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LAWS12080 Property and Commercial Law

Property and Commercial Law

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General Information

Overview

Property and Commercial Law will introduce you to the law of personal property and commercial law in Australia. Based on authentic problems and case studies you will learn the distinction between personal and real property, the interaction between interests in personal property and the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth). You will also explore agency, sale of goods, bailment, Commerce, data protection, security and privacy regulation, and native title.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 2

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 10

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: 24 credit points of laws units including LAWS11057.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2026

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).