Courses & Units

Business and Corporate Law BAA215

Cradle Coast, Melbourne Study Centre, Hobart, Hong Kong Universal Ed, Launceston, Online

Introduction

This unit covers a range of legal topics relating to the business environment. It combines topics that are necessary for a consideration of business and corporate law including: an introduction to legal systems; contract law principles (including breaches and disputes);varied business structures, the law of agency, competition and consumer law; and basic corporate law and governance principles. The unit teaches students how to work through commercial disputes by identifying and addressing the relevant legal issues. These are essential skills for those wishing to work in both the fields of accounting and business management.

Summary

Unit name	Business and Corporate Law
Unit code	BAA215
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Accounting\|Law
Coordinator	Doctor Rachel Baird
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies): ECA\|Universal College of Higher Education Hong Kong
Level	Intermediate

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Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Cradle Coast	Accelerated Study Period 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Melbourne Study Centre	Semester 1	On-Campus		International
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Hong Kong Universal Ed	Semester 2	On-Campus		International
Launceston	Accelerated Study Period 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Accelerated Study Period 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic
Online	Semester 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Accelerated Study Period 1	3/2/2025	26/2/2025	20/3/2025	4/5/2025
Semester 1	24/2/2025	25/3/2025	14/4/2025	1/6/2025
Semester 2	21/7/2025	19/8/2025	8/9/2025	26/10/2025

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2025 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2025 will be available from the 1st October 2024. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Explain business and corporate law principles and critique its application.
Apply business and corporate law to authentic legal situations.
Communicate advice and reach conclusions to issues raised in authentic business and corporate law case studies.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
091901	$2,124.00	$1,663.00	not applicable	$2,726.00

Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

BFA213

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Introductory 1 hour workshop x 1; 2 hour workshop x 6; plus online content. Please refer to the timetable for dates, time and venue.
Assessment	Take-home exam (30%)\|Workshop written submissions (35%)\|Written paper (35%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	You will need the following text. Prescribed reading material: Understanding Business Law (10th edition) by S Graw, D Parker, K Whitford and C Do.
Recommended	Other reference materials Coleman, A., Bender, M., et al, Law in Commerce, 7th edn., 2020, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood. Gooley, J., Zammit, M., et al, Corporations and Associations Law – Principles and Issues, 7th edn., 2020, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood. James, N., Chapple, E., et al, Business and Company Law, 2ndEdition, 2020, Wiley, Milton, Queensland. Li, E., Business and Corporate Law, 2nd Edition, 2017, Thomson Reuters, Australia. Ciro, T., Goldwasser, V., Verma R., Law and Business, 5thEdition, 2020, Oxford University Press, Docklands, Victoria. The Morris Miller Library (MML) and Law Library in Hobart and the Launceston Library have many resources. Check the relevant library for more details. You may contact the library online at: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/ Other useful websites: - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) site at http://www.accc.gov.au and in particular https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers . It is particularly useful in relation to the Australian Consumer Law and also has some helpful `Links' to other sites, including Commonwealth and State Government sites such as, for example, Tasmanian Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading. - The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) site at https://asic.gov.au/ and in particular https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/. This is particularly useful for finding regulatory guides and information sheets.

Required

You will need the following text.

Prescribed reading material:

Understanding Business Law (10th edition) by S Graw, D Parker, K Whitford and C Do.

Recommended

Other reference materials

Coleman, A., Bender, M., et al, Law in Commerce, 7th edn., 2020, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood.

Gooley, J., Zammit, M., et al, Corporations and Associations Law – Principles and Issues, 7th edn., 2020, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood.

James, N., Chapple, E., et al, Business and Company Law, 2ndEdition, 2020, Wiley, Milton, Queensland.

Li, E., Business and Corporate Law, 2nd Edition, 2017, Thomson Reuters, Australia.

Ciro, T., Goldwasser, V., Verma R., Law and Business, 5thEdition, 2020, Oxford University Press, Docklands, Victoria.

The Morris Miller Library (MML) and Law Library in Hobart and the Launceston Library have many resources. Check the relevant library for more details. You may contact the library online at: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/

Other useful websites:
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) site at http://www.accc.gov.au and in particular https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers . It is particularly useful in relation to the Australian Consumer Law and also has some helpful `Links' to other sites, including Commonwealth and State Government sites such as, for example, Tasmanian Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading.
- The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) site at https://asic.gov.au/ and in particular https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/. This is particularly useful for finding regulatory guides and information sheets.

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