Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): | 302041 (v.3) BLW36 Land Law or any previous version
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Prerequisite(s): | 11011 (v.3) Legal Framework 100 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | General overview of real property law principles, including the role of equity. Land and related concepts including estates and interests in land, adverse possession, boundaries, and native title. General law land and the Torrens system of land registration. Security interests, co-ownership, strata titles and leases. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understanding of general property law concepts, and of the relevant statute and case law principles. Identified the nature of hypothetical property law problems and applied the relevant legal principles to solve those problems. Developed an enhanced ability to construct a legal argument and undertake legal research. |
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. Teh and Dwyer. (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). Perth, Curtin University of Technology. Davies, P. Land Law Cases. (seventh edition). Perth, Curtin University of Technology. Bradbrook. (2002). Australian Real Property Law. (third edition). Sydney, Thomson Lawbook Co. |
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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: | 90901 Business and Commercial Law | 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 | | |
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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