MLJ716 - Land Law and Policy

Unit details

Note: You are seeing the 2022 view of this unit information. These details may no longer be current.
Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Pieter Badenhorst
Cohort rule:

For M729 (Juris Doctor) students only

Prerequisite:

MLJ701, MLJ711

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 2h class (recordings provided) + 2h online seminar (live streamed and recordings provided) per week

Content

This unit aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to apply, critically evaluate and effectively communicate land law, and develop a deep appreciation of major policy issues and developments in the law. Topics include: concurrent interests in land, priorities in general land law, Torrens system of land registration, electronic conveyancing, indefeasibility of title, statutory exceptions to indefeasibility, non-statutory exceptions to indefeasibility, disputes involving unregistered interests, paramount interests, and assurance funds.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Analyse the common law and statutory schemes relating to the creation, transfer and registration of ownership and other interests in land and apply to authentic problems. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Resolve priority disputes in relation to competing interests in land and analyse and apply the effect of ownership of land by more than one person. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Ethically curate, evaluate and critique resources relevant to contemporary problems in Land Law. 

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Identify and evaluate relevant policies underlying the Torrens system of land registration, such as security of title.  

GLO4: Critical thinking

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem-based Written Assignment 4000 words 40% Week 9
Examination (Open Book, Proctored) 2 hours 

 60% End of Unit Assessment Period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLJ716 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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