LAWS6043 - Environmental Impact Assessment Law

Objectives

• Provide a sound analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures in NSW and at the Commonwealth level.
• Develop a critical understanding of EIA as a distinctive regulatory device by examining its historical, ethical and political dimensions as well as relevant aspects of legal theory.
• Combine the doctrinal and theoretical forms of knowledge to suggest possible improvements to the current practice of EIA in Australia.

Content

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures in NSW and federally; EIA regulatory devices – historical ethical and political dimensions; improvements in EIA practices.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
4-5 & 7-8 September 2009

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x 4,000 Word Essay (50%) and
• 1 x Take-Home Exam (50%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Administrative Law and Policy | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Environmental Science and Law