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| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term5 | Term5 |
| Melbourne | N/A | Term5 |
| Online | Term5 | Term5 |
| Perth | N/A | Term5 |
| Sydney | N/A | Term5 |
Unit description
Provides the opportunity to research and analyse the legal and regulatory framework governing partnerships and companies in the Australian context. Key legal principles will be explored with particular reference to such topics as the development of company and partnership law, types of companies, rights of members, responsibilities and duties of company officers, takeovers, and corporate insolvency.
Unit content
Module 1: Australian Corporations Law
Module 2: Incorporation, Governance and Corporate Contracts
Module 3: Company Members & Accounts and Audits
Module 4: Corporate Management and Directors & Officer's Duties
Module 5: Corporate Fundraising
Module 6: External Administration
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to corporate law |
| 2 | demonstrate the capacity to apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in the corporate law contexts |
| 3 | demonstrate the capacity to apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to corporate law topics |
| 4 | demonstrate an ability to learn and work independently including the capacity to access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to corporate legal issues and to communicate appropriately and effectively, expressed in well-written, clear and logical language that is supported with appropriate references. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to corporate law
- demonstrate the capacity to apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in the corporate law contexts
- demonstrate the capacity to apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to corporate law topics
- demonstrate an ability to learn and work independently including the capacity to access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to corporate legal issues and to communicate appropriately and effectively, expressed in well-written, clear and logical language that is supported with appropriate references.
Prescribed Learning Resources
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Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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International
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