Offered
Gippsland Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
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.
Objectives
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- identify the important elements in the internal regulation of companies and how they may be used.
- explain the nature of trusts, they way they operate and the rights and obligations of people involved in or dealing with trusts.
- analyse hypothetical case studies and formulate a legal argument by the application of statute and case law.
- critically evaluate the effectiveness of aspects of corporate law in the context of the changing needs of the community.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%
Prerequisites
BTG9270
