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2021 unit information
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Last updated: 4 June 2021
For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only
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Students enrolled in in M312, D312, D322, D323, D331, D335, D396 before 2019: MLL110
Students commencing M312, D312, D322, D323, D331, D335, D396 , D397 from 2019: MLL110 and MLL113
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour seminar per week
Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per week
The main focus of this unit is on tortious and statutory liability for false or misleading statements. We will cover in detail the torts and statutory provisions which comprise a regime for regulating false statements, including the torts of defamation, negligent misrepresentation and injurious falsehood, and the statutory prohibitions on misleading or deceptive conduct and other false representations in the Australian Consumer Law. The unit will also cover a limited number of other economic torts and other consumer protection provisions in the Australian Consumer Law.
Identify and explain the principles underlying the key common law torts and statutory provisions regulating false or misleading statements, defective products and economic loss.
ULO2
Communicate discipline knowledge in writing to a legal audience using appropriate language, consistent with legal conventions.
ULO3
Apply relevant reasoning and interpretation to analyse and summarise a key case in this discipline area.
ULO4
Critically analyse complex fact situations and apply discipline knowledge to reach well-reasoned conclusions about the rights and obligations of the various parties and to generate accurate and relevant responses.
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL117 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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