The course introduces you to the theories, concepts and categories of private property, covering real and personal property and indigenous land rights. The course covers concepts of title, ownership; and the fragmentation of real property into estates and interests recognised under statute, common law, and equity; including freehold and leasehold estates, security and servitude interests, trusts arising by operation of law, and the interface between proprietary and contractual rights.

The course introduces you to the detailed operation of the Torrens System and the Transfer of Land Act 1958 (Vic) including: recognition and enforcement of unregistered interests in land and the principle of indefeasibility and its exceptions, and compensation.

The course will cover the creation, transfer and termination of property interests; priority disputes; and the rights and duties of co-owners.