Responsible faculty or institute:
Law (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Hobart:
Course Duration: Minimum
.5 yrs, Maximum
2 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
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Introduction
The purpose of the proposed course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the law, procedure and practice of parliaments and other related public law topics, such as the relationship of parliament to the executive and the courts. The course will examine common-law Westminster systems and their incorporation into the governments of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
The Graduate Certificate in Parliamentary Law and Practice will be a professional training program specifically designed for parliamentary clerks. However, because the law and custom of parliament is of interest to persons other than clerks, such as members of parliament and students of the parliamentary process, it is proposed that it be open to any person with undergraduate or post graduate qualifications in law or politics.
Admission & Prerequisites
As this is a professional program, admission will be open to any person with undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications in law or government. As one of the aims of the course is to provide professional training to parliamentary officers, special consideration may be given to students enrolling under the auspices of ANZACATT who do not have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in law or government.
Course Objectives
- Provide professional training for parliamentary officers in the law, custom, practices and procedures of parliament and other related public law topics
- Provide an in depth understanding of the law, custom, practices and procedures of parliament and other related public law topics for persons working with parliament and for students of the parliamentary process.
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Provide training in writing professional and academic papers of a publishable standard.
Career Outcomes
Parliamentary officer, politician and member of parliament, political adviser and public servant.
Articulation to/from Course
Bachelor of Laws
It is anticipated that it will be possible to gain 50% credit towards the Masters of Laws once the Masters is developed and approved for delivery.
Professional Recognition
Recognised as a training course for parliamentary officers by ANZACATT (Australian and New Zealand Association of Clerks at the Table.
Miscellaneous Information
Students will be required to complete a Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure unit (25%) and a supervised research thesis (25%). The Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure unit will be taught through a mixture of intensive teaching and remote learning.
