Overview
In this unit you will focus on valuations undertaken for statutory purposes, including the valuation of property for compulsory acquisition as well as rating and taxation valuations. You will examine the relevant legislation, theory and procedures relating to land acquisition, compensation and revenue raising. You will develop practical skills in statutory valuation and be able to prepare valuations for compensation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: PROP11001
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2017
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
The course could benefit from some lectures and an exam review/ prep chapter
Prepare full video lectures for more classes. The suggestion to increase the number of lecturers is the exact opposite of comments received in 2015 that preferred more text resources and less videos, so some prudence in the extent of the response will be necessary.
- Apply the major legal concepts related to statutory valuation to real situations.
- Identify the valuation approaches applicable to rating valuations throughout Australia.
- Research at relevant government offices and internet provider services.
- Demonstrate the responsibilities involved in statutory valuation practice.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
The Law Affecting Valuation of Land in Australia
Edition: 5 (2014)
Authors: Alan Hyam
Federation
Leichhardt Leichhardt , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781862879683
Binding: Hardcover
Land Acquisition
Edition: 6 (2009)
Authors: Douglas Brown
LexisNexis
Chatswood Chatswood , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780409325683
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Brown's textbook, if you can find a copy, is adequate and a more compact treatment. Unfortunately it is now out of print. However, Hyam's text is excellent and very thorough. It tends to be the reference book that lawyers use, so it is especially good to have available if you find yourself working in this area.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- CoreLogic/RPData sales system - See Property Gateway for access details.
- Property Course Gateway for CF56/CG87/CG88 (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
g.small@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Land Resumption and Acquisition
Chapter
Hyam chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld)
Chapter
Hyam chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Principles of Compensation I
Chapter
Hyam chapter 13 & 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Principles of Compensation II
Chapter
Hyam chapter 15 & 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Measurement of Compensation and Report Writing
Chapter
Hyam chapter 17 & 18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Land Acquisition Act 1989 (Cth)
Chapter
Land Acquisition Act 1989 (Cth)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revenue - State & Federal
Chapter
See Moodle site for readings
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Land Valuation Act 2010 (Qld) I
Chapter
Land Valuation Act 2010 (Qld)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Land Valuation Act 2010 (Qld) II
Chapter
Land Valuation Act 2010 (Qld)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Valuation of Land Affected by Customary Title
Chapter
See Moodle site for readings
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ethics, Standards and the Expert Witness
Chapter
Hyam chapter 19 &20
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Mass Appraisal
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Valuation for compensation.
You are to find a property and complete a valuation for compensation assuming a partial compulsory acquisition following the full details found in Moodle.
Week 11 Monday (25 Sept 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Monday (9 Oct 2017)
| CORE Elements | |||||
| Presentation | |||||
| Property Description | |||||
| Economic Outlook | |||||
| Valuation approach | |||||
Computations
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- Apply the major legal concepts related to statutory valuation to real situations.
- Identify the valuation approaches applicable to rating valuations throughout Australia.
- Research at relevant government offices and internet provider services.
- Demonstrate the responsibilities involved in statutory valuation practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
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