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Unit of Study LAWS2012 - Property Principles (2023)

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Unit description

Provides students with a working knowledge of the basic concepts and different legal classifications of property; the concepts of possession, ownership, tenure and estates; systems of title to real property, and the nature and types of real property interests, including leases, mortgages, easements and covenants.

Unit content

Module 1:  The mean and extent of property

Module 2:  Law, equity and co-ownership

Module 3:  Enclosure

Module 4:  Torrens title

Module 5:  Leases

Module 6:  Mortgages

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term5
Term5
Online
Term5
Term5

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:

Explain the theoretical, social and economic values of property

Identify fundamental principles of property law, and the context in which property law functions

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and rules of property law, and the policy factors that underlie them

Apply the principles and rules of property law to solve relevant legal problems

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Edgeworth, B, Rossiter, C, O'Connor, P, Godwin A & Terrill, L, 2023, Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law, 11th edn, LexisNexis. ISBN: 9780409352092 (print version); 9780409352108 (eBook).
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Access to a computer with a webcam and reliable internet connection.  Students will be required to complete an onboarding process to verify their identity before attempting the online exam in this unit.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.