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There were originally two Criminal Law courses in the 4 year LLB. With the introduction of the new 3 year LLB, only one Criminal Law course is now offered. There is now a need for a Criminal Law elective, particularly for students who want to practice criminal law or work for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The focus is on Australian jurisdictions that have Criminal Codes: Commonwealth, Qld, WA, Tas, ACT and NT. The elective provides the opportunity to compare and contrast the Codes, particularly the Cth Code with the Griffith Codes, and drill down into criminal law issues in far greater detail than in the core course.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:

1. demonstrate an understanding [explain and apply] of a coherent body of knowledge relevant to the different criminal codes in Australia; and the legal and structural distinctions between the codified jurisdictions and the common law jurisdictions in Australia;
2. demonstrate an understanding [identify and analyse] of a coherent body of knowledge relevant to developments in criminal law since the publication of the Model Criminal Code in 1992;
3. engage in critical analysis [in relation to the work of the Law Reform Commissions in the area of criminal law];
4. demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal, and policy issues [in relation to criminal law];
5. explain the legislative process and identify applicable legislation and delegated legislation, general principles of statutory interpretation, understand and make appropriate use of authorised aids to statutory interpretation, and deploy appropriate techniques in the course of solving interpretative problems [in relation to the Criminal Codes];
6. communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences, and collaborate effectively.