76027 Restrictive Trade Practices (UG)

6cp
Requisite(s): 70211 Law of Contract AND 70311 Law of Tort
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: W Siow

This subject is an introduction to the field of legal regulation of restrictive trade practices. This area of the laws is also known as competition (economists and European) or anti-trust laws (USA). It is statute-based, namely the Trade Practices Act 1974 (ACT) (which is singularly the most important piece of legislation for any business or company besides the Corporations Act 2001 and taxation legislation). The Act is also a hybrid attempt at business regulation since the Act and especially Pt IV of the Act is wholly dependent on economic concepts.

The Trade Practices Act 1974 has become a very complex piece of legislation and as subch, this subject only looks at at Pt IV Restrictive Trade Practices. This subject is taught from a student-centred perspective, with an emphasis on case and policy analysis. It is Australian-laws focused and cases chosen for readings and discussion reflect this bias.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $1,021.25
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
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Access conditions

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