Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Sources of law, the judicial system, common law and statute law, fundamentals of contract law and torts, dispute resolution, legal rights of adjoining owners, registration acts, statute laws affecting building projects, copyright, types of building contracts, contract documents, sub contracts. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of legal issues relevent to contemporary professional practice in the discipline. |
Unit Texts: | 2001 RAIA Professional Practice Advisory notes on CD. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assessment 1 40%, Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Lim Kok Wing Inst Malaysia | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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