LAWS2204 Property I

The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.

Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 1 Old unit code: 200.204

Outcomes: Students are able to—

(1) recognise the role of property law within an historical, social, economic and political context;

(2) identify and explain the fundamental principles of property law in relation to (a) the concept of real and personal property; (b) the creation of possessory interests in real and personal property; (c) the subject matter of real property rights including rights to minerals and sub-surface, air space, water and fixtures; (d) common law Native Title; (e) the doctrines of tenure and estates; (f) the creation of legal and equitable interests in land; (g) priority disputes between competing interests in land; and (h) co-ownership including joint tenancy and tenancy in common;

(3) begin to develop a critical approach to underlying policy issues in property law;

(4) solve hypothetical legal problems relating to property law areas covered in (2)(a) to (h);

(5) write clear, concise and persuasive legal arguments in answering hypothetical legal problems;

(6) continue to develop effective and meaningful oral communication skills; and

(7) continue to develop and hone effective time management skills.

Content: This unit is an introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of property law including real and personal property, possession, rights to resources and fixtures, Crown ownership, Native Title, the doctrines of tenures and estates, present and future interests, legal and equitable interests in land, formalities, priorities and concurrent ownership.

Assessment: Students are required to complete an assignment (25 per cent) and a final closed-book examination (75 per cent).

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.

Unit Co-ordinator(s): Penny Carruthers

Location: UWA (Crawley)

Mode: on-campus

Unit Rules:

Co-requisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process and LAWS1101 Contract I

Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 1 hr per fortnight

Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/103732

Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009.

Texts

Bradbrook, A. J., McCallum, S. V. and Moore, A. P. Australian Real Property, 4th ed.: Lawbook Co. 2007

Chambers, R. An Introduction to Property Law in Australia, 2nd ed.: Thomson Legal & Regulatory 2008

Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.

Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.

Unit Resources

Unit Coordinator

Penny Carruthers