1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

in state government authorities;
Health Department - in addition to the Health Act and
the Food Act, further relevant legislation with respect to
drugs and health services will be considered;
Environment Protection Authority. Consideration of
the Environment Protection Act, state environment
protection policies and regulations thereunder;
relevant judgements on the application/interpretation of
the legislation will be studied.
BS2540 Legal Procedure and Evidence
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a second year subject of the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Environmental Health)
Content
The legal process of prosecution - choosing the appropriate
court, who may prosecute, the rule against ambiguous
allegations; what must be specified in the information and
summons; rules with respect to service and proof of same.
Time limits. Adjournment;
The civil and criminal trial process. Differences in trial
procedures for summary and indictable offences. Pleas,
examination of witnesses, powers of the court;
The rules of evidence statutory and judicial developments,
the burden and standards of proof, hearsay, documents,
admissions, improperly obtained evidence, competent and
compellable witnesses, expert witnesses, judicial notice and
other relevant evidentiary issues will be considered;
In the context of mock trials, which will commence from
the initial interview of a complainant, particular problems
relating to both procedure and evidence, sampling and entry
powers will be considered;
Particular problems caused by the concept of legal
personality when prosecuting the corporate defendant and
whether criminal sanctions are appropriate will be
examined.
BS428 Administration and Management
5 credit points 2 hoursper week Hawthorn
This is a fourth year subject of the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Environmental Health)
Content
An introduction to management theory and practice, with
special reference to government agencies, which will build
on the industry based learning experiences of
Environmental Health students.
The course will study recent changes in local government
namely amalgamation, compulsory competitive tendering,
enterprise bargaining, financial and resource management,
and administrative procedures. The role of the
environmental health officer will be examined in the light of
these organisational changes.
BS447 Administrative Law
7.5 credit points 2 hoursper week Hawthorn
This is a fourth year subject of the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Environmental Health)
Content
To consider efficient internal administrative procedures to
ensure against liability for negligent advice.
Regulatory controls - Statutory duties and liability for
breach, effective administration procedures and alternatives
in regulatory techniques.
The role of the Ombudsman and Committees of Enquiry.
The Administrative Law Act and review by courts and
tribunals of the administrative process, the application of the
rules of natural justice, notice and fair hearing, the duty to
give reasons, impartiality and bias.
BS513 Business Studies - Accounting
7.5 credit points 2 hours per week Hawthorn
A subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Maths and
Computer Science)
Content
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a
workable knowledge of the accounting principles and
concepts, with an understanding of how accounting
information is reported and used in decision-making.
On completion of this subject the students should be able to:
Outline the major internal and external users of
accounting information;
Explain how accounting information may be used to
assist in making business decisions;
0 Be able to prepare accounting reports - balance sheet,
and profit and loss statements;
Prepare a bank reconciliation statement and understand
its role in cash control;
Prepare a cash budget and cash flow statement;
Select and use financial ratios to analyse the profitability
and financial stability of a business entity.
Recommended reading
Bell, A. (ed), Introductory Accounting and Finance. South
Melbourne, Nelson, 1990
B561 9 Business and Management
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a fourth year subject of the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Content
0 Business administration, business communications and
industrial relations. Industrial motivation and iob
satisfaction. Leadership in organisations; -
the business environment - the effects of social, legal,
economic, political and technological factors. Industrial
innovation:
0 financial decision making - cost factors, sales forecasts,
profitability, potential return on investment and
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