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BTW2220

Corporations law and trusts

(BUS)

Mr Andrew Coleman (Berwick), Dr Ashraf Kazi (Gippsland), Ms Jennifer O'Reilly (Peninsula)

6 points + 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week + OCDL, approximately 12 hours per week + First or second semester, Berwick, Gippsland, + First semester, Peninsula, South Africa + Prerequisite: BTW1200 or approved equivalent

Synopsis: Topics include the Corporations Law scheme; the role and functions of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; the concept of limited liability; the effect of registration; the corporate constitution; the company's relationship with outsiders; share and loan capital; regulation of public fund raising; duties of directors, officers and promoters; rights of members and minority shareholder protection; forms of corporate insolvency administrations, particularly as they affect creditors, officers and shareholders; trusts, trustees, beneficiaries and third parties.

Assessment: Written: 30% + Examination: 70%


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