LAW 6511 - Administrative Law Practice

North Terrace Campus - Quadmester 4 - 2020

The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of administrative law practice to enable a graduate entry level lawyer perform the following tasks; obtain information for clients under freedom of information legislation; seek review of administrative decisions, including drafting written submissions, and representing parties before courts and administrative tribunals. The information covered in this course refers to State and Federal administrative law and practice and proceedings before both State and Federal courts and tribunals. This course is not designed as a refresher course in administrative law; rather it builds on academic knowledge in a practical setting. The course is offered in partnership with South Australian practitioners.

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Course Details

Course Code	LAW 6511
Course	Administrative Law Practice
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Law School
Term	Quadmester 4
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Online
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Restrictions	Available to GDLP students only. Not available for Study Abroad & Exchange.
Assessment	Assessment in this course will include the following: FOI Checklist, attendance at the AAT Tribunal, short answer questions, draft letter.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Desiree Holland

Course supervisors: Jenny Lock / Emily Rutherford

Adelaide Law School Liaison Academic- Professor Alex Reilly

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

This course is taught intensively online.

Overview

Topic 1 Freedom of Information

Topic 2 Obtaining Review of Administrative Decisions

Topic 3 Representing a Client

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify purpose, audience and structure and construct concise and cohesive written documents for a/legal/professional/general/audience within the content of Administrative Law.

2. Determine appropriate course of action to achieve desired objectives.

3. Articulate legal arguments and perspectives .

4. Identify relevant legal strategies to apply within the practice of Administrative Law, appropriate to an entry level lawyer.

5. Demonstrate knowledge of legal ethical standards so as to meet professional expectations.

6. Demonstrate skills in communicating orally and in writing.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	4
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6

Learning Resources

Required Resources

No textbooks are assigned for GDLP courses.

Seminar resources and readings are available on MyUni ONLY. Due to an emphasis on current legal practice other materials may be added after the course outline has been posted. Students are required to check MyUni regularaly at least daily to keep up to date.

Recommended Resources

Most course resources are provided to students online via MyUni. Relevant legislation can be accessed online via:

MyUni will be used to post annoucements, post additional lecture materials (including slides, and where available, audio recordings of lectures) and annouce assignment tasks. It will also contain electronic copies of the Course Outline, Lecture and Seminar Guides and Course Materials.

Students are expected to check MyUni regularly to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources throughout the course.

Online Learning

The course is supported by the MyUni course website. The website contains the following resources:

1. Course information – including seminar schedule and assessment outline.
2. Course materials – such as lecture presentations, seminar materials, readings and resources.
3. Assessment – items of assessment and online submission.
4. Grade centre – where students’ results for assessments are entered.

MyUni will also be used to post announcements in both this course and GDLP Essentials. Students are expected to check MyUni daily to keep up to date.

Students should regularly check their 成人大片 email.
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes

This course will be taught intensively online. One hour weekly tutorials via Zoom will be offered to students to assist with answering questions and expanding on learning materials within the course.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Contact time
This course will be available online only.

Preparation time
It is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for written and oral assessments.

The University expects students to devote in excess of 15 hours per week to their studies, these hours are in addition to preparing for workshops, attendance at workshops and completing assessments.

Learning Activities Summary

A detailed seminar schedule will be posted to MyUni prior to the course commencing.

Assessments will be made available to students, prior to the nominated deadline.

Note: Competence must be demonstrated in all assessment tasks and activities.

All assessments are competency based (non-graded pass). Competence must be demonstrated in ALL assessment tasks and activities. MyUni requires a numerical value to display that competency has been demonstrated. Please note:

1 – Competency has been achieved (non-graded pass)
0 = Competency has not yet been achieved (re-submission required).

* Assessment deadlines will be posted on MyUni prior to the course commencing.

Task 1 - Disability support pension case study/letter

Task 2 - FOI checklist - 500 words

Task 3 - Oral conference- 15 mins

Task 4 - Statements of Facts, Issues and Contentions - 1000 words

Task 5 - Respond to 2 questions on the discussion board

Two online tutorials- via Zoom available for students to attend.

Specific Course Requirements
The course is based on the rules of the Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council (LPEAC) 2018 which specifies the expected competency standards for entry level lawyers at the point of admission.

In this course, the following elements of the National Competency Standards for Entry Level Lawyers are embedded:
- Ethics and professional responsibility
- Lawyers skills
- Problem solving
- Work management and business skills
Students are required to demonstrate, where appropriate, the following:
- Punctuality
- Workload management and ability to adhere to deadlines
- Active engagement in practical activities
- Respectful behaviour towards others
- A high level of confidentiality at all times
- Satisfactory completion of prescribed exercises
For further information please contact the LSSA program manager (GDLP)

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

* Assessment deadlines will be posted on MyUni prior to the course commencing.

Assessment Task	Dates	Length	Individual or group activity	Learning Outcomes
Task 1 Pre attendance questions	due day before course commences	1000	Individual	1,2,4
Task 2 FOI checklist 500 words	Week 1	500 words	Individual	2,4
Task 3 Oral Assessment	Week 2	15 mins	Individual	6
Task 4 Statements of Facts, Issues and Contentions	Week 2	1000	Individual	1,2,4

Assessment Related Requirements

Assessments will be made available to students, prior to the nominated deadline. Assessment deadlines will be posted on MyUni prior to the course commencing.

All assessments are competency based (non-graded pass). Competence must be demonstrated in ALL assessment tasks and activities. MyUni requires a numerical value to display that competency has been demonstrated. Please note:

1 – Competency has been achieved (non-graded pass)
0 = Competency has not yet been achieved (re-submission required).

Assessment Detail

This course is taught intensively online. Assessments will be made available to students, prior to the nominated deadline. Assessment deadlines will be posted on MyUni prior to the course commencing.

Overview

Topic 1 Freedom of Information

Topic 2 Obtaining Review of Administrative Decisions

Topic 3 Representing a Client

Submission

Students must retain a copy of all assessments submitted.

Students are to submit assessments online via Turnitin.

Students will be marked in accordance with the marking rubric.

Resubmission
Students are required to demonstrate competency in all elements of the national competency standards and failure to do so will result in the relevant assessment being marked as non-competent. If the assessment is deemed non-competent students may be offered the opportunity to revise and resubmit the assessment. Students granted a resubmission will have up to 2 days from the time they are informed by email from the LSSA GDLP Office to resubmit the assessment. In most cases only the parts of the assessment that do not attain competence will be required to be resubmitted. Only ONE opportunity is provided for resubmission.

Assessments that do not attain competence on resubmission (fail), per University policy, are double-marked before the results are released back to the student. The first and second markers discuss what the final result will be.

Extensions
Students MUST apply for an extension prior to the deadline to the LSSA GDLP Team.

Extensions on medical and compassionate grounds will be in accordance with University policy.

Late submissions will be marked as a fail.

NOTE: in this course, students are assessed against the national competency standards and professional workplace standards; namely

• Ethical and professional responsibility
• Lawyers skills
• Problem solving
• Work management and business skills
• Punctuality
• Workload management and ability to adhere to deadlines

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

GS8 (Coursework Grade Scheme)
Grade	Description
CN	Continuing
FNS	Fail No Submission
NFE	No Formal Examination
F	Fail
NGP	Non Graded Pass
P	Pass
C	Credit
D	Distinction
HD	High Distinction
RP	Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

In this course all assessment and course results are competency based (non-graded pass) as per the table below.
Competence must be demonstrated in all assessment tasks and activities.

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

Grade Grade reflects following criteria for allocation of grade: Reported on Official Transcript
Fail No Submission No work submitted for assessment FNS
Fail Competency not demonstrated F
Non-Graded Pass Competency demonstrated NGP
Result Pending An interim result RP
Continuing Continuing CN
No Formal Examination No formal examination NFE

In this course all assessment and course results are competency based (non-graded pass) as per the table below.
Competence must be demonstrated in all assessment tasks and activities.

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

Moderation

In accordance with the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment results at the University are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Access Adelaide at the end of each semester.

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

The course is constantly being updated and revised to reflect the evolution of the law, to respond to student feedback, and to engage with the latest teaching practices. Student feedback is collected each time the course is run, including through SELT reports. Previous SELT reports, and staff feedback on them, are posted on the course MyUni site for students to view and consider.
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The centre offers practical advice and strategies for students to master reading, writing, note-taking, time management, oral presentation skills, referencing techniques and exam preparation for success at university through seminars, workshops and individual consultations.

Lex Salus Program
Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school. It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program.

Students can participate in the Lex Salus program by attending barbecue lunches, pancake breakfasts, knitting and crochet circles, seminars, guest speakers, conferences and other activities. Our , and regular all-student emails promote upcoming events, and have tips and information on wellness.

Our Lex Salus YouTube channel also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to 10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

Student Life Counselling Support
The University’s service provides free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Student Life Counselling Support service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life.
Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
Academic Honesty
Academic dishonesty is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the University’s Academic Honesty Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Academic dishonesty (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South Australia.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.
Fraud Awareness

Students are reminded that in order to maintain the academic integrity of all programs and courses, the university has a zero-tolerance approach to students offering money or significant value goods or services to any staff member who is involved in their teaching or assessment. Students offering lecturers or tutors or professional staff anything more than a small token of appreciation is totally unacceptable, in any circumstances. Staff members are obliged to report all such incidents to their supervisor/manager, who will refer them for action under the university's student鈥檚 disciplinary procedures.

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