793-208 Business Responsibilities and Leadership

793-105 Information Management and 793-274 Investment and Finance.

The objective of this subject is to provide the student with skills and knowledge relating to the legal and ethical responsibilities of management and leadership and to communicate effectively with others.

The content includes:

• introduction to business law covering law making, business structure, consumers, contracts, property transfer, disputes;

• primary producer issues covering land ownership and use, environment, animals, equipment, produce;

• employment, enterprise bargaining, awards, contracts, liability, termination, equal opportunity, affirmative action, anti-discrimination;

• taxation (both direct and indirect) covering primary producer definition, concessions, taxable income, tax and estate planning;

• personnel management, recruitment, training, development; communication with clients, in business organisations, producer groups, farming families;

• leadership and motivation in managing change, organisations, succession; and

• professional advisers and their effective use: accountants, solicitors, consultants, and technical specialists.

Two assignments; interview; examination.

• Australian Tax Office, Tax Pack. (current year).
• Queensland Department of Primary Industry, Farm Taxation. 4th ed., Queensland Government, 1994.