Back to Find Units Page

Unit of Study LAW93104 - Consumer Law (2018)

Show me unit information for year

Unit Snapshot

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Provides students with an opportunity to gain a strong understanding of the operation of Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 – The Australian Consumer Law – and the economic theory underlying the Act. Topics will include misleading and deceptive conduct; unconscionable conduct; unfair contracts; false and misleading representations and unfair practices; liability of retailers and manufacturers; consumer guarantees; and remedies and enforcement. The unit will also consider the policy debates and recent reforms that feature in this area of the law.

Unit content

Topic 1 Introduction to consumer law

Topic 2 Misleading and deceptive conduct

Topic 3 Unconscionable conduct and unfair contracts

Topic 4 False and misleading representations and unfair practices

Topic 5 Liability of retailers and manufacturers and consumer guarantees

Topic 6 Remedies and enforcement

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 1 Study Period 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Critically analyse the economic theory and policy objectives underpinning the Australian Consumer Law and assess the efficacy of the legislation in achieving these objectives.
2 Apply advanced theoretical and technical consumer law knowledge and skills to solve emerging and or advanced consumer law problems
3 Identify and interpret the penalties and remedies available under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
4 Assess the appropriateness and implications of the investigation and enforcement powers of the ACCC.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse the economic theory and policy objectives underpinning the Australian Consumer Law and assess the efficacy of the legislation in achieving these objectives.
    • GA1:
  2. Apply advanced theoretical and technical consumer law knowledge and skills to solve emerging and or advanced consumer law problems
    • GA5:
  3. Identify and interpret the penalties and remedies available under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
    • GA4:
  4. Assess the appropriateness and implications of the investigation and enforcement powers of the ACCC.
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.