MLP117 - Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | MLL117, MLL217 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Penny Gleeson Trimester 3: Sharon Erbacher |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Students who commenced before 2019 must complete MLL110 |
| Incompatible with: | MLL117, MLL217 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 2 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 2 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
The main focus of this unit is on tortious and statutory liability for false or misleading statements. We will cover in detail the torts and statutory provisions which comprise a regime for regulating false statements, including the torts of defamation, negligent misrepresentation and injurious falsehood, and the statutory prohibitions on misleading or deceptive conduct and other false representations in the Australian Consumer Law. The unit will also cover a limited number of other economic torts and other consumer protection provisions in the Australian Consumer Law.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and explain the principles underlying the key common law torts and statutory provisions regulating false or misleading statements, defective products and economic loss. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Communicate discipline knowledge in writing to a legal audience using appropriate language, consistent with legal conventions. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Apply relevant reasoning and interpretation to analyse and summarise a key case in this discipline area. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse complex fact situations and apply discipline knowledge to reach well-reasoned conclusions about the rights and obligations of the various parties and to generate accurate and relevant responses. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Case analysis | 2000 words | 40% | Week 7 |
| Examination: Specified resources | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLP117 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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