Details for LAW204 Property Law

Property is how the law organises ownership, use and transfer. Property Law explores the concept of property, legal and equitable interests, and the Torrens system that underpins Australian land title. You’ll work through mortgages, leases, easements, covenants, co-ownership and neighbouring rights, and consider how technology is changing practice. You’ll finish ready to analyse property disputes and propose practical, well-grounded solutions.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: LAW204
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

LAW108 Equity; LAW104 Contract Law 1 

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Explain and evaluate the concept of property and its role in society and law.
2. Identify, apply, and communicate equitable and legal interests in property.
3. Describe the Torrens system and reflect on its effect on legal and equitable interests in land.
4. Apply the law concerning indefeasibility of title and its exceptions, as well that concerning mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants, leases, and residential tenancies.
5. Analyse legal issues in respect of property disputes and propose appropriate solutions.
6. Research and evaluate the impact of technology on the practice of property law.

Subject Content

1. Introduction to Property Law
2. Foundational Concepts of Land Ownership
3. Possession
4. The Torrens System
5.  Dealings in Goods and Land
6.  Mortgages
7. Leases
8. Housing
9. Future Interests and Perpetuities
10. Co-ownership & Management Where Ownership is Divided
11. Relations Between Neighbouring Landholders: Encroachments, Easements, Related Interests
12. Relations Between Neighbouring Landholders: Covenants
13. Examination

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to Face on site

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Technology in Property Law Essay   (20%)
2. Landlord/Tenant Moot Simulations  (30%)
3. Final Examination (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Anthony P Moore, Scott Grattan and Lynden Griggs, Bradbrook, MacCallum and Moore’s Australian Real Property Law (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2020)  
• Anthony P Moore, Scott Grattan and Lynden Griggs, Australian Property Law: Cases and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 5th ed, 2016) 
• Melbourne University Law Review Association, Australian Guide to Legal Citation (Melbourne University Law Review Association, 4th ed, 2018)  

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