78260 Regulation, Law and Governance
6cpRequisite(s): (70106c Principles of Public International Law AND 70107c Principles of Company Law AND (94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04236 Juris Doctor OR 142 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04250 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration OR 94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04363 Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property OR 94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04364 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Trade Mark Law and Practice)) OR (94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04320 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Professional Legal Practice AND 70106c Principles of Public International Law) OR ((22 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C07122 Graduate Diploma Legal Studies OR 22 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04264 Master of Legal Studies))
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Description
This subject develops the skills and disposition required to actively engage with regulatory challenges and opportunities in a variety of domains. While these skills are applicable in a variety of domains, the subject introduces students to the theory and methods of regulation and governance by applying them to the health and health services policy context, considering key aspects of health law and the legal system at the same time. It is designed to help students understand the nature of regulation, the relationship between regulation and law, the use of regulatory instruments and techniques, and approaches to evaluating regulation. Students examine the work of leading regulatory scholars and consider how their theoretical insights are applied in practical settings. They have the opportunity to examine and synthesise relevant issues of regulation and health law, and engage with concepts and applied debates through a variety of case studies and workshops.
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