School Of LawSport and the LawWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200550.1
Discipline: BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
F3093 - Sport and the Law
Prerequisite
200184 Introduction to Business Law
About this Unit
This unit considers the legal aspects of a range of different situations and relationships pertaining to sports industries and, in particular, to the management of sports organisations. Students examine different areas of law which may be relevant to sports participants, administrators, spectators and the like. This is an undergraduate law service unit. Legal regulation, litigation and media management is a major reality for those involved in sports businesses and a familiarity with sports law is an essential prerequisite for students embarking of a sport related career. This unit will focus primarily upon the legal issues relating to common situations and relationships that arise in sport.