Law of AustraliaModule 5
Private law: contract, tort, defamation, property, Torrens land, equity and trusts, family and succession
Private law governs relations between people and businesses: what they have promised, what harm they must repair, what they own, what they hold for others and what happens to property when families break up or a person dies. Its common law roots are the same as in England, but Australian courts have taken some distinctive turns, and the Parliament has reshaped large parts of it by statute, especially tort law (the Civil Liability Acts), defamation (uniform statutes), land (Torrens legislation), family law (a Commonwealth Act) and succession (state Acts). This module is a first map of each. Because many rules are state law, always check the jurisdiction.
This course explains the law of Australia, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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