LA4007 - Succession
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4
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Administered by: |
College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject covers all aspects of Succession and Inheritance. It includes treatment
of (a) Testate succession - wills, testamentary capacity, personal representatives,
executors, grants of probate, administration of assets, legacies, payment of debts;
(b) Intestate succession - the rules applicable to total and partial intestacy; grants
of letters of administration; and (c) Testator's family maintenance - claims by family
and dependants for support from the estate of the deceased and the power of the court
to vary a will in such cases.
Learning Outcomes
- explain and apply the law governing succession and inheritance;
- critically discuss the problems associated with the current law governing succession
and inheritance and proposals for reform.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (70%) - Individual
- Written > Examination - In class - (30%) - Individual.
Prerequisites: |
(LA1105 or LA2011) and (LA1106 or LA2012) and (LA3106 or LA3015) and (LA3013 or LA3014) |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Intensive,
Study Period 7
|
Census Date 08-Jul-2021 |
Face to face teaching
22-Jun-2020 to 10-Jul-2020 (9am - 3pm: 22-23 & 25-26 June AND 9am - 3pm: 7-10 July 2020)
|
Coordinator: |
Miss Claire Holland |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 26 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
- 6 hours tutorials
- assessment and self-directed study
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|
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Cairns,
Intensive,
Study Period 7
|
Census Date 08-Jul-2021 |
Face to face teaching
22-Jun-2020 to 10-Jul-2020 (9am - 3pm: 22-23 & 25-26 June AND 9am - 3pm: 7-10 July 2020)
|
Coordinator: |
Miss Claire Holland |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 26 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
- 6 hours tutorials
- assessment and self-directed study
|
|
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.