FOUNDATIONS OF PROPERTY LAW

LAW2FPL

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Foundations of Property Law introduces students to fundamental concepts of property law in Australia. This subject involves consideration of the notion of property and of proprietary interests and focuses on real and personal property . Topics include: the concept of property; acquisition and regulation of title to property including possession, title and ownership; the importance of relativity of title; creation and enforceability of legal and equitable interests; introduction to statutory schemes of registration of property interests.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Savitri Taylor

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: LAW1 LIM and (LAW2CTA or LAW2CNT)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Must be admitted to any Bachelor of Laws UG degree or have permission from Law Director of Programs

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	An Introduction to Property law in Australia	Prescribed	Robert Chambers	(3RD ED, 2013) THOMSON REUTERS
Readings	Australian Personal Property Securities Law	Recommended	A Duggan and D Brown	(2012) LEXIS NEXIS

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Savitri Taylor

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
one 1,500-word Take Home Exam or equivalent		30
one 3-hour final examination		55
tutorial work		15