BACKGROUND FACTS

You recently completed your postgraduate studies and started a graduate position in the corporate services group at Globex Corporation Pty Ltd. After your manager learned that you studied LAWS20058, you were assigned to the 'Start-Up' team as a business law specialist.You will assist clients to understand the legal requirements of establishing a new business.

Your first client is Lisa, a recently retired sports consultant who migrated to Australia from the United States. Lisa lives in Brisbane and is embarking on a new business career in gardening. Lisa has started a nursery called Scorpion Shrubs Pty Ltd in Brisbane's suburbs.The business will sell a range of trees, shrubs, vegetable and fruit seedlings, garden supplies and decorations and equipment. While Lisa is very knowledgeable about the sporting industry in the United States, she knows little about the Australian legal system, contract law and dispute resolution.

YOUR TASK

You must write a business report for Lisa that provides advice on all business law questions in Parts A, B and C ofthis assignment. The report will be given to Lisa at your first meeting as a resource she can use in setting up and then operating her business. Lisa may also use the report to seek further advice on any specific legal issues.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

PART A -FINDING LAW

An important aspect of starting and operating a new business is finding relevant laws. There are now numerous online legal resources, many of which vary in quality.Therefore business people need to be able to locate and evaluate the reliability of a vast array of legal materials.This allows the most suitable legal resource to be identified and used.

In Part A of your report you must:

1. Locate the websites for one State/Territory government regulator and one federal government regulator that has statutory responsibility for enforcing legislation in Australia.
2. Identify one law in each online research source located in Part A.1 of your answer and then (1) identify whether the law is legislation (statute law) or case law (2) identify the relevant jurisdiction (3) briefly describe the key features of the law.
3. Evaluate the user experience for each website located in Part A.1 from the perspective of business people. Your evaluation may include the format of the website, the use of visual aids, explanations of laws and legal processes and links to additional information or support.