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LAWS3373 Banking Law
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The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: not available in 2009 Old unit code: 200.373
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) explain how banks are regulated in Australia, the legal nature of the banker–customer relationship and the legal principles governing paper-based and electronic bank payments; (2) describe the various types of securities that lenders normally request, show how they are perfected through registration and determine the priority of competing interests; (3) undertake a research project and the writing of a 4000- to 5000-word essay on a topic of contemporary relevance in the field of banking law; and (4) provide solutions to problem-based questions on a range of payment instruments and securities. |
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| Content: This unit covers the regulation of banks in Australia, the banker–customer relationship, special problems relating to current accounts, the law of negotiable instruments, electronic funds transfers, secured financing, international banking and current issues in banking law. |
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Assessment: This comprises a research paper and a final examination.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: as arranged
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Unit Web Page: http://www.law.uwa.edu.au/page/109568 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Tyree, A. Banking Law in Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths 2005
Recommended Reading
McCracken, S. and Everett, A. Everett and McCracken's Banking and Financial Institutions Law, 6th ed.: Lawbook Co. 2004
O'Donovan, J. Lender Liability: LBC Information Services 2000 |
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(see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/).
Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. |
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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change.
Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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