730-464 Migration Law

Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law; Torts; Legal Theory; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law or in each case their equivalents.

Topics include an outline of the issues affecting immigration law; state sovereignty, the history of Australian immigration policy and an introduction to concepts such as permanent residence, change of status, refugees etc.; an analysis of the constitutional power of the Commonwealth to legislate in this area; a review of the basic structure of the Migration Act prior to 1989 and changes since; an examination of the different categories of visas and entry permits such as permanent residency and temporary residency, and of the grounds for change of status; the position of refugees with special reference to the International Convention and Australian decisions on refugee status; deportation and compliance; merits review and the avenues of judicial review; immigration in the Federal Court; and the relevance of notions of citizenship and multiculturalism to immigration.

Reflective essay 4000-4500 words 50% (due end semester) and a journal report 2500-3000 words 50% (due mid semester).

Printed materials will be issued by the Faculty of Law.