BLAW10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Consumer Protection
10 Jun 2018
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BLAW10001 Semester 1 – Law in Australia
Law Definition
• Rules of conduct/organisation that are recognised, applied & enforced by the
power of the state
Non-Legal Rules
• Rules of conduct/organisation enforced by peer-pressure, goodwill or
convenience
o e.g. moral/philosophical beliefs, religious beliefs, 'laws' of nature, social
values
Who has Authority to make Law?
• Exercised by various governments a federal, state & territory level
Business Law
• Selected rules of law that are of particular relevance to business activities.
Include:
o Contract
o Tort
o Consumer law
Anatomy of Law
• The law → Area of Law → Concepts → Principles → Rules → Meaning
• General - - - - - - - - - - -> Specific
Sources of Law
• Primary
o Legislation
o Case law
• Secondary
o Text books
o Journal article
