76048 Citizenship and Immigration Law

6cp

Requisite(s): 70617 Administrative Law

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: J Burn

The study of Citizenship and Immigration Law fosters a keen examination of major legal and policy issues in Australia. The subject deals with the development of a distinct Australian citizenship and canvasses recent judicial interpretations and legislative changes to citizenship law.

Australian migration law is about the control of those who are not Australian citizens. This subject reviews the legal and policy framework governing immigration including the development of the universal visa system, the distinction between lawful and unlawful non-citizens, visa acquisition and cancellation, and review of adverse citizenship and immigration decisions.

A primary focus is on the analysis of constitutional law issues, the legislative framework, policy responses and examination of international law principles.

Citizenship and Immigration Law is studied under the following broad topic areas: granting of citizenship, passports, statutory concept of entry, refugee and humanitarian status, visa applications in Australia, deportation, government policy, immigration programs, departmental procedures and a comparative study of immigration control systems. Specific themes include an analysis of the migration program, skilled and temporary visa entry, humanitarian considerations, irregular migration, global trends, the status of migrant workers, and people smuggling and trafficking in human beings.

This subject aims to provide an understanding of:

the historical development of citizenship and immigration law in Australia
the effectiveness and fairness of Australian migration legislation and policy
the legislative schemes: primarily the Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994, the Australian Citizenship Act 1973, relevant policy and case law
the major permanent visa programs and temporary entry visas
visa refusal, cancellation and review
acquisition, grant, loss and deprivation of Australian citizenship
the operation of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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