units

BTF2601

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 18 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Business Law and Taxation
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Mr Matt Nichol

Synopsis

Banking Law examines key aspects of the legal regulation of banking in Australia. Topics covered in this lecture include:

  • the current system of banking regulation in Australia
  • the regulation of the "bank-customer" relationship
  • recent banking law reforms after the Global Financial Crisis
  • changes to lending regulation and the National Consumer Credit reforms
  • Australia's new personal property securities law and the Personal Properties Securities Act
  • negotiable instruments and cheques
  • electronic banking.

Outcomes

The learning outcomes for this unit are for students to:

  1. identify the interaction of different areas in the regulation of modern banking in Australia
  2. describe how the "business of banking" is shaped by the Global Financial Crisis, innovation and the public ownership of banks
  3. evaluate and apply key post-Global Financial Crisis banking law reforms in lending and personal property to the lending industry in Australia
  4. understand how the Banking Act 1958 (Cth) regulates liability of parties to a cheque
  5. examine the regulation of electronic banking in Australia in light of new electronic methods of payment through contactless cards like PayWave and PayPass and smart phone technology such as Kaching and Facebook payments.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matt Nichol

Prerequisites

BTF1010