORISED DECISION-MAKING |
Week 6 |
29 August |
- STATUTORY PURPOSE AND RELEVANT CONSIDERATION - NATURAL JUSTICE |
Week 7 |
5 September |
- EXECUTIVE POLICIES, DIRECTIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS - LAW, FACT AND EVIDENCE |
Recess |
12-25 September | NO LECTURES |
Week 8 |
26 September |
- FAILURE TO PERFORM A STATUTORY DUTY - WEDNESBURY UNREASONABLENESS, GOOD ADMINISTRATION AND THE OUTER LIMITS OF LEGALITY |
Week 9 |
3 October |
- EXECUTIVE POWER AND DECISION-MAKING - THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNLAWFUL DECISION-MAKING |
Week 10 |
10 October |
- JUDICIAL REVIEW REMEDIES - STANDING |
Week 11 |
17 October |
- ACCESS TO INFORMATION - PRIVACY |
Week 12 |
24 October |
- OBTAINING REASONS FOR GOVERNMENT DECISIONS - PROBLEM SOLVING |
Week 13 |
31 October | NO LECTURES |
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Date | Description |
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13/07/2022 | There was an error missed in the delivery of unit, relating to the lectures (the previous version erroneously stated that both lectures would be online. However, one lecture will be delivered live). |
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook