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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

LAWS2009 (v.1) Statutory Interpretation

Area: Curtin Law School
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 314298 (v.1) Statutory Interpretation 200 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     314275 (v.1) Legal Foundations 100 or any previous version
    OR
    LAWS1005 (v.1) Legal Foundations or any previous version
AND
    314277 (v.1) Introduction to Contract Law 100 or any previous version
    OR
    LAWS1000 (v.1) Introduction to Contract Law or any previous version
AND
    314276 (v.1) Legal Research and Writing 100 or any previous version
    OR
    LAWS1006 (v.1) Legal Research and Writing or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit discusses the main approaches to statutory interpretation, including literal and purposive approaches, and the importance of context to the interpretive understanding of legislation. The relevance of legislative history and use of extrinisic materials are covered, as well as the significance of common law maxims of interpretation and the role of common law presumptions as to parliamentary intent and meaning. Amending legislation and the reconciliation of conflicting statutory provisions, or conflicting legislative Acts, are also discussed. These issues are situated in their constitutional context, mediating the relationship between the Courts and the Parliament.
Field of Education: 090999 Law not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Trimester 1B Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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