Name: Harry Atkins Consumers‚ Credit and the law of agency 1. A) Explain the main provisions of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the remedies available to consumers against sellers; The Sales of Goods Act 1979 is “a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration called the price (s 2(1))” (Keenan. D‚ 2000‚ page 251). The Sales of Goods Act is designed to enforce rules when selling and buying goods to ensure that both parties
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to social responsibility. 3. Compare and contrast the legal issues that could arise for the police department in this scenario. 4. Analyze how societal diversity might have played a role in this case. Discuss ethical practices utilized by law enforcement that help them to maintain their objectivity throughout their investigation of this incident‚ Jamal and Juan’s backgrounds‚ and the underlying interests of social order. 5. Evaluate the use of technology‚ such as video tape recordings
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AGENCY 1. Agency Relationship Cases Definition Principal authorizes Agent to enter into legal transactions (contract) with Third Party on Principal’s behalf Agency relationship between P and A A’s obligations to P: 1. Act according to terms of appointment and within scope of authority 2. Not liable to P or TP 3. Carries out duties with care and skill‚ keep true and proper accounts 4. Cannot conflict P’s interest / act for personal gains 5. Cannot delegate whole duty to others P’s
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Fridman describes agency as ‘the relationship that exists between persons when one‚ called the agent‚ is considered in law to represent the other‚ called the principal‚ in such a way as to be able to affect the principal’s legal position in resects of strangers to the relationship by the making of contracts or the disposition of property’. The Australian High Court in International Harvester Co of Australia Pty Ltd v Carrigan’s Hazeldene Pastoral Co2 defined agency as ‘a word used in law to connote an
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binding contracts with another company through individuals (agents) that are capable of acting for a company under General and Statutory Law. That is‚ the principles of the law of agency are applied to the agent to determine the binding nature of the contract. All references to sections are sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)‚ unless indicated otherwise. Agency & Principal Relationship The agent represents the principal (company) by acting for a company to enter a contract. In this context
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Gun laws are rules/laws set by governments to keep the public save from attacks involving guns and to reduce the level of risks of losing lives in communities. (Castro‚ 2016) In 1996 after the Port Arthur massacre Australia’s state and federal governments introduced gun laws that were progressively implemented in all 6 states and 2 territories between June 1996 and August 1998 (Simon Chapman‚ Alpers‚ & Michael Jones‚ 2017). The massacre costed the deaths of 35 innocent lives and left 23 for dead
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Anti-Discrimination Legislation Australia is a muti-culture country‚ there are a lot of immigration came from the world everyday. Thus‚ avoid the conflict among individuals with different background is significant in Australia.Discrimination is one of the conflicts occurs frequently. In General‚ Australian anti-discrimination legislation is very effective in some ways as it addresses the different areas of discrimination- race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability- with specific laws such as the Disability
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MEDIA LAW IN ZIMBABWE AND AUSTRALIA; A COMPARATIVE STUDY BY LUKE WILLIAMS MEDIA LAW IN AUSTRALIA AND ZIMBABWE; A COMPARATIVE STUDY ‘Not to clip the wings of our writers so closely‚ nor to turn into barn-door fowls those who‚ allowed a start‚ might become eagles; reasonable liberty permits the mind to soar -slavery makes it creep’ Voltaire‚ 1793 (Fritz‚ 2002) INTRODUCTION Zimbabwe and Australia’s geographical difference is insubstantial when comparing the cultural‚ political and legal
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will cover these topics: (Australian Law System) The Functions of law‚ Social Cohesion‚Social‚Progress‚Sources of law‚Parliament made law‚Judge-made law Which type of law is sovereign?‚Classification of Law‚Regulation of human behaviour‚Criminal law‚Classifications of Crime‚Objectives of sanctions‚Civil Law‚Types of civil wrongs‚Civil remedies‚Types of civil remedies‚Crimes The Functions of law The two functions are: 1 Social Cohesion 2 Social Progress Laws are needed to achieve these dual functions
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Eastman v Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1. Ex parte Boilermakers’ Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254. Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (1996) 138 ALR 577. Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 145 ALR 96. Mabo v Queensland [no 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1. Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth (1947) 74 CLR 31. New South Wales v Commonwealth 2006) 229 CLR 1. Port McDonnell Professional Fishermens’ Assoc Inc v South Australia (1989) 168 CLR 340. Printz v United States 521 US 898 (1997). R v Burah
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