10462 (v.2) Survey Law/Ethics/Practice 481

Area:

Department of Spatial Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.5

Lecture:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other:

1 x 4 Hours Once-only

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: Student must be in the final year of the course

Syllabus:

History of United Kingdom and Western Australian land law. Statutes and regulations governing authorised surveys in Western Australia. Foundation and development of professional ethics, history of land surveying, the profession, legal implications and responsibilities for those involved in professional surveying practice. Process of cadastral field operations under various Acts dealing with the processes of land development and administration in Western Australia.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - Developed an understanding of the acts and regulations governing Land Law in Western Australia, an understanding of the subdivisional and strata process of land in Western Australia, developed the necessaryfield techniques to define a cadastral alignment, the ability to provide the correct information to DOLA in terms of plans, field notes and CSD files and understood the development of ethics within our society and the role ethics play in a professional Institution.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Arter F.W., (1960), A Review of the Torrens Systems and Some Aspects of the Titles Survey, The Australian Surveyor, Vol 18, No 2. Dale P.F., (1976), Cadastral Surveys Within the Commonwealth, HMSO. Francis E.A., (1973), The Law and Practice Relating to Torrens Titles in Australia. Melbourne, Victoria, Butterworth. Gunther C and Churchill B., (1982), Real Estate, Why is it so?, Sydney, Jolyon Industries. Hargreaves A.D and Helmore B.A., (1963), An Introduction to the Principles of Land Law, Australia, LawBook Co Aust. Harwood M., (1975), English Land Law, London, United Kingdom, Sweet and Maxwell. Simpson S.R., (1976), Land Law and Registration, London, Cambridge University Press.

Unit Texts:

Licensed Surveyors Act 1909 and amendments. Licensed Surveyors Regulations and amendments for all above Acts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignments 35%, Exams 40%, Survey 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y