James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

LA4020:03

*NOTE* Industrial Law

Townsville, Cairns

Prerequisites: Level 3 LA subjects

Contact hours to be advised. Second semester.

Available to LLB students.

Introduction to the Australian labour system; employer and employee contract relationship (including termination of employment and remedies); labour and the Constitution; common law and legislation relating to trade unions; Federal and State, particularly Queensland, labour legislation.

Learning Objectives:

  1. acquire a sound understanding of the operation of labour law, both at common law and under statute;
  2. acquire a knowledge of federal and state industrial law.

Assessment by research paper (50%); tutorial paper (30%); examination (20%) (subject to variation).