310151 (v.1) Agribusiness Law 502

Area:

Muresk Institute

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The unit aims to provide a broad understanding of the law to provide sufficient basic knowledge and skills to enable effective management decisions and interaction with professional legal advisors. Emphasis will be placed on law as it affects primary producers and agribusiness. Topics covered include the Australian legal system, property law, tort law, contract law, consumer protection laws, credit, recovery of debts and bankruptcy law, wills, deceased estates & trusts, agency & partnerships, company law, business entity comparison. One area of law chosen by the student will be studied in depth.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

059999 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified

Funding Cluster:

10 - Agriculture

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2007	Northam Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External