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Legal Drafting and Conveyancing

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try the following in the Reference collection:

Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004
Legal Terms REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998

Butterworths Australian property law dictionary
Peter Butt

K 211 .K1 .P6 BUT 1997

Halsbury's Laws of Australia

REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991
Online version through LexisNexis AU
Queensland Law Handbook REF K/218/.K2Q QUE/2002

Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

Land contracts in Queensland
Sharon Christensen ... [et al.]

KN 73 .K2Q LAN 2004

Australian property law : cases and materials
Adrian J Bradbrook, Susan V MacCallum and Anthony P. Moore

KN 60 .K1 BRA 2003

Drafting
Elmer Doonan

KL 34.2 .K1 DOO 2001

Real estate agency law in Queensland
W D Duncan

KN 74.8 .K2Q DUN 2001

Land law
Peter Butt

KN 60 .K1 BUT 2001

Drafting
Ros Macdonald, Denise McGill

KL 34.2 .K1 MAC 1997

Legal letter writing
John K de Groot, Kay F Maxwell

KL 34.2 DEG 1994

Piesse, the elements of drafting
J.K. Aitken and Peter Butt

KL 34.2 .K1 AIT 2004

Conveyancing legislation Queensland

KN 74 .K2Q QUE 1996

Sale of land in Queensland
W D Duncan and Stephen E Jones

KN 73 .K2Q DUN 1996

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers

  • KL 34.2 – legal composition
  • KL 34.2 – legal documents
  • KN 74 .K2Q – conveyancing - Queensland

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

AGIS Plus Text

Attorney General’s Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information.

LexisNexis AU

Practice Library: The College of Law Practice Papers  : Conveyancing

CCH

Queensland conveyancing law and practice


Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

Australian property law journal (1993 - )

KN 50 .K1.001 AUS


Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

Conveyancing fees in a competitive market

http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/publications/research/
cfcm /cfcm_sum.html

WebLaw – Property Law

http://www.weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/index.phtml


Other Resources:

Try these publications:

Conveyancing manual Queensland (loose-leaf)

KN 74 .K2Q CHR 1996

Property law and practice in Queensland (loose-leaf)

KN 60 .K2Q DUN 1982

New South Wales Conveyancing Cases (1983 -)

KH 75.1 NEWC