law3cpl competition policy
COMPETITION POLICY & LAW
LAW3CPL
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Competition law and policy is currently one of the most controversial areas of law and governmental activity. Competition law, in the form Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, regulates competition by proscribing horizontal and vertical practices which are either per se anti-competitive or substantially affect competition. Competition policy represents the framework for legal change creating and encouraging the developments of markets. This subject addresses both of these topics, dealing both substantially and critically with the economic theory which underpins competition policy and law, the legal techniques involved in creating and encouraging markets, and the laws regulating competition. Students will, inter alia, undertake a number of case studies in competition policy and learn how the law regulating competition applies to various business practices.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDavid Wishart
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites LAW1LIM and (LAW2CTA or LAW2CNT)
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is no longer available with a Legal Studies code but is available with a LAW code to students currently enrolled in Bachelor of Legal Studies, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Finance or Bachelor of Business. Alternatively, current enrolment in Bachelor of Laws.
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Annotated Competition Policy Law and Practice | Recommended | Miller, Russell, V. | L.B.C., SYDNEY, LATEST EDN |
Readings | Annotated Competition and Consumer Act | Recommended | NA | CURRENT EDN, LAW BOOK CO. OR BUTTERWORTHS, ACCESSIBLE ON-LINE |
Readings | Competition in Law in Australia | Recommended | Corones, S. G. | LAW BOOK CO, SYDNEY, LATEST EDITION |
Readings | Report of the independent committee of inquiry: national competition policy review (the Hilmer Report) | Recommended | NA | AGPS 1993. (AVAILABLE WWW.ACC.GOV.AU) |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply the existing competition law in Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and industry-specific pro-competitive regulation to fact situations setting out complex market behaviours
- Activities:
- In seminar problem solving activities and exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Describe and critically assess the reasons for and implementation of policies directed at enhancing markets and competition
- Activities:
- Seminar discussion, blog entry, case study
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Ascertain, describe and critically assess general and industry specific pro-competitive regulation
- Activities:
- Seminar discussion, exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDavid Wishart
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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Blog entry (500 words) | Entry sets out proposed case-study topic and 5 items in an annotated bibliography | 10 | 02, 03 |
Case Study (1500 words) | 40 | 02, 03 | |
one 3-hour open book final examination (2500 words equivalent) | Open book | 50 | 01 |