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LAWS3332 Succession
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The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 Old unit code: 200.332
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) gain a good understanding of the law of succession; (2) have a good understanding of the Wills Act 1970 (WA) and the Wills Amendment Act 2006; (3) explain the changes and reasons for the changes made or to be made in the Wills Amendment Act 2006; (4) gain knowledge of testate and intestate succession; (5) have knowledge of the elements of a claim against an estate for further provision by an eligible person for some or further provision from an estate; and (6) have knowledge of the Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Act 1972 and possible changes to be made to that Act in the near future. |
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| Content: This unit is concerned with the law relating to wills, estates, intestacy and family provision. Topics include the definition and nature of a will, formal requirements of a will, construction of wills, vitiating factors affecting testators, vitiating factors affecting beneficiaries, revocation, republication and revival of wills, legacies and devises, intestate succession, administration of estates of deceased persons and family provision after death. |
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Assessment: Students are required to complete an assignment (30 per cent) and a final examination (70 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. |
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| Unit Co-ordinator(s): John Hockley |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—2 hrs per week
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Unit Web Page: http://uwa.edu.au/page/103748 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Students are not required to purchase a particular textbook.
Recommended Reading
Administration Act 1903 (WA) (especially ss 12A–15)
Inheritance (Familty and Dependants Provision) Act 1972 (WA)
Wills Act 1970 (WA)
Wills Amendment Act 2006 (WA)
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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. |
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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.
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Unit Resources
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