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Business and Corporate Law
Postgraduate | TAS-BFA601 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
View information for 2022 course intake- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Business and Corporate Law
About this subject
On completion of this subject the student will be able to:
- research and explain Australian business and corporate law and critique its application.
- apply the law to complex authentic legal situations.
- seek and reflect on feedback to improve learnings.
- present advice both in oral and written forms in respect to authentic business and corporate law case studies
- Introduction to the Unit Australian Legal Systems
- Legal Reasoning, methodology and legal problem solving
- Business structures
- Contract Law – Introduction
- Element of Offer and Acceptance
- Elements of Contract Law: Consideration and Capacity
- Terms of the Contract
- Contracts – Genuine Consent and Legality of Objects
- Contracts – Discharge and Remedies
- Torts and Agency.
- Corporations Law – Registration and Company Management
- Corporations Law – Management of companies; Members remedies
- Corporations Law – Member and Director’ 'Duties, Disclosure and
- Corporate Governance
- Corporations Law – Corporate Insolvency
This subject covers a wide range of interesting legal topics and teaches students how to analyse, and solve legal problems, all essential skills for those wishing to work in both the fields of accounting and business management. The subject combines topics that are necessary for a consideration of business and corporate law including: the sources of law in Australia; how to read and understand legislation and case law; basic business organisations; contract law principles, (including a consideration of terms in a contract and rights on breach of contract); liability in tort law; agency and consumer law; Australian corporate law and corporate governance principles.
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
Available as "Open Access" with the requirement of a Bachelors degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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