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Unit of Study LEGL2002 - Foundations of Torts (2026)

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Unit description

Explores the enforcement of private rights created by civil law. Students analyse the fundamental principles of the law of torts and develop the vocational skills required by paralegals to work in this area of the law.

Unit content

Module 1: The law of torts: meaning and context

Module 2: Intentional torts and private nuisance

Module 3:  Negligence – Duty of care and standard of care

Module 4: Negligence – Causation, defences and vicarious liability

Module 5: Remedies and alternative compensation schemes

Module 6: Contemporary issues in Australian tort law

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term3
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Online
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Learning outcomes

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:

explain the role of tort law and how it has been impacted by legislative change, in clear, concise and logical language

identify and explain the elements of an action for negligence and for certain other torts

describe the processes by which claims for compensation are pursued and damages are assessed

apply to factual situations, the principles of liability to pay compensation.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Rizzi, M, Offer, K, Walvisch, J & Davis, J, 2026, Connecting with Tort Law, 3rd edn, Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 781009593267 (Print version); 9781009593281 (eBook).
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