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BTX9380 - Banking law

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Leader: Mr Rhett Martin

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Evening)

Synopsis

Topics include legal environment of the Australian financial system; banker-customer relationship; liability for advice; the impact of the Trade Practices Act; negotiable instruments; letters of credit; standby credits; guarantees; electronic banking; Bankers' Codes of Conduct; Banking Ombudsman; Privacy; securities.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

Assessment

Research assignment (3000 words): 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTF9380 and BTX4001 and BTX5131