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LAWS12065 - Foundations of Property Law

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course introduces students to the conceptual and philosophical foundations of the law of property in Australia with a particular emphasis on personal property. A core aim of the course is to develop an understanding of a 'proprietary interest' and the different types of interests in property which Australian law recognises. The course includes coverage of the recent reforms introduced by the Commonwealth concerning the regulation of personal property interests under the Personal Property Securities Act 2012 (Cth). This course is intended to be the first of two core property law courses for students enrolled in the LLB program. The other will be a course on Land law. This course traverses the following themes: Conceptual foundations of 'property'; Personal property (including ownership and possessory title); Principles governing the creation and disposal and enforcement of rights to property; Nature and classification of statutory, legal and equitable interests in property (including personal property and an introduction to interests in land); Doctrine of tenure and estates; Introduction to indigenous property rights including native title; Regulatory regime for resolving competing claims to property; and Regulation of personal property security interests under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

LAWS11057 Introduction to Law; and

LAWS11059 Statutory Interpretation; and

24 units of credit (4 courses) in the LLB program.  

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2014

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Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 15%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 15%
3. Group Discussion 10%
4. Written Assessment 60%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 77.78% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 43.69% response rate.

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.

Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Further problem solving materials needed to assist students with their academic skills.
Recommendation
The Book Focus - Land Law Edition: 5 (2020) by Webb & Stephenson Lexis Nexis will be maintained. A second problem & answer book will be considered by the U.C. and/or other relevant learning materials to further assist students will problem solving and skills' development.
Action Taken
Students were prescribed Lexis Nexis Questions & Answers, to assist them with problem solving
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Consider having the final assessment in the exam period not in week 12
Recommendation
This will be reviewed
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Consider having a final assessment that is longer than 2 hours
Recommendation
This will be reviewed
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The online quiz was unusual and not something many students have done before
Recommendation
Consider providing students with a sample formative quiz for them to attempt in the lead up to the exam
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback, unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
The negotiation exercise was very time-consuming for students to complete.
Recommendation
The assessment will be reviewed in an attempt to make it more efficient
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Comprehend the meaning and purpose of the concept of property and property rights.
  2. Compare and contrast features of Australian property law under the common law system with aspects of the South African mixed legal system.
  3. Analyse the nature and type of various proprietary interests including for indigenous peoples through case studies.
  4. Critique the methods and processes for creating, disposing and enforcing proprietary interests.
  5. Apply the scheme for registering interests in property under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
  6. Manage the student’s study workload through review exercises and Class participation strategies to ensure the timely delivery of high quality analysis.

This course satisfies in part the Legal Practitioner's Admission Board  requirements in property law.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Online Quiz(zes)
3 - Group Discussion
4 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 - Group Discussion
4 - Written Assessment
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Online Quiz(zes)