Property Law (11281.2)

Interests in property, especially in land, that are recognised by the law, transactions with them, and disputes about them, are the subject area of this unit. The use of land-based resources has special social, cultural and economic meaning and this is reflected in the law that regulates access to land through the various proprietary interests that may be held in it. Disputes about access to land, whether physical, economic or other access, consequently manifest themselves as legal disputes about these proprietary interests and transactions with them.

This unit is a compulsory unit in the law degree program. Property Law is a foundation stone of many areas of legal practice. The workshop/tutorial program builds toward the practical problem-solving challenges posed in the final exam, which are themselves realistic problems encountered in legal practice.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse and explain the meaning and purposes of the concept of property, Indigenous law and relationships to Country, and current practice with respect to Native Title;
2. Identify the characteristics of proprietary interests, concurrent proprietorship and their relationship to remedies recognised by common law and equity, and classify their position on the traditional spectrum of estates and interests;
3. Apply the principles behind the recognition of proprietary interests, transactions with them, and priority between them, and predict their operation generally and with respect to land within the statutory structure of land title registration;
4. Scrutinise legal practice and policy with respect to transactions concerning personal and real property, and its historical and theoretical explanations; and
5. Critically evaluate current socio-legal issues about land-based resources, theoretical perspectives and likely directions of law reform, and international comparative perspectives.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures

Prerequisites

11277 Contract Law AND 11278 Torts Law AND 11251 Foundations of Law and Justice

Corequisites

This unit is only available to students in a Bachelor of Laws course.

Incompatible units

11439 Property Law PG

Equivalent units

7050 Property Law

Assumed knowledge

None.