1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook
1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook
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etailers under the laws of contract and negligence, crime<br />
and retailing, establishing a retail business, franchising, the<br />
retailer and credit, the retailer and safety, trade description<br />
and consumer protection laws, and other general rights and<br />
duties owed by retailers.<br />
Recommended reading<br />
Clarke, B. and Kapnoullas, S. Law for Retailers in Australia, Data<br />
Legal, 1995<br />
Australia Trade Practices Commission. Advertising and Selling.<br />
2nd edn, Canberra, AGPS, 1991<br />
Australia Trade Practices Commission. Shoppers Rights: A<br />
Guidebook on Consumers'Problms. Canberra, AGPS, 1979<br />
Brave, J. Law for Retailers. London, Sweet &Maxwell, 1983<br />
Bowen, J., Small Business and the Law. Sydney, Allen & Unwin,<br />
1991<br />
Goldring, J., Maher, L.W. and McKeough, J. Consumer Protection<br />
Law in Australia. 4th edn, Sydney, Federation Press, 1993<br />
Retailing and the Law. Papers presented by the Continuing Legal<br />
<strong>Education</strong> Dept, of the College of Law. May 1986, Sydney, Centre<br />
for Legal Information and Publications, 1986<br />
Goods Act 1958 (Vic)<br />
Consumer Affairs Act 1972 (Vic)<br />
Fair Trading Act 1985 (Vic)<br />
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth.)<br />
BL225 Tourism Law<br />
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: BLllO Legal<br />
Environment of Business Assessment: to be advised.<br />
A subiect in the Bachelor of Business<br />
Objectives<br />
To introduce the student to areas of law specifically relevant<br />
to the tourism and travel industry, and the practical<br />
application of such laws. This subject will be of particular<br />
use to students undertaking services marketing.<br />
Content<br />
Topics covered include contract law, consumer protection,<br />
insurance, international conventions for carriers, travel<br />
agents, legislation, passport and other travel controls,<br />
business structures and business protection.<br />
Recommended reading<br />
Cordato, A.J. Australian Trawl and Tourism Law. 2nd edn,<br />
Sydney, Butterworths, 1993<br />
Goldring, J., Maher, L.W. and McKeough, J. Consumer Protection<br />
Law in Australia. 4th edn, Sydney, Federation Press, 1993<br />
Heilbronn, G.N. Travel and Tourism Law in Australia and New<br />
Zealand. Sydney, Federation Press, 1992<br />
Ryan, K.W. International Law in Australia. 2nd edn, Sydney, Law<br />
Book Co., 1984<br />
Travel Agents Act 1986 (Vic.)<br />
BL330 Advanced Company Law<br />
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: BL22l<br />
Company Law Assessmat: to be advised.<br />
A subject in the Bachelor of Business<br />
Objectives and Content<br />
The subject is designed to acquaint students with various<br />
contemporary issues in company law, especially relevant to<br />
a future practice in public accounting. The course examines<br />
current topics in such areas as the regulation of company<br />
law, company direction and management, company conflict<br />
and company misfeasance. Recently the course has focused<br />
substantially on corporate law simplification.<br />
Recommended reading<br />
Australian Corporations & Securities Legislation. Sydney, CCH<br />
Australia Ltd., current edn.<br />
Lipton, P. and Herzberg, A. Understanding Company Law. 6th<br />
edn, North Ryde, Law Book Co., 1995<br />
Detailed references to journal articles will be given to students.<br />
BL331 International Business Law<br />
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: BL220 Contract<br />
Law or BL222 Marketing Law Assessment: to be advised<br />
A subject in the Bachelor of Business<br />
Objectives and Content<br />
The purpose of the subject is to consider the legal aspects of<br />
international business law.<br />
The emphasis of the subject is on the following topics:<br />
introduction to international law concepts;<br />
basics of international contracts;<br />
jurisdiction to determine disputes;<br />
international conventions;<br />
international treaties;<br />
international intellectual property.<br />
Recommended reading<br />
Dixon, M. Textbook on International Law. 2 edn, London,<br />
Blackstone, current edn.<br />
BL332 Employment Law<br />
3 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequisite: BLllO Legal<br />
Environment of Business Assessment: To be advised.<br />
A subject in the Bachelor of Business<br />
Objectives and Content<br />
The general objective is to assess the impact of law upon the<br />
relationship of employer and employee. The following<br />
matters are analysed in this subject:<br />
the contract of employment - formation of the contract<br />
of employment including discrimination and<br />
compulsory unionism, distinguishing an employee from<br />
an independent contractor, the terms of the contract of<br />
employment, common law remedies for wrongful<br />
termination:<br />
the arbitration system - the structure of the Australian<br />
Arbitration System, the constitutional context, the<br />
system in operation in settling disputes and making<br />
awards, enterprise bargaining;<br />
industrial conflict - penal powers under the arbitration<br />
system, deregistration, common law liabiIi ty for<br />
industrial action, statutory liability for industrial action;<br />
the Victorian Employee Relations Act.<br />
Recommended reading<br />
Creighton, B. and Stewart, A. Labour Law: An Znrroduction.<br />
Amandale, Federation Press, 1990<br />
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