Property Law PG (11439.1)

Required texts

Prescribed text (it is strongly recommended that you acquire your own copy):

Anthony Moore, Scott Grattan and Lynden Griggs, Australian Real Property Law (Thomson-Reuters Lawbook, 7^th ed, 2020) [‘MGG']

Recommended Texts (you are not expected to acquire any of these, however you might find their approach suits your reading style more and there will be multiple copies on short loan in the library – some are more in-depth and others are more introductory than the prescribed text):

Richard H Bartlett, Native Title in Australia (LexisNexis-Butterworths, 4^th ed, 2019)

Michael Bryan, Vicki Vann and Susan Barkehall-Thomas, Equity and Trusts in Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2017)

Elizabeth Cooke (ed), Modern Studies in Property Law (Hart, 2001 – present)

Rosalind Croucher and Prue Vines, Succession – Families, Property and Death (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5^th ed, 2018)

Nuncio D'Angelo, Commercial Trusts (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2014)

Brendan Edgeworth et al, Sackville & Neave – Australian Property Law (LexisNexis-Butterworths, 10^th ed, 2016) [‘S&N']

J D Heydon, M J Leeming and P G Turner, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity - Doctrines and Remedies (LexisNexis-Butterworths, 5^th ed, 2014)

Patricia Lane, S Chapple and Derwent Coshott, Sale of Land in New South Wales: Commentary and Materials (Thomson-Reuters Lawbook, 6^th ed, 2018)

Joycey Tooher and Bryan Dwyer, Introduction to Property Law (LexisNexis-Butterworths, 5^th ed, 2008)

Craig Wappett, Essential Personal Property Securities Law in Australia (LexisNexis-Butterworths, 4^th ed, 2018)

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

To obtain a pass in Property Law students must complete all of the assessment items, pass the end of semester examination and achieve a total mark of at least 50%.

Student achievement in the unit will be evaluated beside the learning outcomes of the unit (set out above at § 2a) and the assessment criteria set out in the MS-Word format Unit Guide (accessible on the unit Canvas site).

Special assessment requirements

General University policy on special assessment requirements applies.

Special assessment, such as extensions and special conditions, should be applied for in writing or email, supported by a justification and evidence.

You are advised to consult the Inclusion and Engagement unit if your claim is based on illness, personal hardship or disability: Inclusion and Engagement

Supplementary assessment

The University of Canberra policy on supplementary assessment applies: Assessment Procedures Policy. To be eligible for supplementary assessment, a student must: be enrolled in their final semester of study; have failed a single unit, with a final mark between 45-49% in the unit; and have passed all other units undertaken in that semester.  The failed unit must be the final unit required to complete the academic requirements of their course.

Tutorial Participation

There is a strong correlation between participation in workshops and success in this unit.  There is a strong correlation between failure to participate in workshops and failure to succeed in this unit.  Your reward for participating actively in workshops will be deeper understanding of Property Law and problem-solving with respect to it, leading to stronger results in assessment, especially the final exam.  Each student is expected to attend one hour of workshops work per week held in weeks 2-13. Attendance will be recorded and will form part of the information considered in decision making such as, resolution of results on borderlines between grades, requests for extensions, supplementary assessment, etc.

Workshop problems and discussion points will be posted with the relevant topic on the corresponding topic page of the unit Canvas site.  You are expected to prepare to contribute in workshops.  You should have read material referred to on the relevant Canvas topic pages and in lectures and have thought about how this applies to the problems set for discussion.  Preparation increases the level of interaction and enhances the student’s enjoyment and level of learning.

If you are unable to attend workshops because of work commitments, caring obligations, or similar, you should discuss this with the unit convenor.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

The expectations in this unit are scaled to the expectations of a law graduate about to enter practical training prior to legal practice - the required learning outcomes of the unit should be understood in this light.

Participation requirements

Students are expected to prepare for and participate in the lectures and tutorials.  This unit operates under the "flipped classroom" method – it will be expected that the reading prescribed for a topic has been done in advance of the lecture or tutorial.

Required IT skills

The unit Canvas site is a very significant medium of communication for the unit and all assessment is to be submitted in electronic form.  Students need basic computer, internet and word processing skills.

In-unit costs

Your participation can be made much easier by –

• purchasing the prescribed text, instead of using a copy on three hour reserve in the library, and
• having access to computing facilities and the internet at home, instead of using only university computer labs.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This is not a real-time WIL unit, however experience through working or volunteering at an organisation involved in property management or transactions will be extremely useful.

Problem solving engaged with in workshops and tested in the exam involve realistic legal issues that are encountered in legal practice.

• Semester 2, 2021, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (204565)
• Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (190728)
• Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (190491)