| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS13-568 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud is an elective subject in undergraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject covers the main theories of criminology, the sociology of deviance and white collar crime and the types of fraud and serious fraud, including investigation, prosecution and sentencing from a law professional perspective. It also includes a comparison of the handling of serious fraud in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and the role of the Australian Crime Commission, Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the United Kingdom and New Zealand Serious Fraud Offices. Teaching in this subject will include research and discussion of case studies.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of criminology and white collar crime.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fraud and other corporate crimes.
- Reflect critically on the limits of the Australian approach to white collar crime.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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| Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
Students must be admitted into an approved Bachelor Law degree OR Bachelor of Laws combined degree OR Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology OR be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law Exchange student. 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
- January 2025 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- January 2024 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- September 2022 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- May 2021 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- January 2020 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- May 2018 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
- September 2017 [Standard - White Collar Crime and Serious Fraud]
Subject dates
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January 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023 Semester start: 15/01/2024 Subject start: 15/01/2024 Last enrolment: 28/01/2024 Teaching census: 09/02/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 10/02/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2024 -
January 2025
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 20/01/2025 Subject start: 20/01/2025 Last enrolment: 02/02/2025 Teaching census: 18/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 19/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 09/03/2025
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 12/11/2023 |
| Semester start: | 15/01/2024 |
| Subject start: | 15/01/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 28/01/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 09/02/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 10/02/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 02/03/2024 |
| Non-Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 02/02/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 18/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 19/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 09/03/2025 |