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 451-325 Land Development and Subdivision

Credit Points

7.1

Coordinator

Dr G.J. Hunter

Prerequisites

451-326 Cadastral Law and Surveying

Semester

2

Contact

24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of practical work

Subject Description

Dealings in land: adverse possession, bringing land under the Transfer of Land Act, amendment of title, easements, past practices (Stratum/Strata/Cluster titles), Surveyor-General consent applications. Land Acquisition and Compensation procedures. Land Subdivision: Subdivision Act 1988 and associated regulations; planning and development controls and procedures; local government practices; documentation. Roads: creation; widening; closure; sale. Mining tenure in Victoria: survey requirements; extractive industry leases. Law relating to riparian and water rights.

Assessment

Not more than three hours of written examination, plus written assignments and reports on practical work of not more than 20 pages in total. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be published at the commencement of the subject



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