LAWS13009 Corporations Law examines the various business structures available under Australian law, with a particular focus on companies. Topics include partnerships, corporate personality; the incorporation process; the corporate constitution; company contracts; administration of companies and management of the business of companies; duties and liabilities of directors and officers; share capital and membership; members’ remedies; company credit and security arrangements; and winding up of companies. This unit meets the LPAB requirements for company law.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Based on student feedback during tutorials during semester.

Use tutorials to learn note taking and exam technique.

Continue to develop and use problem questions to develop students' capacity to prepare notes for and to sit examinations.

Feedback from SUTE data and email feedback from students.

No other specific feedback - the SUTE data/feedback reflected students' satisfaction with the current format and approach taken in the subject.

Will continue to engage with students to ensure they are happy with the approach during next iteration of the subject in 2026.

Feedback from SUTE data.

Feedback regarding difficulty of providing a legal opinion on content not already covered.

Ensure more announcements (more than three next time) on the fact that the assignment is a research assignment, intended to test students' ability to research a topic in the subject area as part of external accreditation body's requirements. As such, the assignment will necessarily have to cover matters not covered in classes before the due date for the assessment.