MLL215 - Commercial Law
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, CBD* (Community Based Delivery) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | MLL119 and MLL219 Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 3 hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week |
| Note: | *CBD Community Based Delivery is for NIKERI students only |
Content
The unit aims to introduce students to areas of law which, together with contract, regulate commercial relationships and facilitate the conduct of various commercial transactions. Topics include:
- Agency (creation and forms of agency, authority, principal's relationship with third parties, agent's relationship with third party, relationship between principal and agent, termination);
- Supply of goods within Australia (contract for sale of goods versus contract for work and materials supplied, passing of property, implied terms; Good Act 1958 (Vic));
- The unconscionability provisions, unfair contract terms and consumer guarantees regimes in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Australian Consumer Law); and
- Insurance (nature and types of insurance, insurable interest, Insurance Contracts Act 1984).
Unit Fee Information
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How to apply
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