LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Explain the legal principles and institutional arrangements that underpin government in Australia

2. 2

   Demonstrate an awareness of the principles and values that have shaped the Australian system of government, including representative democracy, the rule of law and human rights

3. 3

   Critically examine the framework of Australian government with reference to a range of broader perspectives

4. 4

   Demonstrate an understanding of constitutionalism and the rule of law as values and modes of government that shape the broader political and institutional context within which particular legal issues arise

5. 5

   Articulate and critically examine the purposes and scope of the fundamental constitutional rules that govern the relationships between Parliament, the executive and the judiciary

6. 6

   Select, interpret and apply relevant rules and principles of statutory interpretation in order to reach a considered view on the legal meaning, or likely legal meaning, of a doubtful legislative provision

7. 7

   Give a reasoned opinion as to the appropriate meaning of a legislative provision which takes adequate account of the law of statutory interpretation

8. 8

   Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues.