MLL426 - Mining and Energy Law
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | MLL316 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Samantha Hepburn |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed MLP325 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour class on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Australia is a country rich in non-renewable mineral resources as well as renewable energy sources. The extraction of minerals and hydrocarbons, petroleum, natural gas, unconventional gas forms an enormous component of the domestic and international market. In addition, with the progression of a green economy, the emergence of renewable energy forms, such as solar and wind power and the promotion of carbon offset regimes has seen rapid growth. With the onset of global energy shortages, these industries will continue to expand and develop. This unit aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory frameworks that underpin mining and energy law in Australia. It teaches students about the ownership framework, the licencing and royalty system and the environmental framework as they apply at both state and federal levels. The unit focuses upon the legal issues relevant to the development of energy industries within Australia; this includes an evaluation of the new regulatory frameworks which have evolved in response to the pricing of carbon and the rapid expansion of the unconventional gas industry in the Eastern states.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and explain the different forms of mineral and energy resources that exist within Australia. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply Australian law dealing with the ownership of hydrocarbons, petroleum, natural gas, unconventional gas, wind power, solar and carbon sequestration rights. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Apply the framework of environmental regulation within which energy industries operate. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Apply the licensing and royalty systems that underpin mineral resources in Australia, and compare them to approaches adopted internationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Apply research and analytic skills in legal writing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1:(Group of 2) Report (Research) | 3000 words | 40% | Week 9 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2000 words | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLL426 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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