This course will examine central debates about housing provision by reference to recent changes in contemporary housing policy. Key legal instruments that govern housing provision will be critically analysed, such as Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements, and international human rights law relevant to Australia’s obligations to provide adequate housing. The course will also explore the wider context of housing, such as taxation reform, planning law, programmes of state subsidy in the form of rent assistance and home purchase assistance, the structure of public/social housing and affordable housing policy. There will be some focus on overseas initiatives. Specialist guest speakers will address selected topics. Assessment will be primarily in the form of a research paper.
For admission details, please contact the Law Faculty's postgraduate team at law@unsw.edu.au.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research. It was established in 1949 and has expanded rapidly and now has close to 40,000 students, including more than 7000 international students from over 130 different countries. The University offers more than 300 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programmes, and has developed an extensive network of alumni chapters throughout Asia. The main UNSW campus is located on a 38-hectare site at Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney.