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REAL PROPERTY LAW

LAW5RPL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Real Property Law builds on and expands students' understanding of the concepts and principles of property law introduced in LAW5FPR. In this subject the focus is on property rights in relation to land. Topics include: the Torrens registration system and indefeasibility of title; the acquisition and disposition of property rights in land; leasehold estates; mortgages; easements; the resolution of conflicts between competing equitable interests in Torrens land; and the conveyancing process.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Anthony O'Donnell

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Seminar and online presentation.Argument development and evaluation modelled through case-study examples in seminars and online presentations.Individual student reading of cases and textbooks and seminar discussions to clarify and evaluate applications.

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: LAW5FPR

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Sackville and Neave Australian Property Law

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: B Edgeworth et al.

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: Latest

Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths

ISBN: 9780409343786

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Comprehend and use the language of real property law to investigate and analyse complex problems regarding the possession and use of land.
02. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the concept of property rights in land as it operates in Australian law and effectively communicate this to specialist and non-specialist audiences
03. Reflect critically on the key legal doctrines that underpin contemporary Australian land law and the purposes and effects of such doctrines.
04. Evaluate claims made for competing property interests in land in a given fact situation, using appropriate legal doctrine and reasoning.
05. Exercise analytic skill and professional judgment in composing written legal opinions that represent an appropriate response to novel factual scenarios.

City Campus, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anthony O'Donnell

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.50 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 6.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Final exam (3 hours 3000 words essay equivalent)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Mid semester Assignment (2500 words essay equivalent) Submitted online

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40SILO1, SILO4, SILO5