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Unit description
Provides the basis for a sound understanding of the basic principles governing the formation, interpretation and performance of contractual rights and obligations and the remedies available to parties in contractual disputes, under both common law and statute law.
Unit content
Module 1: Contract formation
Module 2: Legally binding contracts
Module 3: Contents of the contract
Module 4: Genuine agreement
Module 5: Statutory regulation of contracts
Module 6: The end of the contract - termination and remedies
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: | |
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| 1 | explain the relevant statute and common law rules and principles that underpin Australian contract law |
| 2 | apply the relevant statute and common law rules and principles to the resolution of contract law problems |
| 3 | express the above in clear, concise and logical language. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain the relevant statute and common law rules and principles that underpin Australian contract law
- apply the relevant statute and common law rules and principles to the resolution of contract law problems
- express the above in clear, concise and logical language.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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