Business and Corporate Law
PostgraduateTAS-BFA6012022
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Business and Corporate Law
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should 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
- 1. Week 1
- 1.1) Introduction to the Unit Australian Legal Systems
- 2. Week 2
- 2.1) Legal Reasoning, methodology and legal problem solving
- 2.2) Business structures
- 3. Week 3
- 3.1) Contract Law – Introduction
- 3.2) Element of Offer and Acceptance
- 4. Week 4
- 4.1) Elements of Contract Law: Consideration and Capacity
- 5. Week 5
- 5.1) Terms of the Contract
- 6. Week 6
- 6.1) Contracts – Genuine Consent and Legality of Objects
- 7. Week 7
- 7.1) Contracts – Discharge and Remedies
- 8. Week 8
- 8.1) Torts and Agency
- 9. Week 9
- 9.1) Corporations Law – Registration and Company Management
- 10. Week 10
- 10.1) Corporations Law – Management of companies; Members remedies
- 11. Week 11
- 11.1) Corporations Law – Member and Director’ 'Duties, Disclosure and
- 11.2) Corporate Governance
- 12. Week 12
- 12.1) Corporations Law – Corporate Insolvency
- 13. Week 13
- 13.1) Revision
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.
- Test or quiz (10%)
- Exam (50%)
- Presentation (10%)
- Case study and reflection (30%)
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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:
Core
- TAS-FIN-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Finance
- TAS-PFA-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
- TAS-MPA-MAS-2022 - Master of Professional Accounting
- TAS-FSP-MAS-2022 - Master of Finance (Specialisation)
- TAS-FIN-MAS-2022 - Master of Finance
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateTAS-FIN-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
PostgraduateTAS-PFA-GDI
Master of Professional Accounting
PostgraduateTAS-MPA-MAS
Master of Finance (Specialisation)
PostgraduateTAS-FSP-MAS
PostgraduateTAS-FIN-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE