LAWS6065 - Pollution and Contaminated Land

Objectives

Examine the policy and legislative approaches to pollution control and the wide range of management tools employed to prevent harm and promote ecologically sustainable development.

Content

Environmental management; economic instruments; criminal liability; corporate and director's liability; due diligence; waste management; hazardous substances; contaminated land and marine pollution.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
26, 27 April & 3, 4 May 2013

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

Class Participation (10%)
1 x 8,000-9,000 Word Assignment (90%)

Textbook

R Lyster, Z Lipman, N Franklin, G Wiffen, L Pearson, Environmental and Planning Law in NSW, 3rd ed Fed Press 2012

Legal Professional Development (LPD)

You can credit this unit towards Legal Professional Development (LPD). Units of study that are part of Sydney Law School’s Postgraduate Program meet the necessary Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) of the Law Society of New South Wales and the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of the New South Wales Bar Association. You may complete this unit of study by enrolling on a non-degree basis or on an audit basis only with no assessment via Single Unit Enrolment.

Courses this unit is available in

The University of Sydney - Sydney Law School