Semester 1, 2023
Take Home Test
Unit Name: Fundamentals of Business and Corporations Law
Unit Number & Version: BLAW5016
Duration: You are required to attempt a take home test from 5pm on 3 May to 8 May 9am WST. The take home test requires you to write an answer to a problem question dealing with materials from Lectures 7, 8 and 9 of the semester programs. The test must be submitted through Turnitin in Blackboard by 8 May 9am WST. Marks will be deducted for late submission.
You will not be awarded marks for copying directly from any textbook or legislation.
The take home test has a word limit of 2000 words and it must be typed/word processed unless prior agreement has been obtained from your tutor. The take home test will not be assessed if it exceeds 2000 words (excluding referencing). Please ensure that you have checked the document for spelling and grammar before submission.
The take home test MUST be submitted ELECTRONICALLY.
Please observe the following requirements:
Font: – Times or similar font – no smaller than 12 points in size
Spacing: – 1.5 line spacing, and appropriate paragraph spacing
Margin: – at least 2.5cm on the top, left, right & bottom
Pages: – Numbered in top or bottom margin
Paper: – A4 size paper
The take home test must be accompanied with the cover sheet provided with the test and must be received by 8 May 9am WST.
Once you are satisfied that your take home test is ready for submission, you should save it with a filename as below:
Student ID_FirstnameLastname.doc
For example: Smith_John1234567.doc
It is important that you don’t include characters other than your student number, underscores, and your student’s name. This means do not include characters such as * or / or ANY SPACES IN THE FILE NAME.
Please ensure that you click on the submit button to upload your take home test.
Failure to submit the take home test by the due date may result in a zero mark for that part of the assessment.
Total Marks: 25 Marks comprising 25% of the final subject grade.
Sample Question: (worth 8 marks)
Fun-4-Kids Ltd (F4K) is a Perth-based company that specialises in designing and manufacturing equipment for use in Childrens’ playgrounds. Clause 4 of F4K’s constitution provides that the company’s activities are restricted to the ‘design and manufacture of Childrens’ playground equipment suitable for use in public spaces.’
Eighty per cent of the company’s members are dog owners who would like the company to expand its activities to include the design and manufacture of dog exercise equipment (for use in public places) but the directors think that this is not a good idea.
The members ask you for advice on whether they can compel the directors to expand F4K’s activities to include the design and manufacture of dog exercise equipment, or if the directors can ignore the members’ wishes. If the directors ignore the members’ wishes, do the members have other ways open to them to achieve (or at least attempt to achieve) that outcome (that is, for the company to also manufacture dog exercise equipment).
With reference to the above set of facts, and relevant cases and sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) please answer this question following the four-steps approach.
Type your answer here: