Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 8449 (v.5) Law (Real Property) 206 or any previous version
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11020 (v.2) Property Law 283 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | An examination of property transactions from inception to final settlement and registration. Procedures and documentation relating to transfers, leases, mortgages and other conveyances. Financing and mortgages. Zoning and subdivision of land. Principles relating to compulsory acquisition of land. Public purpose controls. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Understanding of Western Australian conveyancing procedures. Understanding of the operation of the legislation which affect property transactions. Become able to identify the nature of hypothetical problems relating to property transactions and to apply the relevant legal principles to solve those problems. Developed an enhanced ability to construct legal argument and to undertake legal research in respect of property transactions. |
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. (2002). Australian Real Property Law. (third edition). Sydney, Thomson Lawbook Company. (1996). Duncan Mortgages Law in Australia. Sydney, The Federation Press. (2002). Lang and Skapinker Sale of Land: Commentary and Cases. (fourth edition). Sydney, LBC Information Services. |
Unit Texts: | Fryer-Smith and Grgich. Property Transactions 383 Reader. Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Tutorial Attendance and Participation 20%. Two Research Papers 20% each. Final Examination 40%. 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: | Informational | 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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