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University of Tasmania

The course is currently only offered to students enrolling under the auspices of ANZACATT.The purpose of the course 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 course will examine common-law Westminster systems and their incorporation into the governments of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.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.
The assumed knowledge in this course will be about the Parliamentary laws, the overall functioning of the Parliament and its associated functioneries.
The major emphasis is lead on the proper provisions pertaining to professional training for parliamentary officers in the law, custom, practices and procedures of Parliament and other related public law topics.Also the course provides 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,providing the training in writing professional and academic papers of a publishable standard.
The nature of this professional program is such that the admission will be open to any person 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.Students are required to complete LAW702 Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure (25%) and a supervised research thesis LAW703 Research Thesis A (25%). The Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure unit is taught through a mixture of intensive teaching and remote learning.
This course is recognised as a training course for parliamentary officers by ANZACATT (Australian and New Zealand Association of Clerks at the Table).
The candidates may gain careers such as Parliamentary officer, politician and member of parliament, political adviser and public servant. Articulation to or from the course Bachelor of Laws 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.
minimum 0.5 years, maximum 2 years