HSC Legal Studies Shelter

"caveat emptor"

• let the seller beware

• let the buyer beware

• let the tenant beware

• let the landlord beware

The legislation that outlines the main rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords.

• Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 (NSW)

• Housing Act 2001 (NSW)

• Real Property Act 1900 (NSW)

• Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

According to the NSW Fair Trading a retirement village is:

• "any residential complex predominantly occupied by retired persons aged 55 years who has entered into some form of contractual arrangement with the owner or operator of the village."

• "any residential complex predominantly occupied by retired persons aged 60 years who has entered into some form of contractual arrangement with the owner or operator of the village."

• "any residential complex predominantly occupied by persons aged 65 years who has entered into some form of contractual arrangement with the owner or operator of the village."

• "any residential complex predominantly occupied by retired persons aged 70 years who has entered into some form of contractual arrangement with the owner or operator of the village."

Gamora, Peter Quill, Groot and Ronan reside at Mascot Tower. Each Sunday afternoon they meet to dine on the top deck of the apartment building using the BBQ and table tennis facilities. They can access the top deck because it is:

• available for bookings

• not dangerous

• common property

• Crown land

Which of the following is NOT a condition of auctions?

• The highest bidder is the purchaser, subject to any reserve price.

• The auctioneer must announce immediately before, or in the process of making the bid, that he/she is making a vendor bid.

• If there is a disputed bid, the auctioneer is the sole arbitrator and makes the final decision.

• The auctioneer has absolute authority to accept a late bid, that is, a bid after the fall of the hammer.

Which article number of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948 expresses the right to shelter?

• Article 11

• Article 15

• Article 25

• Article 28

The legal process used to transfer title of ownership from one party to another.

• conveyancing

• auction

• renting

• squatting

Local Environment Plan

• Local council document that is approved by the state government to regulate the use and development of land within the council's control

• Federal government document that is approved by the state government to regulate the use and development of land within the local council's control

• State government document that is approved by the Federal government to regulate the use and development of land within the local council's control

• Landlord document that is approved by the state government to regulate the use and development of land within the local council's control

Private treaty is a:

• rental of a property between landlord and tenant

• sale of a property between vendor and buyer

• sale of a property between landlord and tenant

• sale of a property between the Crown and conveyancer

Which of the following was a disadvantage of the Old System title?

• accessible

• unreliable

• logical

• time consuming