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Institutions (LAWS90071)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 2
Associate Professor Julie Clarke (Coordinator)
Term 3
Associate Professor Julie Clarke (Coordinator)
Overview
Availability | Term 2 - Online Term 3 - Online |
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This subject examines the challenges and dynamics influencing the institutions that administer and enforce competition and consumer laws. It also explores the role of international institutions in promoting or enforcing competition law and policy and their various structures and modes of influence. Although the subject’s focus is on competition and consumer authorities, the nature and role of central prosecutorial agencies, tribunals and courts are also examined. Students will be challenged to engage with a range of institutional issues including agency models, mandate, governance structures, investigative tools and processes, enforcement, compliance and advocacy and evaluation of effectiveness. Students will undertake an in-depth case-study on a competition or consumer-related body and critically analyse an aspect or aspects of its design, operation or performance against the principles developed in this subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
- An advanced knowledge of the factors and dynamics that influence the design, operation and effectiveness of institutions involved in administering and enforcing competition and consumer laws;
- Sophisticated cognitive and technical skills that equip them to critically analyse and assess the design, operation and effectiveness of institutions involved in administering and enforcing competition and consumer laws; and
- A capacity to use the knowledge and skills students have gained in the subject in a way that demonstrates effective autonomy, judgment, adaptability and responsibility as an expert learner and practitioner in the field of international competition and consumer law.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90065 | Foundations: Competition Law & Economics |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Participation in and contributions to discussion board and tutorials, throughout term: weeks 1-8 (10%)
- Mid-term assessment task (case study report proposal), Week 5 (max 2,000 words) (20%)
- Final assessment task (case study report) (max 7,000 words), Week 9 (70%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Julie Clarke Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 23 April 2018 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 30 April 2018 to 24 June 2018 Last self-enrol date 24 April 2018 Census date 18 May 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 June 2018 Assessment period ends 1 July 2018 Term 2 contact information
Associate Professor Julie Clarke (Coordinator)
- Term 3 - Online
Principal coordinator Julie Clarke Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 16 July 2018 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 16 September 2018 Last self-enrol date 17 July 2018 Census date 10 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 31 August 2018 Assessment period ends 23 September 2018 Term 3 contact information
Associate Professor Julie Clarke (Coordinator)
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered completely online and there are no printed subject materials.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022