Undergraduate - UnitBTB2220 - Corporations law

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Business Law and Taxation
Offered	Berwick First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Michelle Welsh

Synopsis

Topics include the Corporations Act 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.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify the important elements in the internal and external regulation of companies and how they may be used
explain the nature of trusts, the 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: 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Michelle Welsh

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed BTB1010, BTG1200, BTW1200 or BTB1200 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

BTC2210, BTC2213, BTW2220, BTW2213, BTF2220, BTG2220, LAW4171