Contemporary Legal Frameworks G (12301.1)

The focus of this unit is on how different areas of law influence and support effective business practice. You explore the key institutions of law and government that shape the business environment, including Indigenous legal traditions and the history of colonial law, including its continuing impacts on Indigenous communities. Then, you examine the principles of contract law and how they apply in government and commercial contexts. You also investigate key areas of business law, such as intellectual property, competition, and consumer protection and corporate regulation.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse the key institutions of law and government, including how they affect business and business law in achieving its purpose;
2. Analyse the historical foundations of the Australian legal system and the sources of law within it;
3. Apply the basic framework of selected laws affecting business transactions, including the mechanisms available for challenging government decisions that affect business; and
4. Apply the legal framework for government contracting to solve problem scenarios.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.