Contemporary Property Law

Course aim

The course explores the nature and rationale of proprietary interests in personal property, including security interests.  It also challenges students to consider how the law is addressing and adapting to changes in technology and business models that affect how personal property is created and subsequent transactions associated with these newer forms of property. 

Course content

Topics in the course include the taxonomy of property law; ownership, acquisition and disposition of personal property; the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth); the gap between persons and property - human tissue, DNA; rights to intangible things including information and breach of confidence and intellectual property rights; collective property rights, eg geographical indicators, certification trade marks, access to resources; big data and the internet of things; bitcoin and cryptocurrencies; the Sharing Economy.

Textbook(s)

., Students will be provided with an e-reader through their learnonline course site

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 2038	Land Law

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Seminar	2 hours 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, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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.