2010 Course Handbook
POL836: Accountability
This unit provides an examination of the growing array of mechanisms (administrative law, ombudsmen, auditors-general, parliamentary committees, judicial review, ICAC, FOI, whistleblower protections) designed to hold public policy makers accountable and the problems that privatisation and contracting out cause for the effectiveness of these mechanisms.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Politics staff |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |