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ACCT256-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012
Law of Business Organisations

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
09 Jul 2012 - 11 Nov 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

This course considers aspects of the law relating to companies, partnerships and other trading structures and provides an introduction to personal and corporate insolvency law

This course intends to provide a basic framework of the law underlying the formation and practice of various business structures including companies, joint ventures and partnership and an introduction to the basic principles of individual insolvency.  With the diverse and complex nature of these areas of law, the course focuses on important principles rather than the detail. It is not intended to be a course for law students but for accountancy students requiring an overview of the law of various organisations.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students hould have a broad knowledge and understanding of fundamental issues underlying the law of organisations and individual and corporate insolvency.

Pre-requisites

One of ACCT152, ACIS152, AFIS151, AFIS152, LAWS101.

Restrictions

AFIS253, ACIS256, AFIS256, LAWS312

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 9:00am-10:00am A2 Lecture Theatre 9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:00pm A2 Lecture Theatre 9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Wednesday 10:00am-11:00am Kirkwood KF06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 02 Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm Kirkwood KH06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 03 Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm Kirkwood KH06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 04 Wednesday 3:00pm-4:00pm Kirkwood KH06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 05 Thursday 9:00am-10:00am Kirkwood KF06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 06 Thursday 10:00am-11:00am Kirkwood KH06 102 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 07 Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm Kirkwood KH06 101 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Stream 08 Thursday 2:00pm-3:00pm Kirkwood KF06 101 16 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct

Course Coordinators

Annick Masselot and Raymond Tiong

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial Attendance 10%
Term Test 40%
Final Exam 50% Take Home Exam via LEARN

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Wednesday 31 Oct 2012 9:30am-12:30pm  

Textbooks

Recommended Reading

Beck, Andrew. , CCH New Zealand Limited; Guidebook to New Zealand companies and securities law; Ed. 8; CCH New Zealand, 2010.

Graw, Stephen; An outline of the law of partnership; 3rd ed; Thomson Legal & Regulatory, 2007.

Watson, Susan; The law of business organisations; 5th ed; Palatine Press, 2009.

Wells, Nick , Wilkie, Phillippa; Wells' limited partnership handbook; LexisNexis, 2008.

Students should have a copy of either CCH's Companies and Securities Legislation for Students, New Zealand Company Legislation, or Butterworths Company Law Statutes incorporating the Companies Act 1993, the Partnership Act 1908 and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008.

NOTE: You must purchase a copy of the commercial legislation as you can take it into the Term Test and the Final Examination.

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Fees

Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $3,138.00


For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the department and colleges page.

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