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BTX3650 - Sports law

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matt Nichol

Offered

Peninsula

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Students will examine the role of law and regulation in the context of sport and policy. Topics include the regulation of labour, unions and collective bargaining, performance enhancing drugs and negligence in sport.

Outcomes

The learning objectives associated with this unit are to:

identify the key forms of legal and non-legal regulation in elite sport
evaluate the role of internal and external regulation and regulatory actors in elite sport
understand how legislation and common law regulates sports leagues, governing bodies in sport and the labour of athletes
map the legal and non-legal regulation of major professional sports reviewed in the unit
identify and describe contemporary legal issues in elite sport.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

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.