Land Law

Course aim

The course explores the nature of interests in land and how they are created. Students undertaking the course
will examine the interplay between statute, common law and equity insofar as they affect registration and security
of title, forms of title and the exercise of rights related to interests in land.

Course content

The nature, justification, classification and contexts of property

Property rights: possession, ownership, tenure, estates, equitable rights, security rights, shared rights, non-possessory rights

Torrens Title: registered and unregistered rights

Native Title

Limits to land: fixtures, land boundaries and encroachments, ownership of airspace and minerals and other
resources

Leases and licences

Strata title, Community Title, Residential Tenancies, Commercial Tenancies

Easements

Restrictive Covenants

Mortgages

Textbook(s)

Webb, E. and Stephenson, M. 2020, Focus: Land Law, 5th Edition, Lexis Nexis, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 1016	Foundations of 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

Continuous assessment, Examination, Report

Fees

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