Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11010 (v.2) Law (Contract) 101 or any previous version
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11030 (v.1) Valuation Introduction 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Introduction to real property law, including the role of equity. The meaning of land - estates and interests in land, adverse possession of land, dividing fences. Introduction to native title to land. Background to the Torrens system, features and operation of the Torrens system. Overview of co-ownership and strata titles, leases and Torrens mortgages. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - A practical awareness of fundamental principles of real property law. Acquired a working knowledge of relevant statute and case law. Identified the nature of real property law problems. Understood how to apply relevant legal principles to solve hypothetical property law problems. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | http://www.austlii.edu.au (online caselaw and statutes). http:// www.slp.wa.gov.au (online statutes). Bradbrook. (1996). Australian Property Law: Cases and Materials. LBC Information Services. Stein and Stone. (1991). Torrens Title. Butterworths. Teh andDwyer. (1996). Introduction to Property Law. (third edition). Butterworths. Hepburn. (2002). LBCNutshell: Real Property Law LBC. Information Services. |
Unit Texts: | Fryer-Smith, S. The Law of Real Property in Western Australia. (eighth edition). Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. Davies, P. Land Law Cases. (seventh edition). Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. Bradbrook. (2002). Australian Real PropertyLaw. (third edition). Sydney, Thomson Lawbook Company. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 50%, Mid-Semester examination 20%, Tutorial participation 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90900 Law (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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