Overview 2024
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Course is currently only offered to students nominated by ANZACATT
The Graduate Certificate in Parliamentary Law and Practice is 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.
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.
- Provide training in writing professional and academic papers of a publishable standard.
Learning Outcomes
Career outcomes
Parliamentary officer, politician and member of parliament, political adviser and public servant.
Course structure
Compulsory Units
This unit will provide you 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. You will examine common-law Westminster…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for LAW702 Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure
In this capstone unit, you will consolidate your understanding of parliamentary law practice and procedure through identifying, exploring and proposing a resolution to a contemporary challenge facing the Westminster democratic model. You will also present to and discuss relevant issues…
Credit Points: 25
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 |
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This is a full-fee course, which means you’ll need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.
You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you’ll only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount
Our scholarships and prizes program also offers more than 400 scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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