Aviation Legal Framework
Overview
Aviation is one of the most regulated industries in the world. The law impacts upon the aviation industry more or less directly from the international level right down to the domestic level in every place it operates. It is imperative that aviation professionals and those in related industries have an appreciation of which laws apply to aviation business and an understanding of how those laws work. Therefore, this unit is designed to help aviation undergraduate students to develop a good understanding and appreciation of domestic and international laws that apply to aviation industry. In particular, it focuses on how international treaties affect airlines’ strategic decisions and operations
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Discuss fundamental principles contained in international conventions such as Chicago Convention and their implications to international air transport
- Discuss and explain how international air transport is regulated and negotiated between the sovereign states
- Discuss and explain how sovereign states such as Australia issues international route licence and allocates its international traffic rights to international carriers
- Discuss and describe the principles of aviation security and carrier’s liability contained in international conventions and domestic legislation
- Demonstrate, both individually and in a team environment, the ability to examine, analyse, and communicate verbally and in writing air traffic on country-pair markets and discuss how the regulations and traffic rights arrangements affect airline’s strategies and operation in a country-pairmarket
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Portfolio | Individual | 10 - 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Research Presentation | Group | 10 - 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Research Report | Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.
Content
- Chicago Convention and air law
- Bilateral/multilateral air services agreements and negotiations,
- Airline deregulation, liberalisation and Open Skies
- Conventions and regulations on carriers’ liabilityÂ
- Conventions and regulations on aviation securityÂ
- Airport, airline alliance and competitionÂ
- Domestic and international organisations regulating aviation industry Â
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.