| Area: | School of Business Law |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): | 305081 (v.2) BLS31 Sports Administration Law or any previous version
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| Prerequisite(s): | 11010 (v.2) Law (Contract) 101 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | The framework of sports and recreation law, the law relating to sporting groups, liability for sporting injury or damage, law and order at sporting venues, sport and the law of business, international sports law, interpretation of the rules of sports andsports legislation. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Described how the legal environment pertains to sport build upon basic elements of contract. Drafted a basic sporting contract without precedents. Understood how the law of torts and criminal lawrelates to the sporting environment. Appreciated basic aspects of taxation. Appreciated the dispute resolution procedures. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Fewell, Sports Law - A Practical Guide. Sydney, Law Book Company. Veljanovski. Sports Law - A Student Companion. Sydney, Butterworths. |
| Unit Texts: | Grayson. Sports and the Law. Sydney, Butterworths. Yasser. Sports Law Cases and Material. Anderson. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Tutorial Preparation and Presentation 15%. Mid Semester Test 20%. Final Examination 65%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
