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Postgraduate RMI-MPAC20-2021

Business & Corporations Law

Map out the legal areas in which accountants and business professionals operate. Illustrate a detailed understanding of contract, negligence and company laws. Take in the ethical and legislative standards that underpin professional accountancy.

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$3,552 $3,802

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 01 Mar 2021
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Australia's largest dual-sector institute, offering both TAFE and higher education, RMIT University proudly delivers work-related education and practical research relevant to current business and community needs. More than 60,000 students study with RMIT, and many of their degrees are available through Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2021

15

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

23

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Have an appreciation of aspects of the legal framework within which accountants and business professionals operate (including both the civil law and criminal law)
  2. Understand the Australian legal framework, including sources of law, principles of statutory interpretation, relationship between common and statutory law, ethical principles, and other regulatory mechanisms, particularly those relating to companies
  3. Understand the underlying principles of a number of areas of law relevant to accounting practitioners and consultants, including contract law, law of negligence and company law, and how to apply these principles in various situations
  4. Develop awareness of how changes in the law may affect business strategies.
Topics covered
    • Australian Legal System
    • Negligence
    • Contract Law
    • Introduction to contract law
    • Elements of a simple contract
    • Contents of a contract
    • Remedies for breach of contract
    • Intro to Corporations Law: Some Basics
    • Registration and its consequences
    • Internal Rues of a company
    • Membership of a company
    • Shares & debenture; Management of Companies & Directors' duties; Corporate Liability; Insolvency and Charges
Entry requirements

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective
  • OUA-PSU-GCE-2021
  • OUA-PSU-GCE-2021
  • UNE-PRO-GCE-2021
  • UNE-PRO-GCE-2021

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

The subject teaches legal principles important in a commercial environment, focusing particularly on the principles needed by accountants providing professional accountancy services, including the law of contract, negligence and company law.

This subject will allow you to develop skills in reading, understanding and applying relevant legal principles from both legislation and court decisions, and you will be exposed to critical thinking about the socio-legal framework and legal and ethical standards underpinning the practice of accountancy and business in general. These generic skills will provide a foundation upon which you can continually update your knowledge as the law changes.

Assessments

  • Assessments (50%)
  • Open Book Invigilated Exam (50%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2021

Postgraduate Single Subjects

Postgraduate UNE-PRO-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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