LAWS77-525: Law and Medicine

Description

Law and Medicine is an advanced postgraduate elective subject offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject aims to provide a legal context for the provision of health care in Australia and globally, including regulatory frameworks.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	LAWS77-525
EFTSL:	0.125
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:	May 2025 [Standard Offering]
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Law
Subject fees:	Commencing in 2024: $5,560.00 Commencing in 2025: $5,680.00 Commencing in 2024: $6,220.00 Commencing in 2025: $6,500.00

Learning outcomes

Critically review the application of ethical and legal frameworks governing the provision of healthcare in Australia and globally.
Extrapolate and discriminate between legal principles in order to advise hypothetical clients.
Elucidate and explicate legal principles governing emerging technologies.

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): LAWS75-107: Foundations of Private Law LAWS75-108: Foundations of Public and Criminal Law LAWS75-202: Tort Law LAWS75-203: Criminal Law
Restrictions:	Juris Doctor students are expected to have 120CPs of law subjects before enrolling. 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:

Juris Doctor students are expected to have 120CPs of law subjects before enrolling.

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

Subject outlines

Subject dates

May 2025

Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	23/03/2025
Semester start:	19/05/2025
Subject start:	19/05/2025
Last enrolment:	01/06/2025
Teaching census:	13/06/2025
Withdraw - Financial:	14/06/2025
Withdraw - Academic:	05/07/2025

Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	23/03/2025
Semester start:	19/05/2025
Subject start:	19/05/2025
Last enrolment:	01/06/2025
Teaching census:	13/06/2025
Withdraw - Financial:	14/06/2025
Withdraw - Academic:	05/07/2025