| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS76-204 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Property Law is a compulsory subject in the Juris Doctor Online program offered by the Faculty of Law. It examines the general principles of the law relating to real and personal property including ownership and possession; creation, fragmentation, acquisition and disposal of proprietary interests; statutory registration schemes; securitisation including mortgages; legal and equitable remedies; and real property specific concepts including Torrens title, native title, licenses and leasehold estates, covenants and boundaries, and strata title.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Analyse and evaluate legal principles governing real and personal property, including proprietary interests, statutory registration, and remedies.
- Apply and synthesise doctrinal knowledge and legal and ethical reasoning to resolve property law problems in simulated legal practice contexts.
- Demonstrate professional legal skills at a foundational level in the context of property law and practice, with a particular focus upon legal writing and drafting skills.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent): |
| Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |