Legal Issues for Accountants

This subject is not offered in 2014.

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester

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For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Topics include the general legal framework as it relates to the business environment; the basic law of contract; the responsibilities and risks that arise in business, with a particular emphasis on the law relating to corporate entities; the Australian corporate law framework as legislated; and the application of corporate law to the business environment.

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Identify the legal issues which commonly present themselves in relation to the operations of business, including those that involve companies;
• Analyse the scope and implications of the obligations that arise under the law of contract and the law of negligence; and
• Apply the principal statutory provisions and case law in relation to Australian companies.

• 3000 word assignment due late in semester (30%)
• 3-hour open book end-of-semester examination (70%)

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Oral and written communication specific to legal issues arising out of accounting practice.