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035			_a(Sirsi) u126249
100			_aSamuels, A.
245			_aWinning land from the sea and losing land to the sea
260			_c2004
490			_aJournal of Planning and Environment Law _vJune 2004, 692-696(5)
520			_aExamines the issue of accretion and erosion of land, particularly along the coasts and advises on the approach a surveyor should take if a client is considering acquiring land near to a body of water. In law, the land boundary along the coast moves with the sea, the land being a moveable freehold, expanding and contracting under the influence of nature; the best exposition of this law being found in "Southern Centre of Theosophy v State of Southern Australia" ([1979] 145 CLR 246). Current government policy is to allow nature to take its course. Outlines all the issues to be considered in this area, such as acts of man where deliberate reclamation needs agreement of the relevant foreshore owner.
590			_aABS
650			_aCOASTAL AREAS
650			_aEROSION
650			_aACCRETION
650			_aCOASTAL DEFENCES
650			_aFLOODING
650			_aSOUTHERN CENTRE OF THEOSOPHY V STATE OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA
690			_aPROPERTY
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999			_c74404 _d74404