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Graduate Diploma in Government Law 178

Objectives and Skills

The Graduate Diploma in Government Law focuses on:

  • The legal and institutional framework for Australian government in theory and practice
  • An analysis and resolution of the complex problems of government law
  • A range of alternative approaches to government law in other countries and systems and the methodology of comparative public law
  • The context within which government law operates and the sensitivities peculiar to it
  • Advanced communication, both written and oral, in relation to government law.
Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.