Commercial Law

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Analyse the nature and types of personal property rights and apply the relevant legal principles associated with the transfer and ownership of personal property in wide ranging situations;
2. Appraise and apply legal principles giving rise to an agency relationship and to a bailment relationship in contemporary commercial contexts;
3. Demonstrate the main obligations and rights of sellers and buyers under the Goods Act 1958 (Vic) with professional responsibility and accountability;
4. Illustrate the key consumer protection provisions under the Australian Consumer Law in complex commercial transactions; and
5. Deduce problems related to Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) in commercial transactions.