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LWA329 - Conveyancing Law

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Law

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (LWZ111, LWZ115) OR
Must have passed 1 unit in (LWZ001) OR
Must have passed 1 unit in (LWZ100A) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (LWZ100B) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (LWZ118)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

LWZ112, LWZ114, LWZ115, LWZ118, and LWZ223

Unit Description

This unit is a study of the principles of, and general practices followed in, the sale and purchase of property in a selected Australian jurisdiction which will be the jurisdiction of the prescribed text (which may change from time to time). The emphasis will be on those principles and procedures that are relevant to the sale and purchase of real property but attention will also be given to identifying their significance in relation to conveyances of personal property.
The focus will be on those principles and procedures, drawn from the text and case law, that are generally common to all Australian jurisdictions but there will also be a specific examination of relevant Northern Territory legislation and the recommended standard form of contract commonly used in NT transactions. Whist in the mainstream world the use of standard form of contract resource is generally limited to residential land sales and purchases students will use it also for general guidance.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify, describe and explain the general practice and main principles applicable by law to the sale and purchase of property;
2.	Describe and analyse the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers under common forms of contracts for the sale of property;
3.	Critically evaluate aspects of conveyancing law and practice by reference to statutory and common law principles. Comparison and harmonization of the law within the broader international, transnational and comparative contexts will also be considered.
4.	Apply legal problem solving skills using conveyancing law principles and case authorities to provide advice on hypothetical problem and actual situations of dispute
5.	Communicate, in the context of conveyancing law, in ways that are persuasive and effective for legal and non-legal audiences, in written and oral form

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Research Assignment (3000 words)	50%	1 - Identify, describe and explain the general practice and main principles applicable by law to the sale and purchase of property; 4 - Apply legal problem solving skills using conveyancing law principles and case authorities to provide advice on hypothetical problem and actual situations of dispute 5 - Communicate, in the context of conveyancing law, in ways that are persuasive and effective for legal and non-legal audiences, in written and oral form
2.	Written Assessment: Problem-based questions (2,500 - 3,000 words)	50%	1 - Identify, describe and explain the general practice and main principles applicable by law to the sale and purchase of property; 2 - Describe and analyse the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers under common forms of contracts for the sale of property; 3 - Critically evaluate aspects of conveyancing law and practice by reference to statutory and common law principles. Comparison and harmonization of the law within the broader international, transnational and comparative contexts will also be considered. 4 - Apply legal problem solving skills using conveyancing law principles and case authorities to provide advice on hypothetical problem and actual situations of dispute 5 - Communicate, in the context of conveyancing law, in ways that are persuasive and effective for legal and non-legal audiences, in written and oral form

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 1	Internal	CDU Waterfront Darwin	OLR
2024	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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