Library guides: Areas of law: Property and Land law

Legal encyclopedias

Real Property: Halsbury’s Laws of Australia (Lexis+)
Real Property states the law in relation to the creation and acquisition of proprietary interests in land, voluntary disposition of land, the relationship between vendor and purchaser, options, compulsory acquisitions, the operation of Torrens title, strata title, community subdivisions, co-ownership, easements, profits, gifts, rent charges, covenants, Crown land and boundaries of land including encroachment, accretion and fencing obligations. This title does not cover the law in relation to leases and tenancies, mortgages, personal property or adverse possession.
Also see the entries for Leases and Tenancies, and Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders (for land grants and native title).
Real Property: The Laws of Australia (Westlaw AU)
This section in Real Property aims to provide a background to the detailed analysis of the means of obtaining title to land and the interests in land. The focus is on the principles which define proprietary interests in land conferring rights of occupation.
Also see the section on Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders for the sub-section on land law.

Lexis+ Australia
Australian legal database including law reports, legislation, law journals, commentary and texts. Key titles include Halsbury’s Laws of Australia, Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, CaseBase, and the Australian Law Reports (ALRs).
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Westlaw AU
Access to legislation, case law, commentary, journals, news and precedents that are easy to find and apply.
CCH iKnowConnect
Digital research platform containing Australian tax and accounting materials. Includes legislation, rulings, cases, commentary, practice aids and news. Titles are organised by practice area, for example, accounting, company law, family law, insurance law and workplace health and safety law.

LexisNexis Practical Guidance: AU Property
Arranged in subtopics including: Types of property, Contracts general principles, Sales and purchases, Mortgages, Leases, Residential tenancies

Australian Planning and Development Law Library (AustLII)
This library includes databases of Australian planning and development law accessible via AustLII. It includes state-based land and building tribunals and courts.