Overview
The general principles of crimes against property rights with particular emphasis on Part 10 of the Crimes Act 1961.
Crime and Property covers a range of topics in which there is an interface between the principles of criminal law and property law.
About this paper
| Paper title | Crime and Property |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $820.40 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- LAWS 201 and LAWS 203 and 36 further LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- (i) Not all optional papers will be available in any given year. (ii) May not be credited together with LAWS474 passed in 2004-2007.
- Contact
- law@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Faculty of Law's website
- Teaching staff
- Professor Margaret Briggs
- Textbooks
Course readings via eReserve
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be better informed in practice to support their clients in criminal matters relating to property offending, including theft, obtaining by deception, receiving, burglary and computer offences.
Overview
The general principles of crimes against property rights with particular emphasis on Part 10 of the Crimes Act 1961.
Crime and Property covers a range of topics in which there is an interface between the principles of criminal law and property law.
About this paper
| Paper title | Crime and Property |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- LAWS 201 and LAWS 203 and 36 further LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- (i) Not all optional papers will be available in any given year. (ii) May not be credited together with LAWS474 passed in 2004-2007.
- Contact
- law@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Faculty of Law's website.
- Teaching staff
- Professor Margaret Briggs
- Textbooks
All course readings for this paper are provided by the Faculty on Aoroa.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Be better informed in practice to support their clients in criminal matters relating to property offending, including theft, obtaining by deception, receiving, burglary and computer offences;
- Develop an understanding of the general rules, principles and policies governing property crime in New Zealand;
- Understand that property crime operates against a backdrop of property law rules and principles;
- Further develop your skills in interpreting and applying statutes (principally the Crimes Act 1961);
- Critically analyse cases;
- Apply your knowledge to new situations; and
- (If you elect to do the research paper) write a clearly reasoned research paper that identifies and critically analyses the key issues, expresses legal conclusions and, where relevant, advises on appropriate courses of action.