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Sport and the Law
UndergraduateLTU-LAW3SPO2026
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 Oct 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $2,174
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Sport and the Law
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and discuss the common law and legislation impacting on participation in and management of sports.
- Apply principles of sports law to the facts of problems.
- Design appropriate strategies to limit potential contravention of law relating to sport, including liability for injury.
- Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of various sports law regimes and regulatory practices.
- Sports governance
- Discriminination in sport
- Sporting violence
- Corruption in sport
- Trade and competition in sport
This subject explores the intersection of sport and law. It examines the place of sport in Australian society and how different bodies of law govern community- and elite-level sporting activities at local, national and international levels. The recent emergence of sports law allows us to assess and understand how existing legal fields such as contract, tort and employment law apply in sport, while also considering sport-specific fields such as anti-doping, sport tribunals and competition structure and governance. Recent controversies such as the Essendon supplement saga and concussion in sport will be utilised as case studies.
- 3 Quizzes - 5 marks each (700 word equivalent) (15%)
- Law reform submission assessment (1500 words) (35%)
- Research essay (2000 words) (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- LAT-CRM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Criminology
- LAT-CPS-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
Others
Prerequisites: Students must have completed a minimum of 150 credit points.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-CRM-DEG
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-CPS-DEG