Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Business, Economics & Law

School

Law School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class contact

2 Lecture hours, 1 Tutorial hour

Incompatible

LAWS5018 or 7118

Prerequisite

LAWS1115 + LAWS1116

Restricted

LLB & LLB duals

Course coordinator

Dr A. Cassimatis

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2013 St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable

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Course description

An examination of the rules, principles and procedures applied by the courts to review the legality of government action, including: the contrast between legality review by the courts and merits review by tribunals; the grounds of judicial review historically associated with the concepts of ultra vires, jurisdictional error & natural justice; the statutory remedies available federally (principally via the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)) and in Queensland (via the Judicial Review Act 1991); and other relevant statutory, common law & equitable remedies.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2012 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2011 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2010 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2009 St Lucia Internal Course Profile