MLL215 - Commercial Law
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, CBD* (Community Based Delivery) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sven Gallasch |
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 |
Typical 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).
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Critically analyse principles of commercial law and apply to consumer and commercial transactions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Use digitally based technologies to locate, evaluate and disseminate information on commercial law issues. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO3 | Create solutions to authentic commercial law problems, utilising analytical and critical thinking, applying legal reasoning to generate accurate and relevant responses to the issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Effectively communicate solutions and responses to authentic commercial law problems. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Online Multiple Choice Quiz | 30 minutes | 10% | Week 5 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem-based Research Paper | 2000 words | 30% | Week 7 |
Examination | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
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.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL215 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.
Unit Fee Information
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