ARBE1301
Construction Law and Legislation
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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| Distance Education - Callaghan | Semester 2 |
Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
This course explores law and legislation that governs the construction management process. Primary elements of types of contracts, legal duties and responsibilities will be integrated within the context of contractual administration in the construction industry.
| Objectives | On completion of this course students should be able to: - Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and significance of the principles and procedures of law and legislation as applied to the construction process - Describe the liabilities and responsibilities of parties to a contract - Apply the principles and procedures of law to the effective organisation and practice of a company. |
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| Content | Principles and procedures of law - construction process Law relating to the construction process: broad understanding of the workings of the Australian legal system, the court system, principles of arbitration, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and adjudication, Common Law, Industrial Tribunals, the nature of tort, the law of tort and its significance to the construction industry, negligence, nuisance, trespass, statutory duties, liability Liabilities and responsibilities of parties Contract is an enforceable agreement: identification of the main parties to a contract, description of the responsibilities of the main parties, typical contractual liabilities of the main parties Principles and procedures of law - organisation and practice of a company Law relating to the organisation and practice of a company: detailed understanding oft the Australian legal system, company law and legal status of companies, employment law, law of land and property, sale, purchase and rental of goods, health, safety and welfare, employer liability. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not applicable | ||||||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Nil | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based External Mode Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Problem Based Learning
Lecture Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for ARBE1301 |