21665 Managing Legal Issues
Warning: The information on this page is indicative. The subject outline for a
particular session, location and mode of offering is the authoritative source
of all information about the subject for that offering. Required texts, recommended texts and references in particular are likely to change. Students will be provided with a subject outline once they enrol in the subject.
Subject handbook information prior to 2025 is available in the Archives.
Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): 48 credit points of completed study in Business Faculty Bachelor's Degree OR 48 credit points of completed study in Business Faculty Bachelor's Combined Degrees OR 48 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Degrees with Business Faculty OR 48 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Honours with Business Faculty OR 48 credit points of completed study in Health Faculty Bachelor's Degree OR 48 credit points of completed study in Health Faculty Bachelor's Combined Degrees
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 21644 Law and Ethics for Managers
Description
This subject introduces students to a range of legal and regulatory topics relevant to management and the entertainment and experience-based industries. It explores the sources of Australian law and regulation; teaches the fundamentals of legal research; and provides an introduction to the legal principles surrounding legal business structures, law of contract, negligence, consumer protection and intellectual property. It aims to equip students with the ability to identify and manage legal, regulatory and reputational risks in a variety of management contexts.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| 1. | Identify legal and regulatory issues relevant to the professional manager or business administrator in the sports, events, or creative industries |
|---|---|
| 2. | Analyse management contexts relevant to the sports, events and creative industries in terms of potential legal risks |
| 3. | Explain how legal protections, responsibilities and liabilities can arise and how they can be managed in the entertainment and experience-based industries |
| 4. | Discuss the implications of different sources of law and regulation as well as ethical or voluntary standards and Indigenous cultural protocols |
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The subject provides an understanding of the legal and regulatory issues that can face a manager in the sport, events and creative industries. It develops technical skills around identifying and understanding legal obligations and protections. It allows students to become more aware of potential legal and reputational risks and the circumstances in which business professionals ought to seek legal advice. Students will become more competent at communicating in legal terminology. They will be encouraged to assess and analyse management situations from a legally and socially responsible perspective. This includes discussing the impacts of legal issues in Indigenous contexts to develop students’ capacity to work effectively with and for Indigenous people.
This subject is aligned with the graduate attribute(s) of:
- Social responsibility and cultural awareness
- Professional and technical competence
- Evaluate and implement ethical principles in respect of managing for social responsibility, including knowledge of cultural diversity, economic equity, and environmental sustainability as they relate to professional practice (3.1)
- Execute managerial capabilities and technical skills that are critical to professional practice in a specialised industry sector (4.1)
- Acquire and apply knowledge of Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional capabilities to work with and for Indigenous Australians across management professions (4.2)
Teaching and learning strategies
Typically, there will be a lecture and tutorial discussion on the weekly topic. The UTS learning management system will be used to provide resources and activities to assist in preparing for participation in lectures and tutorials. The lectures and tutorials will incorporate a range of teaching and experiential learning strategies including: online polls, collaborative discussion groups, problem questions based on management contexts, news articles and videos, role plays and presentations. Feedback on learning progress will be provided through interactive quizzes and polls, tutorial exercises and assessment tasks.
Students are expected to complete all assigned preparation tasks, and to attend and participate in tutorial classes. Assessment is designed to be authentic and to develop practice-oriented skills around understanding legal issues relevant to management as well as developing general communication, critical analysis and teamwork skills.
Content (topics)
- Sources of law and regulation
- Legal and regulatory issues specific to sport, events and creative industries
- Business structures and governance
- Contracts and agency
- Negligence and risk management
- Consumer Protection
- Intellectual Property
- Ethics, soft law, and Indigenous cultural protocols
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Report (Individual)
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1 and 2 |
|---|---|
| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | 1200 words |
| Criteria: |
|
Assessment task 2: Presentation (Group)*
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 2 and 3 |
|---|---|
| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | Presentation of maximum 15 minutes (approx 10-15 slides) |
| Criteria: |
*Note: Late submission of the assessment task will not be marked and awarded a mark of zero. |
Assessment task 3: Final Exam (Individual)
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 2, 3 and 4 |
|---|---|
| Weight: | 40% |
| Length: | Short essay style answers |
| Criteria: |
|
Minimum requirements
Students must achieve at least 50% of the subject’s total marks.
Required texts
No required texts – required readings will be provided through the library and UTS Learning Management System
References
Gibson, A. and Osborne, S. 2019 (11th ed) Business Law, Pearson
Barron, M.L. 2014, Fundamentals of Business Law for University of Technology Sydney, McGraw Hill
Kairouz, L. and Hanna, J. 2018 Tourism and Hospitality Law in Australia, Thomson Reuters
Thorpe, D., Buti, A., Davies, C. and Jonson, P. 2017 (3rd ed) Sports Law, Oxford University Press