LAW5374 Federal labour law
Faculty of Law
LAW5374 Federal labour law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and related legislation which have enacted fundamental changes in federal labour law since the 'Work Choices' changes, will be critically examined. Topics include changes to industrial dispute resolution, enterprise bargaining and bargaining in good faith, enterprise agreements and individual arrangements, industrial action, new institutions and their roles, legislated National Employment Standards and modern awards and their enforcement, unfair dismissal, implications for employers and for unions, including right of workplace entry, and the coverage of the national system.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5374.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge of, and understanding of the federal system of regulation in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) 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 modern awards and legislated standards, bargaining, bargaining in good faith, dispute resolution and enterprise agreements, the role of individual agreements, and unfair dismissal laws
- 3
Conduct research in federal labour regulation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to federal labour regulation.
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)
Where it fits
LAW5374 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Adjunct Professor The Hon Jennifer Acton
- Professor Marilyn Pittard
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5374?
LAW5374 has no prerequisites.
When is LAW5374 offered?
LAW5374 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5374?
LAW5374 is part of Labour and employment law.