When is a chattel not a chattel? LA2015 Monday, week 2, 2014
The law of fixtures changes the character of some physical
objects placed on land from personal property to real
property…
Whatever is attached to the soil becomes part of the soil
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Geita Sebea v The Territory of Papua (1941) 67 CLR 544
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Purpose of Annexation Test Belgrave Nominees v Barlin Scott Air Conditioning (1984) VR 947
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Image: Colin Cook http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-12/success-for-salt-resistent-wheat-crop/3883398