LAWS76-203: Criminal Law and Procedure

Description

Criminal Law and Procedure is a compulsory subject in the Juris Doctor Online. It integrates substantive criminal law with criminal process within the Australian legal system, with a particular focus on Queensland criminal law and procedure. The subject covers offence elements, doctrines of criminal responsibility, defences, procedural safeguards, investigative powers, and trial processes. Students analyse criminal liability and adjudicative fairness in complex scenarios, drawing on both statutory and common law sources. The subject situates criminal law within broader ethical, institutional, and social contexts, including its impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and develops foundational oral communication and advocacy skills. The subject covers the prescribed areas of knowledge in satisfaction of the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	LAWS76-203
EFTSL:	0.125
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Law
Subject fees:	Commencing in 2027: $5,830.00 Commencing in 2027: $5,830.00

Learning outcomes

Analyse criminal liability and defences by integrating general doctrines (both domestic and comparative), offence elements, and procedural consequences.
Apply statutory and common law authority to resolve complex criminal law and procedure problems.
Evaluate the role of criminal process, evidentiary safeguards, and procedural fairness in criminal justice.
Deliver persuasive oral submissions applying criminal law and procedure in simulated advocacy settings.
Research statutory and common law sources to support reasoned analysis of criminal liability and procedure.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
Assumed knowledge:	Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent): LAWS76-105: Legal Foundations LAWS76-106: Legal Skills
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to Study Abroad Students This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid. Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

Study Abroad Students
This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.
Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.