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 SUTE Unit Data

A textbook referring to the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld) (not the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld)) should have been used.

No such textbook is available. Unit Coordinator spent considerable time instead updating the Study Guides and podcasts to ensure that the relevant legal principles were updated to take into account latest changes to ensure subject is relevant, up to date and meets accreditation standards. Unit Coordinator will review and update reference text should a legal publisher provide an updated text to take into account relevant changes to the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld). Students also need to develop skills to ensure that they also know how to update legislation and case law (taught in Year 1 units). Coordinator to reiterate the importance of this to ongoing skills and knowledge requirements of legal practice.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Data

Land Law considered to be a challenging unit. Unit is set out well; informative materials providing explanation and context to what is in the study guide and the textbook. Clear and direct communications from UC in the subject, including repetition of concepts in tutorials and podcasts from UC made challenging subject interesting so that students wish to undertake further study of the topic.

Unit Coordinator to continue with current teaching methodology. Will also review how any available AI can be used more to assist students with their weekly study of topics, legislation and cases. Unit Coordinator to review whether any further synthesis of key ideas can be made for each topic to further improve communication. Unit Coordinator to also identify whether members of the legal profession in this practice area would be interested in doing a podcast for distribution to students on the 'day to day' of being a property lawyer/judge.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Data

Exceptional feedback for mid-term assessment was exceptional. Included extensive video for the cohort (with content), as well as tailored feedback for each student.

Unit Coordinator to maintain feedback format for future grading.