451-203 Land Law and Management 1

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At the conclusion of this subject the student should:

• have a basic understanding of the legal aspects of land and the definition of land boundaries;

• have an understanding of the history and background to the land laws which affect our community;

• demonstrate detailed knowledge of the specialised statute laws which relate to surveying practice in Victoria.

Content:

Law of Property in Land. Reception of English law into Australia. Real and personal property. Land tenure and its history. Estates in land: freehold and leasehold. Licences. Interests of other persons: easements and profits. Qualifications of the rights of ownership: planning legislation; invalid conditions. Land as a security: mortgages. Transfer of land: the common law and the Transfer of Land Act. The extinction of interests in land: adverse possession. Legal persons, corporations and partnerships.

Law Relating to Surveying. History of Victorian survey law. Introduction to current survey law: Surveyors Act 1978 and regulations; Survey Coordination Act 1958 and regulations. Introduction to relevant provisions of the Land Act 1958, Property Law Act 1958 and the Fences Act 1968.

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