UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5399 Personal property securities

Faculty of Law

LAW5399 Personal property securities is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Not offered

The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW5399. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.

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Overview

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the rules, principles and policies underlying secured transactions in personal property security law. This body of law is of fundamental importance to commercial lawyers. It involves a detailed study of the Personal Property Security Act 2009 (Cth) and comparison with the New Zealand and Saskatchewan legislation.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5399.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Apply knowledge and understanding of the nature and function of security, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;

  2. 2

    Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the history and policy of the personal property securities legislation and the scope of the Act and the policy and function of registration;

  3. 3

    Conduct research into security agreements and the central concepts of the security interest, attachment and perfection based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and

  4. 4

    Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to priority disputes, and default and enforcement and restrictions on remedies.

Workload and teaching

24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)

Where it fits

LAW5399 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr David Turner

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5399?

LAW5399 has no prerequisites.

When is LAW5399 offered?

LAW5399 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

Which majors and minors include LAW5399?

LAW5399 is part of Commercial and corporate law.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20202021