Business and the Law - TABL1710
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Taxation and Business Law
Course Outline: TABL1710 Course Outline
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Must not be enrolled in Program 4733, 4737, 4744
Excluded: LAWS1052
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course focuses on the Australian legal system. In particular, the course considers the different sources of law and the different systems of law; the Commonwealth Constitution and Commonwealth/State relations; the role of Parliament in making statute law; the Australian court system and the role of the judiciary in making “case law”; and the role of the executive (government). Areas of substantive law relevant to commerce and business dealings that are examined in detail include contract law, tort law (with particular reference to negligence), property law, consumer law and competition law.