LLB353 Governing Artificial Intelligence

This unit examines the regulation and governance of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI has become increasingly embedded in business, government and society, difficult legal, ethical and policy questions have arisen regarding its governance. Understanding the risks, issues and opportunities raised by AI is of growing importance to many areas of legal practice, industry and society more generally. The unit will survey key theories, approaches, and tools shaping the governance of AI. It will consider the intersection between AI, ethics, and the law through case studies across diverse areas, including culture, politics, employment, health, housing, and the environment. The unit will explore the application of existing bodies of law to the development and use of AI, and the implementation of sui generis principles and governance regimes. The unit will explore future law reform and emerging regulatory models for addressing the evolving challenges posed by AI technologies.

Unit information

Unit code: LLB353
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law
School/Discipline: School of Law
Study area: Law
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 2, 2026	20 July 2026 - 14 November 2026	Gardens Point Gardens Point (Online)

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Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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