BTF5110 Australian regulatory systems
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTF5110 Australian regulatory systems is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BTF5110
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BTF5110
No unit lists BTF5110 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students must be enrolled in course B6018 or B6020.
Overview
This unit will assist students to identify the range of regulatory actors and their activities, including public enforcement agencies, civil society organisations, industry associations, enterprises and private individuals. The unit examines leading regulatory theories and their influence on the strategies used by various regulatory actors, and students will examine and evaluate empirical evidence of their effectiveness.
The unit will focus largely on Australian regulatory systems, but includes an introduction to transnational regulation. After exploring introductory concepts and theories of regulation and our regulatory state, this unit considers Australian public regulators and their strategies. This unit also explores the roles of private enforcement, in public regulatory systems and in private regulatory schemes, plus self-regulation. Also featured is an introduction to transnational regulation,and its influence in Australia, plus 'big data', artificial intelligence and the future of regulation.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | Block on |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and understand the roles of important business regulation actors in Australia
- 2
appreciate the complexity and historically evolving nature of the business regulation environment in Australia
- 3
identify and critically analyse leading regulatory theories and their application in practice
- 4
identify and critically analyse empirical evidence of the effectiveness of various regulatory strategies.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Petra Mahy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTF5110?
BTF5110 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BTF5110 offered?
In 2020, BTF5110 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is BTF5110?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BTF5110 have an exam?
No. BTF5110 has 1 assessment task and no exam.