| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Advanced Commercial Law |
| Unit ID: | BULAW3743 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (BULAW1505 and BULAW1506 and BULAW2612) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090901 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
Advanced Commercial Law builds upon the content covered in the subjects BULAW1502 Fundamentals of Law, BULAW1503 Commercial Law and BULAW2611 Organisations Law and integrates the content covered in BULAW2612 Contract Law as well as BULAW1506 Legal Research Methods. The course develops elements of the tort and contract content covered in BULAW1502 Fundamentals of Law. Advanced Commercial Law will examine the common law and statutory principles associated with fundamental proprietary, relational and regulatory aspects of contractual relationships thus expanding upon the content of BULAW1503 Commercial Law. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Critically analyse the nature and types of personal property rights and apply the relevant legal principles associated with the transfer and ownership of personal property in wide ranging situations; |
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| K2. | Comprehend the nature and scope of commercial law dealings by appreciating the legal risks in commercial dealings through developing an understanding of agency and advanced principles of contract law; |
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| K3. | Learn the principles related to goods and services with reference to the Australian Consumer Law and relevant state based equivalents. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Advocate the main obligations and rights of sellers and buyers under the Goods Act 1958 (Vic); |
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| S2. | Critically examine the operation on commercial law relationships such as agency and contract law in practical contexts to evaluate risk; |
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| S3. | Interrogate the key consumer protection provisions under the Australian Consumer Law in complex commercial transactions. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Critically review and apply legal principles to contemporary commercial contexts; |
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| A2. | Resolve problems related to Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) in commercial transactions with initiative and professional judgment; |
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| A3. | Ability to synthesise commercial law concepts and then to apply legal reasoning and problem solving to solve current and future problems. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: 1.Contract law; 2.Agency; 3.Bailment; 4.Personal Property Securities Reform; 5.Supply of Goods & Services; 6.Consumer Protection. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K2, S2, A1, A3 | Short essay (1000 words)
| Problem based case study
| 10-20% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S3, A1, A2, A3 | Research Assignment
| Individual Essay or Report
| 30-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3 | Open-book test
| Test / Final Assessment
| 40-60%
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