Unit of Study LAWS2010 Environmental Law (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System

Unit description

Encompasses environmental laws of planning and pollution control, as well as laws dealing with land and nature conservation. Provides insights into government practice and policy with respect to the environment.

Unit content

Module 1: The Conceptual Context of Environmental Law

Module 2: Biodiversity and Heritage

Module 3: Pollution Law

Module 4: Introduction to Planning law

Module 5: Development Control

Module 6: Environmental Impact Assessment

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1,4	Term1,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply to any given factual problem the existing legal framework, which deals with planning, development, pollution, conservation, heritage and environmental impact assessment across three levels of government (Federal, State and local)

describe in discussion or in a written format important concepts in environmental law, in the various techniques of environmental dispute resolution, and the changing conceptual context of environmental law.

explain the interrelationship between Aboriginal cultural heritage and environmental law

provide legal advice on a real-life problem which raises environmental legal issues

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	50%
Essay	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	50%
Essay	50%

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Fee information

Domestic

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