Corporations Law (7024.5)

Required texts

Prescribed texts

The materials listed below are the prescribed texts and legislation.  Students will need access to all these materials for the purposes of completing the course of study in the unit.  Copies are on sale at the Co-Op Bookshop.

Phillip Lipton, Abe Hertzberg and Michelle Welsh, Understanding Company Law (ThomsonReuters, 18th ed, 2016).

            The Corporations Legislation, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017).

 Recommended texts

Robert P Austin and Ian M Ramsay, Ford, Austin and Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis Butterworths, 16^th ed, 2015).

P M Redmond, Companies and Securities Law: Commentary and Materials (ThomsonReuters, 5^th ed, 2009).

Robert Baxt, Ashley Black and Pamela Hanrahan, Australian Securities Law, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 9^th ed, 2009).

Jason Harris, Anil Hargovan and Michael Adams, Australian Corporate Law, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5^th ed, 2016).

Harris J and Murray M, Keay's Insolvency, (ThomsonReuters, 9th ed, 2016).

Harris J, Company Law:Theories, Principles and Applications (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2012).

Elizabeth Boros and John Duns, Corporate Law, (Oxford University Press, 3^rd ed, 2013).

Jason Harris, Butterworths Questions and Answers: Corporations Law (LexisNexis, 3^rd ed, 2009).

R Tomasic, J Jackson and R Woellner, Corporations Law, Principles, Policy and Process (Butterworths, 4^th ed, 2002).

Recommended Corporate Law Journals

Australian Journal of Corporate Law,

Company and Securities Law Journal, and

Insolvency Law Journal.

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

There are no special assessment requirements for this unit. All assignments are required to be submitted by the due date.  There is no requirement for lecturers to mark assessment items that are submitted late.

If for any reason you are unable to do an assignment by the due date you must submit, to the lecturer, a request for an extension in writing before the due date (unless impossible) setting out in detail the genuine and exceptional reason for requesting the extension.  If there is a medical or counselling reason for the extension request it must be accompanied by a medical or counselling certificate which clearly states:

• that you were unfit to complete the assignment;
• the date of the medical or counselling consultation; and
• the period for which you were / are / will be unfit to complete the assignment.

Supplementary assessment

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Participation requirements

Participation requirements

It is an expectation that students will attend all classes and that non-attendance be the exception. However, where possible all lectures will be recorded and where possible streamed through Moodle.

Required IT skills

Required IT skills

Students are also assumed to have basic IT skills, such as word processing, familiarity with the Internet sufficient to use e-mail, and access unit information and research databases.

In-unit costs

In-Unit Costs

To calculate your unit fees see: How do I calculate my fees?.The online UC Co-op Textbook Search is available for purchasing text books.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None, not relevant to this unit.

• Semester 1, 2018, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (178053)
• Semester 1, 2017, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (166974)
• Semester 1, 2016, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (154477)
• Semester 1, 2015, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (145654)