Current Issues in Administrative Law

Subject LAWS70201 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 7 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

November, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: The total class time is between 24 and 26 hours.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Corequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Recommended Background Knowledge: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Non Allowed Subjects: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Core Participation Requirements: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.

Coordinator

Prof Cheryl Saunders

Contact

For more information, contact the Melbourne Law Masters office.

Email law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone +61 3 8344 6190.

Alternatively, visit our website:

www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Principal topics will include:

  • Introduction to administrative law
  • The scope of judicial review, with a focus on the public private distinction (under the constitutional, statutory and common law jurisdictions)
  • The related ideas of jurisdictional error and invalidity and their legal consequences
  • Principles of judicial review
  • Differences between commonwealth and state administrative law regimes, with a focus on Victoria
  • Statutory techniques for restricting judicial review (including privative clauses)
  • Non-judicial accountability mechanisms such as tribunals, and the ombudsman
  • Current controversies.
Objectives:

A student who has successfully completed this subject should:

  • Understand the principles of judicial review of executive action at both the state and federal levels of government in Australia
  • Be aware of the limits on the powers of the courts to engage in judicial review of executive action and the constitutional protection of such review
  • Understand the ways in which executive action can be checked and reviewed by non-judicial mechanisms
  • Be aware of current controversies in the area of administrative law, including different points of view about the values of administrative law and its impact on administrative decision making.
Assessment: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Prescribed Texts: Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date

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