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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
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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 35%, Exams 40%, Survey 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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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 | | |
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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