Unit code: LAW10004
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 8 hours of study per week
About this unit
This unit introduces students to the framework of the Australian legal system and to the business structures operating in Australia and to provide an overview of various areas of the law including Contracts, Torts, Consumer Protection,
Intellectual property, Business entities, Business ownership and Employment issues.
Content
Foundations: Introducing the law; Understanding the Australian legal system and studying law
Legal consequences: Causing harm – Torts (effects of negligence); Making deals – Formation of Contracts; Dealing with consumers – Australian Consumer Law; Protecting Intellectual property
Business ownership: Choosing a business entity (sole trader, partnership or corporation); Business ownership and employment
Undergraduate
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Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Security and International Relations
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Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Security and Counter Terrorism
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Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Behavioural Studies
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Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Criminology
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