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Unit of Study LEGL2008 - Conveyancing Law (2021)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit requires compulsory attendance at a one-day online workshop. Students who can demonstrate significant experience in conveyancing (at least 2 years) may seek an exemption from the compulsory attendance requirement. Course Co-ordinator approval is required to enrol in this unit beyond Session commencement. Prior knowledge of property law is an advantage.

Unit description

Introduces the practical implications of the conveyancing transaction. Students will cover all areas involved in the preparation and completion of a conveyance of real property and an old system title together with the preparation of leases and mortgages and the execution and registration thereof.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: Formation of land contracts
Topic 3: The subject matter of the sale
Topic 4: The vendor's duty of disclosure
Topic 5: Title defects
Topic 6: Legality of structures and use
Topic 7: The deposit
Topic 8: Position of the parties pending completion
Topic 9: Requisitions and objections
Topic 10: Errors and misdescriptions
Topic 11: Inquiries and affectations
Topic 12: Preparing for settlement
Topic 13: Time
Topic 14: Strata subdivision of land
Topic 15: The revenue implications of land and business transactions

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
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Session1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an ability to identify the materials necessary for the preparation of a contract for the sale of land under the Torrens system and for the sale of businesses and to comply with the requirements of the relevant legislation relating to these transactions

identify and apply an understanding of the various laws (both statutory and case law) applicable to transactions associated with the selling, purchasing, leasing and mortgaging interests in land and businesses

draft various special conditions necessary to be able to prepare a contract for the sale of land or businesses so as to meet the various circumstances of these transactions

advise clients with respect to transactions involving the sale of land and businesses, including possible conflicts of interest

recognise the revenue implications of conveyancing, leasing and the mortgaging of land and the sale of businesses.

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