Available in 2024
Course code

LEGL3005

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides students with a general introduction to fundamental concepts and legal issues in the areas of property law and commercial law in Australia. This course adds to existing legal courses relevant to students undertaking a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting).


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Newcastle City Precinct

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Evaluate and compare approaches to the concepts of property and ownership in different legal systems.

2. Identify the main features of legislative schemes for regulating different types of property rights in Australia.

3. Explain the purpose and effectiveness of the Torrens land title registration system, including the different types of land titling systems.

4. Describe the key steps required to create registrable interests in land including mortgages and leases.

5. Apply basic legal concepts in commercial law to identify solutions to legal problems encountered by businesses in commercial dealings with consumers and other businesses.


Content

Topics in this course are:

Module 1: Introduction to Property Law

  • What is Property? A Lawyer’s Perspective
  • Real and Personal Property
  • Legal and Equitable Property
  • Intellectual Property

Module 2: Real Property and Registrable Interests in Land

  • Native Title
  • Registered Titles - Torrens, Strata and Community Title Systems
  • Mortgages
  • Leases - Commercial and Residential

Module 3: Business Dealings

  • Sale of Goods
  • Consumer Credit
  • Insurance
  • Bankruptcy

Requisite

Students enrolled in a combined Bachelor of Laws (Hons) program are not eligible to enrol in this course.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12340]

Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12341]

Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12342]

Bachelor of Aboriginal Professional Practice/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12343]

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12346]

Bachelor of Laws (Hons)/Diploma of Legal Practice [12347]

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [12348]

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40036]

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40037]

Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40129]

Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40130]

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40150]

Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40188]

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40189]

Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40272]

Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40279]

Bachelor of Biomedicine/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40280]

Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [40290]


Assumed knowledge

LEGL1001 Foundations of Law


Assessment items

Formal Examination: Problem-Based and Short Answer Formal Examination

Essay: Research Essay

Participation: Seminar Participation


Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Self-Directed Learning-1
  • Self-Directed 1 hour(s) per term
Seminar-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline