LAWS8154 Competition Law

LAWS8154 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Winter Session, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: A participant who has successfully completed this unit should: have a good working knowledge of and be able to apply the legal principles which regulate competitive behaviour of firms understand and be adept in the application of the relevant economic principles which are applied in the assessment of market structure and behaviour understand the policy considerations which underlie the competition laws have an understanding of the way the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (‘the TPA’) captures the trading activities of various entities have an understanding of the objectives and priorities of the ACCC in enforcing the TPA. Content: economic principles underpinning competition legislation legal application of economic principles in enforcing the TPA and related state competition legislation legal and procedural implementation of competition law principles public enforcement and regulatory powers of the ACCC private enforcement of competition laws.
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery) Click here to see specific dates
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers); Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Programs	Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Government and Commercial Law, and Master of Legal Studies
Academic Contact	Alex Bruce

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