MCQ Mock Final

A dispossessed landowner can regain interest in the following ways;

• visit the land on an irregular basis, graze livestock on the land or erect some structure

• visit the land on a regular basis, graze livestock on the land or erect some structure

• visit the land when allowed and request livestock to be graze on it

Section 13(2) of the Statutes of Limitations Act 1957 requires a squatter must have adverse possession for the following specific number of years;

• 12 years for private land, 30 years for state land and 60 years for foreshore

• 10 years for private land, 30 years for state land and 50 years for foreshore

• 10 years for private land, 20 years for state land and 60 years for foreshore

The findings in the Murphy v Murphy 1980 case concluded that Adverse possession can occur without the knowledge of;

• the land owner only

• the squatter only

• both the landowner and the squatter

Adverse possession allows a person who is in possession of the land for a specific period of time but who has no title to the land to;

• adversely take possession of the land

• adversely take an interest/title in the land

• adversely take joint interest/title in the land

If Sean and Sarah own a property as tenants in common and if Sean dies, Sean’s share of the property automatically;

• passes to Sarah

• passes to the beneficiaries of Sean’s will

• passes to Sarah and she compensates the beneficiaries of Sean’s will

Identify the legislation that gives a spouse the right to veto the sale of the family home.

• Family House Protection Act, 1976

• Family Home Protection Act, 1974

• Family Home Protection Act, 1976

The destruction of one of the four unities is referred to as;

• severance of tenancy in common

• severance of title

• severance of joint tenancy

The four unities are;

• unities of possession, survivorship, time and title

• unities of possession, interest, time and co-ownership

• unities of possession, time, title and interest

The right of survivorship ensures that;

• the beneficiaries of the surviving joint tenant will have full own ownership

• the last surviving joint tenant will have co-ownership

• the last surviving joint tenant will have full ownership

Two advantages of Joint Tenancy are;

• Right of survivorship and the four unities

• Right of survivorship and the right of possession

• Right of survivorship and the right of title