School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Administrative Law
  • Unit Code

    LAW2350
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Haydn James Robert RIGBY

Description

Administrative law explores the accountability of the executive branch of government and those exercising statutory decision making powers and provides citizens with review mechanisms. This unit further develops students' understanding of the legal framework within which government and the administration function with particular reference to the doctrine of the sovereignty of parliament, the rule of law, locus standi, delegated legislation and freedom of information legislation. A range of remedies to redress citizen grievances are examined, including merit review, an introduction to judicial review, ombudsmen and tribunals.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units (LAW1116, LAW1600)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAW2313

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the core principles of Administrative Law and its values.
  2. Analyse and apply Administrative Law to legal problems.
  3. Work collaboratively to solve Administrative Law problems.

Unit Content

  1. Judicial oversight of administrative actions and the core values of flexibility, predictability, and fairness.
  2. Grounds for judicial review.
  3. Judicial review: the common law, the Administrative Decisions Judicial Review Act (ADJR) 1977.
  4. Merits review and the powers of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
  5. Access to information and freedom of information legislation.
  6. The "new administrative law" measures.
  7. Core values of administrative law: traditional and current views of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law, separation of powers, interplay between parliament, government and the courts.
  8. Remedies.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly 3 hour lecture and a tutorial. In addition, there are three, 1-2 hours workshops spread over the semester. Off-campus students access the information via Blackboard. Regular online access is required. There will usually be significant guest lecturers, drawn from entities that assist in enforcing the doctrine of responsible government. Tutorials and workshops are interactive. Students will be guided through the resolution of administrative law issues that arise in hypothetical scenarios.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationWorkshops and class participation.10%
AssignmentMajor Assignment20%
PresentationGroup presentation20%
ExaminationFinal examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationWorkshops and online discussion forum participation.10%
AssignmentMajor Assignment20%
PresentationGroup presentation.20%
ExaminationFinal examination50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Head, M. (2017). Administrative Law: Context and Critique (4th ed.). The Federation Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/961320846

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Administrative Law
  • Unit Code

    LAW2350
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Haydn James Robert RIGBY

Description

Administrative law explores the accountability of the executive branch of government and those exercising statutory decision making powers and provides citizens with review mechanisms. This unit further develops students' understanding of the legal framework within which government and the administration function with particular reference to the doctrine of the sovereignty of parliament, the rule of law, locus standi, delegated legislation and freedom of information legislation. A range of remedies to redress citizen grievances are examined, including merit review, an introduction to judicial review, ombudsmen and tribunals.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units (LAW1116, LAW1600)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAW2313

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the core principles of Administrative Law and its values.
  2. Analyse and apply Administrative Law to legal problems.
  3. Work collaboratively to solve Administrative Law problems.

Unit Content

  1. Judicial oversight of administrative actions and the core values of flexibility, predictability, and fairness.
  2. Grounds for judicial review.
  3. Judicial review: the common law, the Administrative Decisions Judicial Review Act (ADJR) 1977.
  4. Merits review and the powers of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
  5. Access to information and freedom of information legislation.
  6. The "new administrative law" measures.
  7. Core values of administrative law: traditional and current views of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law, separation of powers, interplay between parliament, government and the courts.
  8. Remedies.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly 3 hour lecture and a tutorial. In addition, there are three, 1-2 hours workshops spread over the semester. Off-campus students access the information via Blackboard. Regular online access is required. There will usually be significant guest lecturers, drawn from entities that assist in enforcing the doctrine of responsible government. Tutorials and workshops are interactive. Students will be guided through the resolution of administrative law issues that arise in hypothetical scenarios.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationWorkshops and class participation.10%
AssignmentMajor Assignment20%
PresentationGroup presentation20%
ExaminationFinal examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationWorkshops and online discussion forum participation.10%
AssignmentMajor Assignment20%
PresentationGroup presentation.20%
ExaminationFinal examination50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Head, M. (2017). Administrative Law: Context and Critique (4th ed.). The Federation Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/961320846

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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