Property Law

This is the authoritative work on property law in Australia. It provides a comprehensive review of land law and some aspects of personal property law in all Australian States and Territories.

Contains important case and legislation extracts from Australian jurisdictions with detailed discussion. Dr Samantha Hepburn is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University, Australia.

The fifth edition of this work remains a succinct, comprehensible and comprehensive statement of Australian real property law. Its basic structure covers the nature of real property, obtaining title to land, land dealings, management and divided ownership and neighbour relations

A classic and leading textbook on the law of real property.

Provides an accessible overview of the law, followed by annotations to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) and the Personal Property Securities Regulations 2009 (Cth)

The third edition of An Introduction to Property Law in Australia is updated throughout to take account of new developments in all areas of property law, legislation, case law, and academic opinion. It contains an entirely new chapter on the Personal Property Securities Act, which commenced in 2012.

This comprehensive and authoritative work provides the reader with an understanding of both the current operation of native title in Australia and its historical and political background and development. It covers the nature of the concept, its proof, content and extinguishment, explains its limited degree of protection in the context of future acts, and discusses the application of native title principles to resource development and traditional pursuits. It necessarily considers both the common law and the Native Title Act.

All the cases from Mabo to 2007. The recognition of native title in Mabo in 1992 led to the enactment of the Native Title Act in 1993, and related Commonwealth, state and territory laws. Ensuing litigation, including test cases in the High Court, resulted in the publication of more than 500 written judgments, most of them about the provisions of native title legislation.

Covers areas on Land tenure, legal status, and law and legislation concerning Land tenure.

Australian Land Law in Context provides a clear and concise introduction to the real property laws of Australia and sets the law in a modern, social and relevant context. Written for undergraduate students in an engaging style, this text covers all of the main topics taught in a Land Law or Real Property subject.

This seventh edition covers everything from the legal definition of land to the essential elements in a lease or tenancy and the function of covenants in the planning of land use.

Landmark Cases in Land Law is the sixth volume in the Landmark Cases series of collected essays on leading cases (previous volumes in the series having covered Restitution, Contract, Tort, Equity and Family Law). The eleven cases in this volume cover the period 1834 to 2011.

This book examines the origins of the State lease and explains its significant role in terms of land management policy and the land tenure system in Queensland. As well, comparisons are made with general law leases thus giving the reader a highly practical understanding of the ways in which rights given by State leases operate and are to be interpreted.

Examines the principles and practice of real estate mortgages, specifically dealing with the major theoretical and practical aspects of the land mortgage. It provides a thorough account of the law through analysis of court decisions and statutory provisions in this area.