Real Property Law

Course aim

The aim of this course is to ensure that students have sufficient knowledge and skills to enable them to describe and demonstrate knowledge of the range of proprietary interests that exist in land including freehold and leasehold estates, mortgages, freehold covenants and easements. The course builds on knowledge and skills gained by students in Property Law: General and provides a basis for the study of specialised areas, such as securities and leases.

Course content

The Torrens System

                o Exceptions to Indefeasibility 
                o Unregistered interests in the Torrens system 
                o Remedies under the Torrens system 

Leases – commercial and residential

Mortgages and securities

Easements

Restrictive Covenants

Co-ownership

Strata and community title

Textbook(s)

Edgeworth BJ, Rossiter CJ, Stone MA and O'Connor PA 2008, Sackville and Neave Australian Property Law, 8th edn, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 2017	Property Law: General

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	3 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Memorandum of advice &research, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.