School Of LawProperty LawWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 201055.1
Discipline: LAW NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
The basic fundamentals of the Australian Legal System, including the doctrine of precedent and statutory interpretation, contracts and torts law.
Prerequisite
201046 Fundamentals of Australian Law AND 201048 Contracts
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 2826 Juris Doctor.
About this Unit
Students will learn about the concept of property and the nature of property rights including the boundaries between property and other rights and the boundaries between different forms of property. The unit content includes the doctrine of tenure and estates, native title, and legal and equitable interests in land. Specific topics to be covered include personal property and securities, mortgages, leases, easements and profits a prendre, co-ownership, the Torrens system of statutory registration of interests in land, and the principles for resolving conflicting proprietary interests.
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