LAW5343 Privacy and surveillance: Law, policy and governance
Faculty of Law
LAW5343 Privacy and surveillance: Law, policy and governance is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 1 other task
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5343
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5343
No unit lists LAW5343 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
The emergence of increasingly pervasive data-driven technologies, including artificial intelligence and big data analytics, has placed renewed attention on privacy and surveillance in contemporary society.
This unit explores and critiques the complex patchwork of common law and statutory regimes that protect privacy interests and regulate surveillance in Australia.
The unit also examines the regulatory and policy debates on the appropriate role of data protection and related laws in facilitating the development of new data-driven technologies and guarding against the potential harms arising from their use. It also compares the Australian regimes with the approaches adopted or discussed overseas, including particularly the European Union.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 3 | Monash Law Chambers | Online blk |
Assessment
- Research assignmentWritten60%
- Take home examExamination40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding Australian laws which regulate surveillance and privacy with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to privacy and surveillance and their regulation;
- 3
Conduct research on the regulation of surveillance and privacy based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to privacy and surveillance and their regulation.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5343 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
- COMCRPLW05Research-integrated electivesCommercial and corporate lawNo reviews yet
- GLBSOCHR04Research-integrated electivesGlobal society and human rightsNo reviews yet
- PSGOVREG05Research-integrated electivesPublic sector governance and regulationNo reviews yet
- TECHINVT04Research-integrated electivesTechnology and innovationNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Chris Marsden
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5343?
LAW5343 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5343 offered?
LAW5343 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5343 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include LAW5343?
LAW5343 is part of Commercial and corporate law; Global society and human rights; Public sector governance and regulation; and Technology and innovation.