MLL215 - Commercial Law
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 3: Sharon Korman |
| Cohort rule | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite | Students must have passed MLP219 Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLP219 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 3 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x 3 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 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. |
Note*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
The unit aims to introduce students to areas of law which, together with contract, regulate commercial relationships and facilitate the conduct of various commercial transactions. Topics include:
- agency (creation and forms of agency, authority, principal's relationship with third parties, agent's relationship with third party, relationship between principal and agent, termination)
- supply of goods within Australia (contract for sale of goods versus contract for work and materials supplied, passing of property, implied terms; Good Act 1958 (Vic))
- the unconscionability provisions, unfair contract terms and consumer guarantees regimes in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Australian Consumer Law)
- insurance (nature and types of insurance, insurable interest, Insurance Contracts Act 1984)
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| 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 | Critically analyse principles of commercial law and apply to consumer and commercial transactions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use digitally based technologies to locate, evaluate and disseminate information on commercial law issues. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Create solutions to authentic commercial law problems, utilising analytical and critical thinking, applying legal reasoning to generate accurate and relevant responses to the issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Effectively communicate solutions and responses to authentic commercial law problems. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Multiple Choice Quiz (Online) | 30 minutes | 10% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Letter of Advice | 2000 words | 30% | Week 7 |
| End-of-unit assessment tasks: Written | 2000 words | 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 MLL215 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.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
To fully engage with Deakin's learning experiences, students must be able to access and use internet-connected devices as outlined in computing requirements at Deakin.
To support student success at Deakin, we have a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) learning environment that acknowledges that students and educators bring with them the digital tools they regularly use to complete academic tasks. These tools stay with you beyond the classroom, helping you to keep learning, explore ideas more deeply, and connect with knowledge in ways that matter to you.
Students requiring a loan device should visit our Loan Laptop webpage or students requiring longer-term assistance should visit our Student Financial Assistance webpage.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.