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Every law student who works in the field of business requires a detailed understanding of the legal environment relating to competition and consumer protection law. There are heavy penalties for non-compliance. This unit is an essential elective for lawyers working in these areas.

This unit examines the nature and operation of Australian competition and consumer protection law, primarily under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). There are two broad areas:
1. Competition Law, focusing on areas including market definition, competition, market power, cartels, anti-competitive agreements, exclusive dealing, resale price maintenance, anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions, authorisation and notifications and remedies and enforcement; and
2. Consumer Law, focusing on areas including misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, unfair contracts regime, false or misleading representations, other unfair practices, consumer guarantees, product safety standards, remedies and enforcement.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge on competition and consumer law by being able to explain and apply relevant principles and concepts; and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise in this area (PO1/TLO1).
2. Identify and articulate legal issues relevant to the Competition and Consumer Act; comprehend caselaw and guidance materials; apply legal reasoning to generate appropriate responses to legal issues, and engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives (PO3/TLO3).
3. Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues relevant to the Competition and Consumer Act (PO4/TLO4).
4. Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences (PO5/TLO5).