Overview 2020
Location
Full Fee Paying places available
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
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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.
Career outcomes
Parliamentary officer, politician and member of parliament, political adviser and public servant.
Professional Recognition
Recognised as a training course for parliamentary officers by ANZACATT (Australian and New Zealand Association of Clerks at the Table.
Course structure
Year 1
The purpose of this unit is to provide students 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. The…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Parliamentary Law | ||||
View all details for LAW702 Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure
Students undertake independent research on an approved subject, supervised throughout the semester by a staff member from the Law School or School of Social Science as appropriate. The results of the research are reported in a thesis of 8,000 words.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Parliamentary Law | ||||
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Currently the course is only offered to persons nominated by ANZACATT.
As this is a professional program, admission will be open to persons with undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications in law or government. As one of the aims of the course is to provide professional training to parliamentary officers, special consideration may be given to students enrolling under the auspices of ANZACATT who do not have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in law or government.
Articulation from
Bachelor of Laws
Articulation to
It is anticipated that it will be possible to gain 50% credit towards the Masters of Laws once the Masters is developed and approved for delivery.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $15,475 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $30,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
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- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
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