Business Law Units
A minimum of six units must be studied in order to meet the requirements for a BA degree. It is also possible, by combining the business law units with certain units in economics, to qualify for a BCom or BEc degree. None of the Business Law units are offered to first year students.
The units available to students are:
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BUSL379 European Trade Law
* These units are required for professional accounting purposes
The following legal techniques are explored and practised to a varying degree in all units:
- Analysis (factual and legal);
- Argument (oral and written);
- Case precedent;
- Research (primary and secondary sources);
- Statuatory construction (interpretation and application)
For the complete major, students need to choose at least four of the 300-level units, one of which must be BUSL315 Business Litigation. BUSL201 Law in Australian Society and BUSL250 Business Law must be completed beforehand.
Content
The Business Law units are intended to provide a range of knowledge bases and skills. The following topics are covered:
Administrative Law |
BUSL315 |
| Advertising | BUSL350 |
| Agency | BUSL250 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | BUSL315 |
| Business/Commercial Law | BUSL250 |
| China Trade and Investment Law | BUSL388 |
| Company Law | BUSL301 |
| Constitutional Law | BUSL201 and on an applied basis, especially in BUSL301, BUSL320 and BUSL333 |
| Consumer Protection | BUSL350 |
| Contracts | BUSL250 |
| Court System | BUSL201 |
Criminal Law |
BUSL315 |
| Defamation | BUSL350 |
| Directors Duties | BUSL301 |
| European Trade Law | BUSL379 |
| Government Accountability | BUSL201 |
| Industrial Relations/Human Resources | BUSL333 |
| Insolvency (Winding Up) | BUSL301 |
| Intellectual Property (Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks) | BUSL350 |
| Jurisprudence/Litigation | BUSL315 |
| Japanese Trade Law | BUSL377 |
| Legal Precedent | BUSL201 and BUSL250 and on an applied basis in all units |
| Marketing Law | BUSL350 |
| Media | BUSL350 |
| Negligence | BUSL250 |
| Partnership | BUSL301 |
| Policy Law Interface | BUSL201 and BUSL315 |
| Products Liability | BUSL301 |
| Property | BUSL250 |
| Remedies | BUSL250 and on an applied basis in all units |
| Securities Industry | BUSL301 |
| Statutory Interpretation | BUSL201 and BUSL250 and on an applied basis, especially in BUSL301 and BUSL320 |
| Tax/Revenue Law | BUSL320 |
| Torts | BUSL250 and BUSL315 |
Trusts |
BUSL301 |
Other Topics may be dealt with from time to time.