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Business Education for Queensland
Chapter		Page		Link
1	Analysing business organisations	9		Billabong
				CSR
				SunRice
	Regulating business and economic activity	13		SmartLicence
	It’s the law — Commonwealth legislation	17		ACCC
	It’s the law — Queensland legislation	19		Queensland Office of Fair Trading
	It’s the law — local government	21		Food industry
2	The selling process	27		The Body Shop
	Applying selling techniques	35		Intellectual Property Australia
	Check and challenge	40		Vietnam Labor Watch
				Nike
				Clean Clothes Campaign
				FairWear
				Oxfam Australia
3	Moving from home	47		Department of Family and Community Services
				Centrelink
				Salvation Army
	Arranging accommodation	49		University of Queensland
				Queensland University of Technology
				University of Southern Queensland
				Central Queensland University
				James Cook University
				Griffith University
	Processes for arranging a lease	51		Residential Tenancies Authority
				Small Claims Tribunal
				Residential Tenancies Act
	Insurance	55		AAMI
				Allianz
				CGU
				GIO
				RACQ
	Major purchases	59		Westpac
				National
				Commonwealth Bank
				ANZ
	Laws that regulate the financial services industry	63		ASIC
	Check and challenge	65		Queensland Office of Fair Trading
				Salvation Army
				Department of Family and Community Services
5	Hey, big spender!	79		Child slavery Need or greed?
	Demand and supply	81		Advertising scams 1
				Advertising scams 2
	Interest rates	89		Commonwealth Bank
	Effects of rising and falling interest rates	91		Calculator
	Inflation	93		ABS
6	The scope of e-commerce (commerial)	101		Wishlist.com.au
				Nike
				Colgate-Palmolive
				Ford
	The scope of e-commerce			Yahoo! Shopping
				Wotif.com
				ninemsn
	Online shopping	105		Amazon.com
	Online shopping ( consumer protection)			econsumer.gov
				Internet Fraud Watch
	Online shopping			ACCC
	Advice on consumer issues	107		Australian Consumers’ Association
				Consumers Online
	E-consumer protection issues	109		Consumers International
				National Fraud Information Center
				Scamwatch
	Financial services	111		Australian Financial Services Directory
				Australian Stock Exchange
	Laws relating to young people using e-commerce	113		Generate
	Check and challenge	117		Mambo
				Australian Flexible Learning (Select ‘preview a toolbox’ from the side menu, then choose a business services toolbox.)
7	Global markets	121		Austrade
8	Choosing where to buy	137		Amazon.com
	Consequences of poor financial management	143		Legal Aid Queensland
	Investment options	147		Westpac
				National
				Commonwealth Bank
				ANZ
				ASX
	Risk and return	149		Westpac
				National
				Commonwealth Bank
				ANZ
	Check and challenge	153		Centrelink
9	The need for consumer protection	157		Scamwatch
	Organisations that provide assistance for consumers	163		Choice
				Consumers Online
				Office of Fair Trading
	The processes of consumer redress	165		Small Claims Tribunal
	Check and challenge	166		ACCC
		167		Office of Fair Trading
10	Impact of technology on source documents	177		Amazon.com
	Design of business information	181		Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
	Check and challenge	183		Australian Bureau of Statistics
12	Check and challenge	218		Tax
				BAS
13	Forms of written communication	237		Australian Bureau of Statistics
	Forms of nonverbal communication	241		Qantas
				Coca-Cola
				Commonwealth Bank
				Mercedes-Benz
				Triple J
				Pizza Hut
14	Small, medium and large businesses	259		ENYA
15	Coming up with a business idea	269		SDI
	Setting up a new business	273		State Development
	Doing the right thing	279		Australian Securities and Investments Commission
	Check and challenge	280		Business Entry Point
		281		SDI
				IP Australia
	Check and challenge (Business research)			AusIndustry
				ABS
19	Taxation and superannuation	339		E-tax
	Check and challenge	344		WageNet
		345		Volunteering Australia
				Australian Volunteers International
20	Rights and responsibilities	348		Wagenet
	Discrimination at work	351		Anti-Discrimination Act
21	Employment contracts	359		Industrial reforms 1
				Industrial reforms 2
	The law and work	365		ACTU Worksite for School
				WageNet
	Check and challenge (employment)	366		Seek
				MyCareer
				WorkChoices
23	School for life	387		Life skills
	Career.com	397		JobSearch
				SEEK
		395		Career Options
	Interview techniques	399		Anti-Discrimination Act
	Check and challenge	402		Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)
24	The role of unions and employer groups	409		ACCI
				Australian Industry Group
				ARA
				Commerce Queensland