Includes bibliographical references and index. Lawbook Co.
Contents:
Development of Real Property Law in Queensland -- Land tenure in Australia -- Native title -- Ownership of land: title and rights -- Land law and equity -- Estates and future interests -- Perpetuities and accumulations -- Co-ownership -- An introduction to the Torrens System -- Operation of the Torrens System and the concept of indefeasibility -- Unregistered interests, priorities and volunteers under the Torrens System -- Remedies under the Torrens System -- Community titles -- Leases -- Easements and profits -- Mortgages and other security interests in land -- Covenants affecting freehold land.
Summary:
Real Property Law in Queensland gives a clear and concise account of the fundamental principles of real property law as applied in Queensland today.The fifth edition has been revised and updated to deal with developments in realproperty case law and legislation since the last edition. The most significant changes covered in this edition include an analysis of the latest native titlecases in Australia and the amendments to the Land Act 1994 and the Water Act 2000 relating to non-tidal rivers. This edition incorporates amendments made to the Land Title Act 1994, most notably providing for the abolition of the paper certificate of title and the change in nomenclature for settlement noticesto priority notices. The High Court decisions in Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd (2015) CLR 425 [2015] HCA 2 and Boensch v Pascoe [2019] HCA 49 are incorporated in revised treatments of the fraud exception to indefeasibility involving fraud by an agent and a joint tenant and compensation for improper caveat, respectively. This edition also includes a review of Community Title including an analysis of the High Court decision in Ainsworth v Albrecht (2016) 261 CLR 167, [2016]HCA 40. The authors have updated the commentary on the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 and have included a treatment of Airbnb and Shared accommodation.
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