Work Health & Safety Law and Corporate Social Responsibility

Course aim

To interpret and apply work health safety laws in Australia. Understand the importance of the law to corporate social responsibilities.

Course content

Socio-legal issues; historical development, legal frameworks, interface between Work Health Safety, Workers Compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity, Industrial Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Textbook(s)

Johnstone, R., Bluff, E. and Clayton, A. 2012, Work Health and Safety Law and Policy, 3rd edition, Thompson Reuters

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Optional on-campus workshop [Refer to course outline])	1 day x N/A
External	4.5 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Descriptive essay, Online debate

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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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.