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Asia-Pacific Comparative Consumer Law (LAWS90289)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
July
Lecturer
Jodi Gardner (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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A focus on comparative consumer law is both an interesting and important topic in light of global and trade connections between countries. We take a transnational, comparative approach to consumer law challenges and regulations across four countries – Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Students will be required not just to understand the legislative regimes associated with these jurisdictions but to take an analytical, comparative approach to the content.
This subject will provide a broad overview of the consumer protection regimes in these four countries. It will cover some specific topics in more depth including: identifying who is a consumer, an overview of general shopping protections, consumer credit legislation, online protections, remedies and enforcement.
This will be of interest to anyone who works in a consumer-facing industry (as well as people who like to shop in any of the relevant countries!). The subject is designed around developing knowledge, application and inter-personal skills. There will be a participation component and an in-course group presentation. Students will get guidance and support for how to develop the relevant skills before and during the subject teaching period.
Principal topics will include:
- Who is a Consumer?
- General Shopping Protections
- Consumer Credit Regulation
- Specific Online Protections (including privacy rights and data protection)
- Remedies for Infringements
- Enforcement of Consumer Protection
- Future Challenges in Consumer Protection
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Determine and apply the relevant statutes, regulations and cases with an advanced and practical understanding of the legal principles governing the consumer protection law in the selected countries.
- Critically evaluate the impact of these regimes on consumer protection.
- Analyse the role of sustainability in consumer law, with a particular focus on the overlap between consumer rights, developing AI and sustainability.
- Appraise and critique the underlying theoretical justifications for consumer law and contextualise the origins and development of consumer protection legislation against the background of the general law of contract, tort and equity.
- Examine and assess the roles and powers of consumer regulators, and consumer dispute resolution methods and processes.
- Reflect critically on the challenges and opportunities of group collaboration in the area of consumer law, including how these skills may be applied to future employment.
Generic skills
- Critically evaluate the contributions of others, and provide supporting or alternative viewpoints in a persuasive and respectful manner.
- Establish, build on and maintain positive relationships by working together for a shared goal
- 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 consumer law.
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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: 19 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class Participation | Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Group presentation:
| During and shortly after the teaching period. | 35% |
A written law reform or policy paper proposal
| Wednesday 4 September 2024 | 45% |
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- July
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 7 June 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 5 July 2024 to 11 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 13 November 2023 Census date 8 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 August 2024 Assessment period ends 4 September 2024 July contact information
Lecturer
Jodi Gardner (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students.
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- To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
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Last updated: 19 April 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be made available via the LMS in the pre-teaching period.
- Related Handbook entries
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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.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-masters@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 April 2024