Legal encyclopedias
- Real Property: Halsbury’s Laws of Australia (Lexis Advance)The title 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 on 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 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders for the sub-section on land law.
Key case and legislation resources
- Lexis AdvanceProperty and land related content include the Australian Property Law Bulletin, Butterworths Property Reports, Conveyancing Service NSW, Land and Environment Notes, Native Title Bulletin, Queensland Crown Lands Law Reports, Queensland Land Court Reports, Unreported Judgments Land & Environment Court (NSW).
- Westlaw AUProperty related content include Property Law Review, Environmental and Planning Law Journal, Local Government and Environmental Reports of Australia and Planning Law in Australia.
- CCH IntelliConnectLegislation, Commentary & Cases.
Sections include: Conveyancing & Property Law, Duties and Levies.
Titles include: Australian and New Zealand Conveyancing Reports -- Lang's Commercial Leasing in Australia and Legislation -- New South Wales Conveyancing Law Cases, Commentary and Legislation -- New South Wales Strata and Community Titles Cases, Commentary and Legislation -- Queensland Conveyancing Law Cases, Commentary and Legislation -- Queensland Community Schemes Cases, Commentary and Legislation -- Victoria Conveyancing Law Cases, Commentary and Legislation -- State Duties/ Stamp Duties Legislation and Commentaries.
- LexisNexis Practical Guidance: AU PropertyArranged in subtopics including: Types of property -- Title to land -- Taxation and revenue -- Contracts general principles -- Sales and purchases -- Mortgages -- Leases -- Retail leases -- Residential tenancies -- Rural transactions -- Options -- Encumbrances.
Other primary and secondary resources
- National Native Title TribunalThe National Native Title Tribunal (“Tribunal”) is an impartial, independent administrative agency. Established by the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (“NTA”), the Tribunal came into operation in January 1994. In addition the Native Title Registrar of the Tribunal (“Registrar”) is responsible, among other things, for making administrative decisions about the registration of claimant applications and indigenous land use agreements.
- 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.