REAL PROPERTY LAW

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Overview

Real Property Law builds on and expands students' understanding of the concepts and principles of property law introduced in LAW5FPR. In this subject the focus is on property rights in relation to land. Topics include: the Torrens registration system and indefeasibility of title; the acquisition and disposition of property rights … For more content click the Read more button below.

Real Property Law builds on and expands students' understanding of the concepts and principles of property law introduced in LAW5FPR. In this subject the focus is on property rights in relation to land. Topics include: the Torrens registration system and indefeasibility of title; the acquisition and disposition of property rights in land; leasehold estates; mortgages; easements; the resolution of conflicts between competing equitable interests in Torrens land; and the conveyancing process.

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Subject coordinator

Savitri Taylor

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - Sackville and Neave Australian Property Law

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Comprehend and use the language of real property law to investigate and analyse complex problems regarding the possession and use of land.

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the concept of property rights in land as it operates in Australian law and effectively communicate this to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Reflect critically on the key legal doctrines that underpin contemporary Australian land law and the purposes and effects of such doctrines.

Evaluate claims made for competing property interests in land in a given fact situation, using appropriate legal doctrine and reasoning.

Exercise analytic skill and professional judgment in composing written legal opinions that represent an appropriate response to novel factual scenarios.

Learning activities

Seminar and online presentation.
Argument development and evaluation modelled through case-study examples in seminars and online presentations.
Individual student reading of cases and textbooks and seminar discussions to clarify and evaluate applications.

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