Overview
The Principles and Practice of Aviation Law and Policy introduces an overview of the regulatory structure of civil aviation and the legal system within which this regulatory system operates and the powers, responsibilities and scope of the various aviation regulatory authorities at the national and international level. You will develop a sound comprehension of the regulatory framework applicable to the airline industry from both a public and private international law perspective and gain an overview of the major international legal instruments and roles of institutional players in domestic, regional and international aviation regulation. The unit equips aviation professionals and managers with some of the basic legal knowledge required to operate in the aviation industry.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2022
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
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- Outline the international legal and regulatory framework for civil aviation
- Interpret the processes for adoption and implementation of international standards in aviation
- Explain the organisational structure of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Chicago Convention on civil aviation
- Describe ICAO’s role in the development of international standards and aviation practices
- Discuss the Australian civil aviation legislative framework, air operator certification, and the airworthiness requirements of Australian registered aircraft
- Identify the relevant legal issues, including the international conventions that impinge on civil aviation agencies, airlines, airport operators and those employed by them.
N/A
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Online discussion forum - 30% | ||||||
| 3 - Essay - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Online discussion forum - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Essay - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
International Aviation Law A Practical Guide
Edition: 2nd (2018)
Authors: Ron Bratsch
Routledge
London London , UK
ISBN: 9781138559219
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
w.tseng@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to International Aviation Law
Chapter
Chapter 1 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 open
Module/Topic
Sources of Aviation Law and The Legal Systems
Chapter
Chapter 2-3 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 close
Quiz 2 open
Online Discussion Forum 1 open
Module/Topic
The Regulation of Aviation
Chapter
Chapter 4 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2 close
Quiz 3 open
Module/Topic
Contract Law
Chapter
Chapter 5 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3 close
Quiz 4 open
Online Discussion Forum 1 close
Module/Topic
No lectures
Chapter
Review material from the first 5 weeks.
Events and Submissions/Topic
None
Module/Topic
Tort Law
Chapter
Chapter 6 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 4 close
Quiz 5 open
Module/Topic
- Employment and Industrial Law
- Criminal Law
Chapter
Chapter 7&8 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 5 close
Quiz 6 open
Online Discussion Forum 2 open
Module/Topic
No lectures
Chapter
Review material from the first 5 weeks.
Events and Submissions/Topic
None
Module/Topic
Commercial Law and Competition Law
Chapter
Chapter 9 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 6 close
Quiz 7 open
Module/Topic
- International Carriage by Air
- Airline Operations
Chapter
Chapter 10&11 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 7 close
Quiz 8 open
Online Discussion Forum 2 close
Module/Topic
- Maintenance Organizations
- Aviation Security
Chapter
Chapter 12&13 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 8 close
Quiz 9 open
Module/Topic
- Airport Operations
- Air Traffic Management
Chapter
Chapter 14&15 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 9 close
Quiz 10 open
Online Discussion Forum 3 open
Module/Topic
- Safety Management and Accident Investigation
- Aviation and the Environment
Chapter
Chapter 16&17 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 10 close
Module/Topic
The Integration of Unmanned Aircraft
Chapter
Chapter 18 of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Discussion Forum 3 close
Module/Topic
Essay
Chapter
All chapters of International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide plus tutorials, readings and assignment review.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Essay submission
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There will be 10 online quizzes throughout the term contributing 30% to the final assessment and aim to test the students' knowledge of basic concepts. They will be undertaken online and be due at approximately one-week intervals as given on the Moodle site.
10
Weekly
Due dates for each quiz are detailed on Moodle and will be reaffirmed in the Lectures
As specified after the closing date for each quiz.
This is a simple correct or incorrect answer.
- Outline the international legal and regulatory framework for civil aviation
- Interpret the processes for adoption and implementation of international standards in aviation
- Explain the organisational structure of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Chicago Convention on civil aviation
- Describe ICAO’s role in the development of international standards and aviation practices
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Online discussion forum
There will be 3 online discussion forums throughout the term contributing 30% to the final assessment. They will be undertaken online and be due at approximately four-week intervals as given on the Moodle site. The online-discussion forum will focus on information technology competence and information literacy, where students need to use the unit content as well as a moderate amount of information to discuss and debate the relevant topics. Students are required to post an article related to the topic and give comments on their own article and other students' articles in the online discussion forum.
Due dates for each online discussion forum are detailed on Moodle and will be reaffirmed in the Lectures
Two weeks after submission
Word Count: 300 words (+/- 10%)
Course Value: 10%
Task: The online-discussion forum will focus on information technology competence and information literacy, where students need to use the unit content as well as a moderate amount of information to discuss and debate the relevant topics. Students are required to post an article related to the topic and give comments on their own article and other students' articles in the online discussion forum.
Criteria: Successful discussion and analysis essentially refer to the information and content that you include in your post; in many ways this is the story or narrative that you develop from start to finish. Analysis basically asks and answers the question “why”? Why is this information important in addressing the topic? Analysis helps to strengthen arguments by building a strong case – often it is achieved by acknowledging key differing arguments, but then developing a strong argument or angle for an assignment in the process – like a spine with attached and acknowledged counter arguments along the way. Comparing and contrasting are typically used to conduct analysis, with words like however, in contrast, similarly, likewise, but (and so forth) used throughout to link and generate ideas, concepts, viewpoints and arguments.
- Describe ICAO’s role in the development of international standards and aviation practices
- Discuss the Australian civil aviation legislative framework, air operator certification, and the airworthiness requirements of Australian registered aircraft
- Identify the relevant legal issues, including the international conventions that impinge on civil aviation agencies, airlines, airport operators and those employed by them.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Essay
The essay assessment contributing 40% to the final assessment and asks students to demonstrate a point of view supported by evidence. It allows students to demonstrate what they've learned and build their writing skills.
During the examination period and will be reaffirmed in the Lectures
Two weeks after submission
Word Count: 3,000 words (+/- 10%)
Course Value: 40%
Essay Task: Each student will be responsible for submitting an essay (3,000 words) of selected topic. Students will have to take care to edit the final document to ensure that it has consistent voice, grammar, and writing style. The essay should be submitted through Moodle by 5:00PM on Friday, 21st of October 2022.
Basic Structure: This academic essay must contain a Title Page, List of Abbreviations/Acronyms, List of Tables & Figures, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Introduction, Main Body, and Conclusion. The essay should be thoroughly referenced using in-text references (APA referencing is advised and preferred).
Referencing: A List of References should be provided on a separate page, and containing all sources used in the essay.
Criteria: Successful essay refers to requirements of 1. Discussion & Analysis, 2. Specifications and 3, Professional Standards ( see Moodle for details)
Notes:
1. Discussion essentially refers to the information and content that you include in your essay; in many ways this is the story or narrative that you develop from start to finish. Analysis basically asks and answers the question “why”? Why is this information important in addressing the topic? Analysis helps to strengthen arguments by building a strong case – often it is achieved by acknowledging key differing arguments, but then developing a strong argument or angle for an assignment in the process – like a spine with attached and acknowledged counter arguments along the way. Comparing and contrasting are typically used to conduct analysis, with words like however, in contrast, similarly, likewise, but (and so forth) used throughout to link and generate ideas, concepts, viewpoints and arguments.
2. Specifications covers the selection of a chosen topic (i.e. approved by course lecturer). Referencing in-text, and the associated list of references, are also included here.
3. Design includes the essay’s structure (i.e. Executive Summary, Introduction, Main Body & Conclusion, etc.); Layout refers to page margins, page numbering, header and/or footer, title page, referencing formatted correctly and the list of references/reference list on a separate page; and, Readability covers the expected professional writing standards (as opposed to casual writing).
- Outline the international legal and regulatory framework for civil aviation
- Interpret the processes for adoption and implementation of international standards in aviation
- Explain the organisational structure of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Chicago Convention on civil aviation
- Discuss the Australian civil aviation legislative framework, air operator certification, and the airworthiness requirements of Australian registered aircraft
- Identify the relevant legal issues, including the international conventions that impinge on civil aviation agencies, airlines, airport operators and those employed by them.
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
