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Unit of Study LAWS1001 - Legal Process (2026)

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  • Anti-requisites

    Not available for students admitted to the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) or Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies.

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    N/A

Unit description

Explores the origins of Australian law from both jurisprudential and historical viewpoints, and the structure of our legal institutions and divisions of legal personnel. Develops skills of legal reasoning, the ability to interpret cases and statutes, and clear and concise oral and written legal communication.

Unit content

Module 1: Legal Education and the Politics of Law

Module 2: Australian Legal Institutions and the Assertion of Colonial Law

Module 3: Statutory Interpretation

Module 4: Precedent and the Common Law

Module 5: Access, Equality and Official Discretion

Module 6: The State of Exception

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3,5
Term1,3,5

Learning outcomes

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

identify and analyse, from a number of theoretical perspectives, how legal and social phenomena are inter-related; the role of the judiciary in mystifying and legitimising law, and law’s claims to be neutral and objective

identify and explain the ways in which legal rules will be interpreted and applied, namely the theory of precedent and the rules governing the interpretation of statutes

communicate, with precision and clarity, utilising a variety of media to engage in legal research

identify and explain legal resources to specific legal issues and work collaboratively with other students to present the findings.

Prescribed learning resources

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  • Sanson, M & Anthony, T, 2022, Connecting with Law, 5th edn, Oxford University Press, Docklands, Victoria. ISBN: 9780190333782.
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