Arts Law

Course aim

This course aims to provide a broad overview of the legal environment of business for arts managers and to make them aware of the relevant legal issues in order to be more efficient facilitators between the two worlds of business and the arts.

Course content

This course starts with a general introduction to the legal systems in Australia and other countries. Then, it covers such topics as legal structures of arts organisations, managers’ legal obligations, law of contract, employment, consumer protection, tort, insurance, intellectual property and censorship.

Textbook(s)

Vickery, R and Pendleton, W 2011, Australian Business Law: Compliance and Practice, 7th Edition, Pearson Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case and statute analysis, Legal principle application, Legal problem solving report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.