Description
Foundations of Enterprise Law and Governance is a compulsory subject in the Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance offered by the Faculty of Law. The subject will introduce students to the foundations of their legal and ethical obligations as directors and officers: legal rules and ethical principles generally, the Australian legal system and the sources of law in Australia, and the basic rules and doctrines of tort law and contract law.
Subject details
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Code | LAWS77-584 |
| EFTSL | 0.125 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 10 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Explain and reflect upon the nature of legal rules and ethical principles, and the relationship between the two
2. Describe the features and contexts of the Australian legal system, and explain how to access, interpret and apply Australian law
3. Analyse and solve simple problems involving tort law and contract law in a commercial context
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Restrictions: ? |
Law graduates should not enrol in this subject. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
Subject dates
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| Enrolment opens | 02/08/2020 |
| Semester start | 14/09/2020 |
| Subject start | 07/09/2020 |
| Cancellation 1? | 20/09/2020 |
| Cancellation 2? | 23/09/2020 |
| Last enrolment | 18/09/2020 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 02/10/2020 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 18/10/2020 |
| Teaching census? | 01/10/2020 |