REAL PROPERTY LAW
LAW2RPT
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Real Property Law builds on the concepts and principles of Property Law that were introduced in Foundations of Property Law. The focus of this subject is on Land Law. Topics include: the Torrens registration system and indefeasibility of title; acquisition and regulation of real property; concurrent ownership; mortgages, proprietary interests in land owned by another and resolving conflicts between legal and equitable interests in Torrens Land; and the conveyancing process.
School: La Trobe Law School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Tobias Barkley
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW1LIM and (LAW2CTA or LAW2CNT or LAW2CTB or LAW2CCC) and LAW2FPL
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: LAW3PRP
Special conditions: Current enrolment in Bachelor of Laws
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Comprehend and use the language of Property Law
- Activities:
- Lecture and tutorial introduction to meaning and use of language, students required to use new language in all discussion and written settings
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Understand the concept of property as it operates in Australian law particularly with respect to real property
- Activities:
- Frameworks for concepts explained and illustrated in lectures, individual student reading and analysis of cases and concepts and in-class discussions to clarify
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Understand the key legal doctrines that underpin Australian Property law
- Activities:
- Frameworks for doctrines explained and illustrated in lectures, individual student reading of on-line and hard copy cases and textbooks and in-class discussions to clarify and evaluate applications
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
04. Evaluate claims made for property interests in a given fact situation, using appropriate legal doctrine.
- Activities:
- Argument development and evaluation modelled through case-study examples in lectures. Individual student reading of on-line and hard copy cases and textbooks and in-class discussions to clarify and evaluate applications
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
05. Compose a written legal opinion as it applies to a problem in Property law
- Activities:
- Modelled through analysis of written cases, individual written student tutorial preparation and in-class discussion of student responses
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Tobias Barkley
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 1,200-word take home exam or equivalent | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| one 3-hour final examination | 55 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| tutorial work | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |