Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term1 | Term1 |
| Online | Term1 | N/A |
Unit description
Encompasses environmental laws of planning and pollution control, as well as laws dealing with land and nature conservation. Provides insights into government practice and policy with respect to the environment.
Unit content
Module 1: The Conceptual Context of Environmental Law
Module 2: Introduction to Planning Law
Module 3: Development Control
Module 4: Environmental Impact Assessment
Module 5: Pollution Law
Module 6: Biodiversity and Heritage
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply to any given factual problem the existing legal framework, which deals with planning, development, pollution, conservation, heritage and environmental impact assessment across three levels of government (Federal, State and local) |
| 2 | describe in discussion or in a written format important concepts in environmental law, in the various techniques of environmental dispute resolution, and the changing conceptual context of environmental law. |
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between Aboriginal cultural heritage and environmental law |
| 4 | provide legal advice on a real-life problem which raises environmental legal issues |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply to any given factual problem the existing legal framework, which deals with planning, development, pollution, conservation, heritage and environmental impact assessment across three levels of government (Federal, State and local)
- describe in discussion or in a written format important concepts in environmental law, in the various techniques of environmental dispute resolution, and the changing conceptual context of environmental law.
- demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between Aboriginal cultural heritage and environmental law
- provide legal advice on a real-life problem which raises environmental legal issues
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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