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Trade Practices - LAWS2022
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is an introduction to restrictive trade practices law, also known as competition law. It examines Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA), and the parallel state provisions of the Competition Code (which apply by agreement between the States where there is no Constitutional coverage for the TPA).


Recommended Prior Knowledge

A prior knowledge of economics or commerce is not essential for this course.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to acquaint students with the rationale for competition law, and give them an understanding of key statutory provisions and case law to provide practical understanding of competition law and policy.

Main Topics

Some of the areas the course will cover include:
  • History and objectives of Part IV TPA, including current proposals for amendment
  • Economic foundations including concepts of market, market power and competition
  • Anti-competitive agreements, including price fixing, exclusionary provisions and provisions relating to joint ventures
  • Mergers
  • Enforcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") and remedies available to private litigants

Assessment

Optional class participation 10% (optional)
Compulsory mid-session examination 50% (45% if class participation also chosen)
Compulsory final examination 50% (45% if class participation also chosen)
 

Course Texts

Prescribed

  • Clarke and Corones, Competition Law and Policy, Cases and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition 2005 ("C & C")
  • Trade Practices Act 1974. This legislation is published by CCH, and in annotated versions by Law Book Company (Steinwall) or Butterworths (Miller).

Recommended
A list of further recommended readings is available to UNSW Law students in the full course outline.

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