Sustainable Resource Development (LAWS90252)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
February
Lecturer
John Chandler (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | February |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Sustainability has become a critical factor in the development of Australia’s mineral and energy resources as companies and regulators seek to balance the competing requirements of the environment, society and the economy. This subject aims to give a clear understanding of the meaning of sustainability and the principles that underpin sustainability law and policy in the context of mineral and energy resources. It will examine the sustainability objectives of mining and energy approvals and regulation in Australia, how natural resource companies are responding to them and the related governance issues.
Principal topics will include:
- The development of sustainability law and policy in Australia and its relationship to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
- The key principles of Section 3 A of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) relating to ecologically sustainable development and its clones.
- Intergenerational equity and developing a methodology for assessing how resources regulatory regimes treat sustainability.
- Sustainability case law in Australia, particularly the judgements of the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales and judicial decisions on climate change.
- Sustainability in petroleum licensing regimes: a comparison of Norway, the United Kingdom and Australia.
- Sustainability in mining regulation: a comparison of coal mining in New South Wales and mining in Victoria and Western Australia.
- Sustainability issues with solar and wind power.
- Human rights and international best practice in resource development.
- Sustainability and directors’ duties and corporate governance.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Analyse and interpret the meaning of sustainability, the development of sustainability law and policy in Australia and the law and principles applicable to minerals and energy
- Explain and justify to specialist and non-specialist audiences why sustainability in resource development requires specialised regulatory and legal solutions and the theoretical propositions and methodologies that underpin those solutions
- Critically analyse relevant regulatory and legal solutions
- Identify issues and solve problems involving sustainability questions, taking into account social and economic policy
- Locate, synthesise and analyse material from primary and secondary sources to consider critically and discuss problems of resource development.
Generic skills
- Advanced understanding of the changing base of law and policy relating to the sustainable development of natural resources
- Well-developed problem-solving ability for complex problems involving different stakeholder groups
- Capacity to effectively communicate complex ideas orally and in writing to specialist and non-specialist groups.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Introductory exercise
| Day 2 | 10% |
Memorandum of advice
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
Research paper on a topic approved by the subject coordinator
| 1 May 2024 | 60% |
| Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance is required. | N/A |
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator John Chandler Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 17 January 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 14 February 2024 to 20 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 22 January 2024 Census date 15 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 March 2024 Assessment period ends 1 May 2024 February contact information
Lecturer
John Chandler (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students.
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Students should note priority of waitlisted places in subjects will be given as follows:
- To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
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Last updated: 8 November 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-masters@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 8 November 2024