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LAWS6330: Fundamentals of Regulation
2024 unit information
This unit acts as a general introduction to key theories, concepts, and debates within the field of regulatory studies, as well as to the main tools and instruments of regulation. Focusing on social regulation, it uses practical examples to analyze the implementation and enforcement of regulatory regimes in various areas, including public health, workplace health and safety, and environmental protection. It explores corporate responses to regulation, as well as the roles, practices, and accountability of regulatory agencies, and of other actors involved in the administration, and enforcement of regulation. The unit will be of interest to lawyers and other professionals engaged in regulatory compliance and enforcement, as well as to students with an interest in regulatory theory and practice more broadly. It also aims to provide a gateway for further study in more specialized areas of regulation. Please note that this unit does not focus on a specific area of regulation and does not cover financial services regulation or economic regulation more generally. While available to students in the Master of Health Law program, it does not focus on healthcare regulation. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Law
| Code | LAWS6330 |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe key theories, concepts and debates in the field of regulatory studies
- LO2. Explain and analyse different regulatory tools, regimes, and strategies
- LO3. Explain and analyse the compliance and enforcement practices of regulators and regulated businesses
- LO4. Describe and critique different ways of assessing regulatory regimes
- LO5. Engage with, and critically evaluate, existing research on regulation
- LO6. Effectively research and communicate information and ideas on regulation, via oral presentations and in written form
Unit availability
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Semester 2b 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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