This unit Land Law LAWS12066 meets the LPAB requirements for property law. It has a specific focus on the law of real property in Queensland. It covers the following themes: The concept of land; land registration systems with an emphasis on the Torrens system and the impact of e-technology pursuant to the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld); the principles for resolving priority disputes in Torrens title land under the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) with a focus on legal vs equitable interests; future interests and the rule against perpetuities under the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) and the general law; concurrent ownership; leases; mortgages; easements; freehold covenants and profit a prendres. The unit also includes a discussion of native title; possession, seisin & title and enforcement of security interests in personal property under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth). Students are expected to have completed Foundations of Property Law - LAWS12065 first as the unit content assumes knowledge from that unit.

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 Feedback

Research assessments - students of the impression that assessments are not research based (that is, only cover content already covered in lecture content).

Make clear in the Unit Outline and in the first week of lectures and tutorials that research skills are a fundamental component of Graduate Attributes that students are assessed on and that students are expected to be able to conduct (and will be assessed on) their ability to carry out independent research on a topic in Land Law.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Abbreviations were used in slides/podcasts.

Make clear that abbreviations are part of professional delivery in industry/government. Refer students back to the Study Guide where all common abbreviations to relevant legislation (used in podcasts) are clearly referred to.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Confusion regarding the need to use contract law and equity to understand Land Law

Make clear in week one that students will not be able to understand the nature of interests in land unless they understand (1) basic principles of contract law (2) basic principles of equity. Reiterate that completing the priestly 11 core is not about learning principles from previous subjects and then forgetting them. Rather, it is about building on each area/block of knowledge to develop a cromprehensive knowledge to be able to understand how all of the topics work together. Make clear that this basic development of knowledge/taxonomies of law applies to study in every Australian Law School.