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property Law

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:

Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004
Legal Terms REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998
Halsbury's Laws of Australia

REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991
Online version through LexisNexis AU

Queensland Law Handbook: your practical guide to the law REF K/218/.K1 QUE/2005


Books:

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

Australian real property law
Adrian Bradbrook

KN/60/.K1 BRA/2002

Commercial and personal property law
Simon Fisher

KN/250/.K1 FIS/1997

Introduction to property law
Joycey Tooher, Bryan Dwyer

KN/60/.K1 TOO/2002

Introduction to Property Law in Australia
Robert Chambers

KN/50/.K1 CHA/2001
Land Law
Peter J Butt
KN/60/.K1 BUT/2006

Real Property Law
Samantha Hepburn

KN/60/.K1 HEP/2002
Real property law in Queensland
Carmel MacDonald
KN/60/.K2Q MAC/2004

Property in things: in the common law system
Bruce Welling.

KN/100 WEL/1996

Property Law
Michael Stuckey, Gerard Kelly

KN/50/.K1 STU/2000

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

  • KN/50/.K1 - KN/173/.2.K1 - Property, Australia
  • KN/60/.K1 - Real Property, Australia
  • KN/106.4/.K1 - Personal Property, Australia
  • KN/62/.K1 - Land Law, Australia
  • KN/62/.K1 - Native Title, Australia

 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
Butterworths Access Australian Butterworths law products


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 Bulletin (1986 - ) KN/60/.K1.001 AUS
Australian Property Law Journal (1993 - ) KN/50/.K1.001/ AUS


Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

FindLaw - Property and Resources Law Links to relevant sites, practical articles, recent cases and legislation
Land Law AustLII/WorldLII sites related to Land Law
Property Law Part of the WebLaw project