• Semester 1 (External)

Synopsis

This  unit  examines  the  legal  authority  of  Local  Government  in
Queensland, including a detailed study of the powers and functions  of
local  governments. The laws relating to Local Government are changing
regularly through new and amending legislation as well as by decisions
of  the  Courts. Students will therefore be required to have knowledge
of  some  case law as well as a large number of statutes, particularly
The  Local Government Act 1993. As such, the topics to be covered will
include statutory interpretation, fundamental legal concepts affecting
local  government, elections and polls, organisation and  proceedings,
local  laws,  and  financial management: It is the  legal  environment
which is discussed in all of these topics.

Note: Following the University's decision in late 1996 to `phase  out'
the  BBus (Local Government) major, this unit will be offered for  the
last time in 1998. As such, any continuing students who still wish  to
complete  the  Local Government major - and are yet to  complete  this
unit - must do so in 1998.