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LAWS6838: Competition Law
2024 unit information
The content of this unit of study will be the following topics: Economic Theory of Competition Law; the Concepts of competition, market definition, market power, substantial lessening of competition and public benefit; Part IV: Cartels - Civil and Criminal Prohibitions; Section 45 Contracts, Arrangements and Understandings; Section 46 Misuse of Market Power; Section 47 Exclusive Dealing; Section 48 Resale Price Maintenance; Section 50 Mergers; Part IIIA Access to Services; Part VI Remedies and Enforcement; Part VII Authorisations and Notifications. The intended outcomes for students who successfully complete this unit are that they will have a firm grasp of the operation of the competition law provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
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Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and interpret the fundamental concepts of competition law, such as markets, competition, market power, substantial lessening of competition, and public benefit, to develop a nuanced understanding applicable to various legal scenarios.
- LO2. analyse the contemporary debates on the regulation of economic activity by competition law, including how economic arguments are integrated within the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) and other related legislation.
- LO3. evaluate the implementation of competition laws by the ACCC, the Courts, and Tribunal(s), and apply insights from Part IV of the CCA and other relevant provisions (e.g., access and remedies) to complex factual situations.
- LO4. independently apply relevant legal research methodologies to synthesise information from a range of primary and secondary sources (principles and rules, case law, legislation) covered in the unit, to undertake significant research in competition law.
- LO5. communicate sound and logically-structured legal arguments in a coherent and persuasive manner via multiple media to diverse legal, business, and lay audiences.
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