UNISA Short Course in Environmental Law & Environmental Management Legal Enforcement
University of South Africa Short Course in Environmental Law & Environmental Management Legal Enforcement
This Short course will be useful to students who want to develop competencies in the law aspects behind environmental management enforcement and who want to develop competencies in conducting environmental management compliance inspections and investigating suspected non-compliance and gaining experience in the practical application of the legal principles of Environmental compliance and enforcement with special emphasis on Environmental law.
Government Officials and the Regulated Community
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Also note that access to the internet, and registration as a myUnisa user is compulsory.
6 months
English
First semester: 28 November – 25 January
Second semester: depends on the Unisa second semester registration dates. For more information please visit www.unisa.ac.za/caes
Short course will only be presented if a minimum of 20 students are registered.
Fully online
Online Discussions, Self-Assessment, Blogs, practical session and a portfolio of evidence
- Introduction to Compliance and Enforcement
- Criminal Enforcement
- Administrative Justice in the Context of Administrative Enforcement
- Civil Enforcement
- Specific Enforcement Provisions under NEMA and the SEMA’s
- Enforcement Provisions under other Environmental Legislation
- Conducting inspections
- Conducting Investigations
- Taking Enforcement Action
- Ethics, Health and Safety
- Practical (2 Days)
- Court case based on operation
Mrs HJ van Niekerk
MDE
The Department of Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science and Management
Unisa Florida Campus
Office no 462, Phapha building
011 471 2325
[email protected]
Ms Denise Francis
The Department of Environmental Sciences
SLP and WIL Coordination
Unisa Florida Campus
Calabash, Room 107
011 471 2800
[email protected]
Mr MM Moima
CSAES
Unisa Florida Campus
Office no 457, Phapha building,
011 471 2577
[email protected]
Ms Marion Gaffney
CSAES
Unisa Florida Campus
Office no 457, Phapha building,
0114712616
[email protected]
Mr Lutendo Phiza
CSAES
Unisa Florida Campus
Office no 457, Phapha building,
0114713092
[email protected]