LAW10002 - Australian Criminal Law IInformation for students studying in 2013

Please contact the School of Law and Justice to confirm details prior to acting on this information.

Unit Description

Provides the student with an introduction to the Australian criminal justice system, together with the principles and major procedural stages of Australian criminal procedure. This will include issues concerning police powers of arrest, search, seizure and interrogation; bail; right to legal representation; committal proceedings; juries; sentencing; appeals; the role of crime victims and anti-terrorism legislation. The unit also examines how the criminal justice system treats traditionally disadvantaged groups, such as children and Australian Indigenous peoples.

Enrolment Information

Available only to LLB students. Students are expected to have access to the Internet.

Availability


Distance Education	Session 1
Distance Education (Online)	Unavailable
Lismore	Session 1
Coffs Harbour	Unavailable
Gold Coast Southern Cross Drive, Bilinga	Session 1
Tweed Heads - SCU Lakeside Caloola Drive, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads - SCU Riverside Brett Street, Tweed Heads	Unavailable

Note: the availability of this unit (displayed above) is provided as a guide only and may not represent the most current information available. Please refer to the official Schedule of Units and/or contact the relevant School before acting on this information.

Unit Type	Undergraduate
School	School of Law and Justice

Fee Information: Commencing 2013 - UNDERGRADUATE Commonwealth Supported only.

Student Contribution Band

Band 3

Credit Points per unit

For fee information for pre-2009, pre-2010, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 students please check the Student Contribution Amounts.
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Anti-requisites

LAW00507 - Criminal Law and Procedure

Co-requisites

LAW00111 - Legal Process

Part of Course

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