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Print View 1. General Course Information UQ Students: Please access the profile from Learn.UQ or mySInet to access all course contributor details held in this profile. 1.1 Course Details Course Code: LAWS1100 Course Title: Business Law Coordinating Unit: School of Law Semester: Semester 2, 2020 Mode: Flexible Delivery Level: Undergraduate Location: St Lucia Number of Units: 2 Contact Hours Per Week: 2L2T Restrictions: Not to be studied by LLB, LLB dual, LLB(Hons) or LLB(Hons) dual students Incompatible: LAWS7010 Course Description: This course is an introductory level examination of the law regulating business in Australia today

for accountants, business managers and other non-legal professionals. The course seeks to develop students' knowledge of the Australian legal system and of the laws associated with starting, managing, financing and closing a business, as well as their ability to solve simple legal problems. Assumed Background: LAWS1100 Business Law is an introductory level law course. No prior study of law is required or assumed. 1.2 Course Introduction LAWS1100 Business Law provides an introduction to the legal rules regulating business in Australia today. Throughout the Course, students will explore how to use those legal rules to solve simple, everyday, legal problems. The Course has been changed to become more practical and relevant to not only your understanding of Business Law, but also to your every day life. It is important to understand how the law may impact upon you, your career, those around you and even your decisionmaking. Accordingly, you will learn about the Australian legal system, the law of torts, the law of contract, consumer protection law (the ACL), intellectual property law and business structures. Your final grade will be based upon your level of understanding of and participation in the course, determined by reference to your marks for a mid-semester exam, tutorial preparation and participation, a 20% ILAC problem question exercise (comprised of a 15% and 5% exercise) and a final written exam based on ILAC problem questions.

Course Changes in Response to Previous Student Feedback 1.) The tutorial program has been changed in order to better develop each students' ability to solve legal problems and to better prepare students for the final examination. 2.) The 15% Problem Set Scenario (ILAC question) has been introduced in order to help students to better develop their ability to answer legal problems using the ILAC method, prior to the final examination.

3.) The 5% Answer Analysis Exercise has been introduced in order to develop more complex higher-order thinking skills such as being able to critically analyse and then evaluate a model response. 1.3 Course Staf Course Coordinator: Mr Timothy Thomas Email: [email protected] Lecturer: Mr Timothy Thomas Guest Lecturer: Mr Anthony Austin Tutor: Mr Terence Le Tutor: Dr Rouh Shi Low Tutor: Mr Shaun Star Tutor: Ms Anne Vi Tran UQ Students: Please access the profile from Learn.UQ or mySInet to access all course contributor details held in this profile.

1.4 Timetable Timetables are available on the UQ Public Timetable. Additional Timetable Information Please Note: LECTURES Lectures will be recorded each week and uploaded onto Blackboard under the relevant "Teaching Week" folder. The weekly recordings of the Course content will be made using individual power-point slide recordings. Occasionally, additional Echo360 recordings will also be utilised, where necessary. TUTORIALS 9 x 2 hour online Tutorials will be held each week via "Zoom". Each Tutorial (there are 5 separate Tutorials in total throughout the Semester) will be held over a 2 week period - so in total

there are 18 Tutorials each fortnight. Tutorial times have been allocated so that at least 2 Tutorials will be held on each day of the week (Monday - Thursday). Tutorials will not be held on Friday. The Tutorials will be structured so that the first hour (or slightly longer) will be covering the Tutorial homework exercise content and the second hour will be answering any questions that have been asked about that content or content within the Course. 2. Aims, Objectives & Graduate Attributes 2.1 Course Aims The aim of LAWS1100 is to give you a broad knowledge and understanding of Australian Business Law in order to be able to recognise, resolve and avoid legal problems in your business and commercial dealings. 2.2 Learning Objectives After successfully completing this course you should be able to: 1

Identify, understand and locate relevant legal information in the field o Law.

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Recognise and identify situations which potentially give rise to legal is Business Law context.

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Apply legal rules and principles (such as rules to do with contract, tort assess your legal position in relation to typical business and commerc

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Plan and produce comprehensive answers, based upon your analysis o using the ILAC technique.

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Evaluate your legal, social and professional responsibilities to your pee and your community.

2.3 Graduate Attributes Successfully completing this course will contribute to the recognition of your attainment of the following UQ (Undergrad Pass) graduate attributes:

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE A . IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY A1 . A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge in the field of study. A4 . An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study. A5 . An international perspective on the field of study. B . EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION B1 . The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken form B2 . The ability to interact efectively with others in order to work towards common outcome. B3 . The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication. B4 . The ability to engage efectively and appropriately with information an communication technologies. C . INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVITY C1 . The ability to work and learn independently. C3 . The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to changing environments. C4 . The ability to identify problems, create solutions, innovate and improve current practices. D . CRITICAL JUDGEMENT D1 . The ability to define and analyse problems.

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D2 . The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through independent thought and informed judgement. D3 . The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to reflect critically on the justifications for decisions. E . ETHICAL AND SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING E1 . An understanding of social and civic responsibility. E2 . An appreciation of the philosophical and social contexts of a discipline E4 . A knowledge and respect of ethics and ethical standards in relation to major area of study. E5 . A knowledge of other cultures and times and an appreciation of cultur diversity. Previous1. Information 3. Learning Resources 3.1 Required Resources James, Nickolas and Thomas, Timothy Business Law (Wiley, 5th edition, 2019). Material prescribed via the course Blackboard website. 3.2 Recommended Resources No recommended learning resources 3.3 University Learning Resources Access to required and recommended resources, plus past central exam papers, is available at the UQ Library website

(http://www.library.uq.edu.au/lr/LAWS1100). The University ofers a range of resources and services to support student learning. Details are available on the myUQ website (https://my.uq.edu.au/).

3.4 School of Law Learning Resources Law School Citation Style Students preparing assignments, research papers, dissertations and theses are required to follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th edition). For a short summary of the complete Australian Guide to Legal Citation, see the UQ Library's Referencing Guide to the AGLC. Law Library The Law Library's Legal Research Guide site at http://guides.library.uq.edu.au/legal-research-guide provides links to a wide range of Australian and International sites relevant to the study of law. Students should refer to the UQ Library website generally for information relating to facilities, collections and services available - http://www.library.uq.edu.au. Course Learn. UQ (Blackboard) Website Course Learn.UQ (Blackboard) websites contain course announcements; the course profile; the learning guide (where applicable); lecture slides and discussion boards. Students should visit their course Learn.UQ (Blackboard) websites regularly to check for course announcements and to read and contribute to any online activities. Course Coordinators will maintain and regularly update course Learn.UQ (Blackboard) websites, which can be accessed via the following link – https://learn.uq.edu.au/. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have access to the websites. Access to

Learn.UQ (Blackboard) is automatically generated for those students enrolled through mySI-net approximately 1 week prior to the course commencing. If you do not have access by that time please contact the AskUs Library Help – [email protected]. The University of Queensland Library ofers computing help and training free to UQ students - https://web.library.uq.edu.au/library-services/it. 

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Print View 4. Teaching & Learning Activities 4.1 Learning Activities Recording of Lectures: Please be aware that teaching at UQ may be recorded for the benefit of student learning. If you would prefer not be captured either by voice or image, please advise your course coordinator before class so accommodations can be made. For further information see PPL 3.20.06 Recording of Teaching at UQ. Date 03 Aug - 09 Aug

Lecture Tutorial Othe Mon - Fri Mon - Fri No Tutorials : There are no Teaching Wk 1 - The Australian Legal System : Tutorials in Teaching Week This lecture will commence 1. by giving an introduction to Business Law in Australia and discussing the main areas of law that we will study in this Course. In particular, the first half of the lecture will provide you with an overview of the Course and will outline any significant changes that have been made

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10 Aug - 16 Aug

Lecture Tutorial recently to LAWS1100. Assessment items will also be discussed in detail. In the second half of the lecture, we will define the law and identify important theoretical discussions surrounding the law. We will also identify the major features of the Australian Legal System - in particular providing you with a basic understanding of the Common Law and the idea of what is meant by a Federal system of Government. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Fri Mon - Fri Teaching Wk 2 - Sources of No Tutorials : There are no Law & the Constitution : In Tutorials in Teaching Week the first half of the lecture, 2. we will examine the sources of Australian Law (Common Law and Legislation), the Australian Court system and the process involved with Statutory Interpretation. In the second half of the lecture, we will focus on the most important aspects of the Australian Constitution, including the powers of the Legislature, the Executive and the

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17 Aug - 23 Aug

Lecture Judiciary, the mechanism for conflict resolution and the provision which allows for Constitutional amendment. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Fri Teaching Wk 3 - The ILAC Method and Tort Law (1) : This lecture will begin by looking at the ILAC Method. The ILAC method is the method you will use to answer all legal problems in this Course. This discussion will help you prepare for the Ungraded Problem Scenario Question that will be released on Blackboard this week.

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Mon - Fri Tutorial 1: The Australian Legal System : The 3% ASSESSABLE Tutorial 1 submission is due online by 9am on Monday 17th August.

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24 Aug - 30 Aug

Lecture Tutorial Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 4 - Tort Law Tutorial 1 Repeated (2) : In the previous lecture we started our study on the Tort of Negligence specifically in relation to the first two requirements of a negligence claim (establishing a 'Duty of Care' and a 'Breach of Duty'). The first half of this lecture further examines the Tort of Negligence - in particular the more complicated, final requirement of 'Causation'. The two possible Defences to a negligence claim (voluntary assumption of risk and contributory negligence) will also be examined. The second half of the lecture will look at all other types of Tort actions. This includes the Torts of Trespass, Defamation and Deceit. This week, I will also be analysing a "model answer" to the Ungraded ILAC Problem Question which was released on

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31 Aug - 06 Sep

07 Sep - 13 Sep

Lecture Tutorial blackboard in Teaching Week 3. This exercise will help prepare students for the Tutorial 2 exercise, where you are asked to prepare a response to a legal question using the ILAC technique. The Tutorial work will be worth 3% of your final grade. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 5 - Contract Mon - Sun Tutorial 2 - Tort Law : The Law (1) : This week, we 3% ASSESSABLE Tutorial 2 commence with our 3 submission is due online week study of Contract by 9am on Monday 31st Law. This week, we will August. focus on the primary elements involved in the This Tutorial will be based formation of a Contract. The 3 major requirements on the material from the Teaching Week 3 and 4 are 1.) agreement; 2.) Lectures. intention and 3.) Learning Objectives: 1, 2, consideration. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; 3, 5 Blackboard Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 6 - Contract Tutorial 2 Repeated Law (2) : In this lecture, we will examine Contract Law in greater detail. Last week, we looked at the 3 requirements needed to form a valid legal contract. This week, we will study the law surrounding the

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14 Sep - 20 Sep

Lecture Tutorial contract itself (after the contract has been formed). In particular we will identify what does and does not constitute a term of a contract (including how the Parole Evidence Rule afects this). We will also examine other important areas of Contract Law such as promissory estoppel, contractual capacity and disclaimers/exclusion clauses. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Tutorial 3 - Contract Law 1 Teaching Wk 7 - ILAC & 2 : The 3% ASSESSABLE Seminar + Contract Law Tutorial 3 submission is (3) : This lecture will due online by 9am on commence with an ILAC workshop. The workshop Monday 14th September. will analyse a question This Tutorial will be based based on the law to do with disclaimers/exclusion on the material from the clauses (which was Teaching Week 5 and 6 discussed at the end of the Lectures. Teaching Wk 6 Lecture). Learning Objectives: 1, 2, Various answers to the 3, 4, 5 question will be provided, Readings/Ref: Wiley; ranging from very high Blackboard quality answers, to low quality answers. After the ILAC Seminar, the lecture will then focus on the 5 Vitiating Factors

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21 Sep - 27 Sep

Contract Law remedies will also be discussed, as will the ways in which a contract can be brought to an end. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 8 Tutorial 3 Repeated Intellectual Property Law : In this lecture, we will discuss Intellectual Property (IP) Law. Our focus will predominantly be on Copyright law (both in terms of Copyright protection and Copyright infringement). However, we will also briefly discuss other areas of Intellectual Property including Trademarks, Patents, Design and Commercial Secret. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley;

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28 Sep - 04 Oct

05 Oct - 11 Oct

Lecture Blackboard Mon - Sun Mid Semester Break - No Lectures : There are no lectures this week, due to the Mid Semester break. Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 9 Competition and Consumer Law (1) : This lecture will be the first of 2 lectures in which we will learn about the Competition and Consumer Act. The lectures will be divided into two main areas: the first focusing on a Schedule to the Competition and Consumer Act called the ACL (Australian Consumer Law) and the second focusing on anticompetitive provisions under the Act itself.

Tutorial Mon - Sun Mid Semester Break - No Tutorials : There are no tutorials this week, due to the Mid Semester break.

Mon - Sun Tutorial 4 - Contract Law 3 & IP : The 3% ASSESSABLE Tutorial 4 submission is due online by 9am on Monday 5th October.

This Tutorial will be based on the material from the Teaching Week 7 and 8 Lectures. This week, we will examine Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 the areas of Misleading Readings/Ref: Wiley; and Deceptive Conduct, Unconscionable Conduct, Blackboard Unfair Terms, False Representations and Implied Consumer Guarantees, that fall under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) schedule. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard

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12 Oct - 18 Oct

19 Oct - 25 Oct

Lecture Tutorial Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 10 Competition and Consumer Law (2) : This lecture is the second lecture in which we learn about the Competition and Consumer Act. In the first half of the lecture, we will finish examining the areas of Misleading and Deceptive Conduct, Unconscionable Conduct, Unfair Terms, False Representations and Implied Consumer Guarantees, that fall under the Australian Consumer Mon - Sun Law (ACL) schedule. Tutorial 4 Repeated In the second half of the lecture, we will then discuss anti-competitive behaviour provisions under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - that lead to substantially lessening competition in the marketplace. Remedies available under the Competition and Consumer Act will also be discussed at the end of this lecture. Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5 Readings/Ref: Wiley; Blackboard Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Teaching Wk 11 - Agency Tutorial 5 - Compet...