UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO – TE PIRINGA FACULTY OF LAW ENERGY LAW – LAWS.432-15A – 2015 PAPER OUTLINE 1. Identification of Paper Faculty: Law. Paper: LAWS.432-15A (HAM). This paper carries 10 points. 1A. Outline of the Paper Week of Week Format and Topic 2 Mar 1 Energy Patterns and Problems, around the World and in New Zealand. 9 March 2 Climate Change. 16 March 3 23 March 4 Electricity Market. 30 March 5 Energy Regulation. Project Approval. Natural Gas. Energy in New Zealand: History and Upstream Production. Petroleum, Coal, Hydro. 6 April Study Break 13 April Study Break. ** Assignment due 12:00 noon Wednesday15 April. 20 April 6 Energy Regulation: Prices. A Semester continues. 27 April 7 Energy Policy. Public Utility Regulation Elsewhere. 4 May 8 Energy Demand and Energy Efficiency Basics. Buildings and Industry. 11 May 9 Energy Demand and Efficiency in Transport. 18 May 10 Energy Efficiency: Utilities. Individual and Company Behaviour. 25 May 11 Renewable Energy Sources. Measures Used Internationally. 1 June 12 Special Topics. Integration. 8 June Study Week. ** Take-Home Test due 12:00 noon Wednesday 10 June. Lectures: Tuesdays, 11 am to 1 pm, room K.G.01. 2. Staffing Lecturer and Course Convenor: Professor Barry Barton, Room Law G. 36, phone extension 4187, email <barton@waikato.ac.nz>. Please make an appointment after class to ensure availability. 3. Description and Structure of the Paper (a) Description of the paper in University Calendar An examination of the law concerning global energy problems, oil and gas, renewables, markets, energy efficiency and climate change, with an emphasis on regulation and commercial aspects. The course provides an introduction to themes in modern Energy Law. The content and organization of these lectures may be discerned from the Table of Contents of the Course Materials. 2 (b) Structure of the Paper The course is a ten-point paper for the purposes of degree regulations. It is taught in the first semester. There are no streams or tutorials. The lectures areTuesdays, 11 am to 1 pm, room K.G.01. Attendance at lectures is definitely expected. Students who miss a lecture must make their own arrangements for catch-up. (c) Attendance Te Piringa Faculty of Law places great emphasis on providing students with opportunities for high achievement in law papers. There is a mark for class participation – see below. 4. Learning Objectives A student who has completed the course successfully will be able to (1) demonstrate an understanding of theoretical and practical issues in Energy Law (2) identify and apply the most important legislation, case law, and other legal instruments, and (3) identify and analyze some emerging questions of law and policy. 5. Workload Students should expect to spend 100 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused time in preparation for the assignment and test. 6. Required and Recommended Reading Required: All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of McLay, Murray & Orpin, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 2d ed, Thomson Reuters (2011), available from Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37.00. In addition to the texts identified below, the Faculty of Law requires that students purchase the course materials book(s) for this paper. These are available from Waikato Print. Recommended: Students are urged to read the newspapers regularly, especially the business sections. Specialist Periodicals in Energy Law: Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law Energy Law Journal Journal of World Energy Law and Business Energy Policy Online: Further material may be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz) the University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following terms: University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site, or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te Piringa Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials may not under any circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please contact the Te Piringa Faculty of Law. 7. Online Support Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle. 8. Assessment The form of assessment recognises and contributes to the teaching and learning objectives of the course stated earlier, by reducing the emphasis on closed-book examination-style techniques and 3 replacing it with tasks that will improve and assess student skills in research, writing and presentation. a) Requirements for Assessed Work Te Piringa Faculty of Law procedures for the presentation, submission and referencing of course work are set out in the Te Piringa Faculty of Law Undergraduate Handbook p 33 which is available from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate. Assignment resources are available online at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/student/ (b)Course Work/Final Examination Ratio: course work 100, final examination 0. (c) Assessment Components Component Percentage of Overall Mark (i) Assignment 30 Noon, Wednesday 15 April 2015. (ii) Take-Home Test 65 Noon, Wednesday 10 June 2015. (iii) Class Participation 5 Due Date - Assignment The Assignment will be based on course work carried out in class up to the due date. A list of topics will be provided, along with directions as to format and expectations. Maximum length: 1500 words including references. No bibliography. The Assignment is to be submitted through Moodle. Take-Home Test The take-home test will be made available on Moodle at 12:00 noon on Monday 8 June 2015, and will be completed and submitted by Moodle by 12:00 noon on Wednesday 10 June 2015. This is the study week after the end of classes and before examinations. Further details about test format and coverage will be provided closer to the event. Page limits, fonts, margins, referencing rules, etc will be specified. The test must be written individually. Students may not share ideas or text for the test. As this is a test there will be NO extensions. If you are unable to complete the test by the due time and date, you will need to apply for special consideration. Class Participation Students are expected to attend all classes, prepare as directed, and contribute to discussion. Please let us know if you are unable to come to class, and make your own arrangements for catch-up; we do not teach by email. During class, please do not use your laptop for non-class-related purposes. The class participation mark will be reduced if there are shortcomings in meeting these expectations. (d) Handing in, Marking Time and Collection All assignments must be submitted electronically through Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz). See Te Piringa Faculty of Law Undergraduate Handbook, available at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate. It is the policy of Te Piringa Faculty of Law to return marked work to students within five weeks of submission. If you require assistance with Moodle, or encounter any problems, please contact the Help Desk. You can send a message to Help Desk by using the instant message service in your paper (from the participants list within the People block). Alternatively, you can email them directly at help@waikato.ac.nz or call 838 4008. 4 (e) Measurement of Achievement Achievement in tests will be measured primarily in terms of levels of understanding and knowledge gained. Achievement in tests and assignments will be measured also in terms of fluency and accuracy of expression and referencing. Major deficiencies in structure, style, grammar and spelling will result in lower marks. (f) Management of Assessment Deadlines, Process for Requesting Extensions and Special Consideration, and for Appeals (i) Extensions Students are required to complete and submit all internal assessment by specified dates. The meeting of deadlines is a mark of professionalism and its enforcement is essential for fairness to all students taking the paper. Handing in course work on or before the due in date also facilitates the timely return of marked work by academic staff. Students should meet requirements as to time deadlines for course work, or make a request for an extension or special consideration in appropriate circumstances (see Undergraduate Programmes Manual available from the School of Law Undergraduate website http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/). Failure to comply with requirements as to the time deadlines for internal assessment without having successfully applied either for an extension or special consideration with supporting evidence before the due date will result in deduction of 2.5 marks for each day the work is late. Lateness of more than a week may result in the work not being marked. No deadlines may be extended beyond two weeks after the last teaching day of the semester(s) in which the paper is taught as final grades must go to the Board of Examiners at this time. Unless an extension in writing has been granted, a lecturer may refuse to accept a piece of work which is submitted after the specified date, and automatically award it no mark, or may lower the mark as a penalty for lateness. Applications for extension, on the form obtainable from the Resource Room, must be submitted to the Chief Examiner or nominee. Students should not submit the extension form to the lecturer, nor should students seek extensions from the lecturer via other forms of communication. Extensions will be granted only on evidence of illness, family bereavement, or serious personal accidents or circumstances. Please note that too many assignments due at the same time is NOT an acceptable reason, neither are claims that computers and/or printers have crashed. Account will be taken of the time in which the student has had to complete the internal assessment before the supervening event occurred. It will be important to consider if the grant of the extension will give the student in question an unfair advantage over other students. A maximum period of 14 days will be given as an extension unless there are exceptional circumstances. In determining applications the Chief Examiner or nominee may consult with the Convenor or lecturer of the relevant paper. When the Chief Examiner or nominee has made a decision on the application for extension, the Resource Room Administrative Assistant will advise the student of the decision by email. Following this, the extension form will be given to the relevant lecturer who will retain it until after the assignment is marked and returned to students. The form will then be placed on the student’s file. It should be noted that if an extension of longer than 14 days is granted, the assignment will not be automatically printed out and delivered to the lecturer, therefore the lecturer is responsible for ensuring the assignment is printed. In appropriate cases, when a student’s application for extension is declined the Chief Examiner or nominee will inform the student of the process for applying for special consideration. ii) Special Consideration The Assessment Regulations 2005 as set out in the University Calendar 2015 list in detail the university-wide policies and procedures, which apply concerning missed examinations, impaired performance or impaired preparation time for an examination, and missed or impaired course work. Students are responsible for ensuring that they comply with these regulations. Application forms for special consideration for internal assessment are available from Law Reception. iii) Appeals (University Calendar 2015, Assessment Regulations 2005, Reg. 24) A student may appeal against any decision taken under these regulations. An appeal, comprising a written statement of the circumstances of the appeal, together with supporting evidence if available, must be submitted by the student in writing to the Head of Student & Academic Services not more 5 than seven days after the date on which notification of the relevant decision is received. Appeals under this section are considered and decided by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor by delegated authority of the Education Committee. A decision by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor is notified in writing, and is final. iv) If you wish to submit your Internal Assessment in Māori, you need to obtain an application form from Law Reception at least 14 days before the assessment is due. 9. University Calendar Regulations and Policies Your attention is drawn to the following regulations and policies, which are published in the University Calendar 2015: Assessment Regulations 2005 Student Research Regulations 2008 Student Discipline Regulations 2014 Ethical Conduct in Human Research and Computer Systems Regulations 2005 Related Activities Regulations 2008. Policy on the Use of Māori for Assessment 10. Links to Other Papers There are no formal linkages to other papers. The paper requires completion of Law 1 to Law 3 in the ordinary course of events. 11. Fees Refer to http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/admission/tableoffeesandcharges.html. 12. Referencing Guidelines and Caution against Plagiarism (a) Referencing must be in accordance with the New Zealand Law Style Guide (2nd ed) Thomson Reuters 2011. (b)All written work submitted for the purposes of assessment must be your own work. Copying or paraphrasing all or part of another person’s work, be it published or unpublished, without clear attribution, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is misconduct and is dealt with under the disciplinary procedures of the University as outlined in the Student Discipline Regulations 2014 in the University Calendar. “Plagiarism means presenting as one’s own work the work of another, and includes the copying or paraphrasing of another person’s work in an assessment item without acknowledging it as the other person’s work through full and accurate referencing; it applies to assessment presented through a written, spoken, electronic, broadcasting, visual, performance or other medium.” See section 3, Assessment Regulations (2015 Calendar). (c) The Te Piringa Faculty of Law’s policy regarding plagiarism is contained in the Te Piringa Faculty of Law Undergraduate Programmes Manual, available from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/. 13. Health and Safety The Law School’s Health and Safety representative is Ms Renee Rewi in Room Law G71 on extension 6727, but if she is not available, please report the incident to the Law Reception - Room Law G.44 or call ext 4167. 14. Class Representation Contact details for the Student Representation Coordinator, Academic Services Division, are as follows: Jeanie Richards, Student Services, ext. 8221, email: student.reps@waikato.ac.nz. 15. Complaints Procedures The brochure Student Concerns and Complaints Policy provides details of the University’s process for handling concerns and complaints and is available from Faculty and School Offices, The Gateway and Student Services Division and is contained in the Calendar 2015. See also the document Student Support Structure at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, available from Law Reception.