Diploma of Business & Enterprise (3113C0207)
Business Law Examination Preparation Guide
Exam overview:
Time
 Allocated time is 3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time
 Writing is not allowed during the reading time.
Marks
 Exam is 60% of your final grade for this subject
 Paper has a total of 60 marks.
Minimum of 30 marks are required to achieve a pass grade for the exam.
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If you do not pass this exam (i.e. if you do not achieve a mark of 30) and the overall mark
for the unit is over 45% then you will be able to do a resit but you will only be able to
achieve a mark of 30 or a pass for this second attempt if you pass.
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Resit paper
 If the student fails the resit paper or does not attend the resit exam, a FAIL grade will be
awarded.
Resources in the examination venue
 This is a CLOSED BOOK exam.
 No papers, books or notes of any kind are permitted into the examination room.
 Phones, iPads and similar devices must be switched off and left inside the student's bag.
Phones are not to be placed on, or inside student desks.
 Note that dictionaries and electronic translators are also NOT permitted.
 Exam supervisors will provide instructions about where students should store bags for the
duration of the examination.
Cheating
 The examination will be closely supervised. Any student who has in their possession any
written materials - notes, books, papers, etc (including notes written directly onto skin or
clothing) will be immediately removed from the examination room. A FAIL grade will be
recorded and a resit is NOT available to any student in these circumstances.
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Leonie Collins
Carmel Ognjanov
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Diploma of Business & Enterprise (3113C0207)
Examination structure
The examination is marked out a possible total of 60 marks. The exam format is comprised five
sections as follows:
Section 1: 10 marks
 20 multiple choice questions. [1/2 mark awarded for each correct answer)
Section 2: 5 marks
 10 true/false questions. [1/2 mark awarded for each correct answer)
Section 3: 5 marks
 5 legal definition/explanation questions. [1 mark awarded for each correct answer)
Section 4: 24 marks
 6 short answer questions. Which comprise of short cases relating to various legal issues
[maximum possible 4 marks for each answer)
Section 5: 16 marks
 2 case study questions. [maximum possible 8 marks for each answer)
o 1 Contract Law case study
o 1 tort Law Case study
Note:
An information sheet "A summary of the law of negligence" will be attached to the back of the
exam paper.
Exam topics
The following topics are included in the exam and must be studied carefully:
Topic 1 - Sources of Australian Law
Topic 2 - Federation
Topic 3 - Law making by Parliament
Topic 4 - The Courts
Topic 5 - Business Entities
Topic 6 - Principal and Agent
Topic 7 - Contract Law and Business
Topic 8 - Tort Law and Business
All questions in the exam are based on materials contained in the Business Law student manual.
Version Date
Author
Edited
Filename
June 2013
Leonie Collins
Carmel Ognjanov
Exam preparation guide for Business Law.docx
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