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CIVIL LAW (PROPERTY) ACT 2006

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Application of Act  

CHAPTER 2--CONVEYANCING

PART 2.1--CONVEYANCING--PRELIMINARY

  • 200 What is a settlement?  

PART 2.2--GENERAL RULES ABOUT PROPERTY

Division 2.2.1--Rules of law on certain points

  • 201 Instruments required to be in writing  
  • 202 Creation of interests in land by word of mouth  
  • 203 Exceptions to s 201 and s 202  
  • 204 Proceedings do not lie on certain unwritten agreements  
  • 205 Assignment of debts and things in action  
  • 206 Merger  
  • 207 Equitable waste  

Division 2.2.2--Property generally

  • 208 Person may assure property to self or to self and others  
  • 209 Power for corporations to hold property as joint tenants  
  • 210 Interpretation of conveyance etc of property to 2 or more people together  
  • 211 Tenants in common of equitable estate acquiring legal estate  
  • 212 People taking who are not parties  
  • 213 Presumption of survivorship  
  • 214 Provisions about supplemental instruments  

Division 2.2.3--Ending life interests

PART 2.3--GENERAL RULES ABOUT DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS OF CORPORATIONS

Division 2.3.1--Deeds and their effect

  • 219 Signature and attestation of deeds  
  • 220 Receipt in deed sufficient  
  • 221 Receipt in deed or endorsed evidence for subsequent purchaser  
  • 222 How powers of appointment are to be exercised  

Division 2.3.2--Operation of deeds

  • 223 Limitations may be made by direct conveyance without uses  
  • 224 In conveyance use of word grant unnecessary  
  • 225 Rights of entry etc  
  • 226 Certain conveyance etc void  

Division 2.3.3--Documents of corporations

  • 227 Execution of documents by or on behalf of corporations  

Division 2.3.4--Powers of appointment

  • 228 Application—div 2.3.4  
  • 229 Appointments to be valid despite exclusion of object  

PART 2.4--SALES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS

Division 2.4.1--Dispositions on trust for sale or with power of sale

  • 230 Meaning of purchaser for div 2.4.1  
  • 231 Consents to execution of trust for sale etc  
  • 232 Purchaser not to be concerned with trusts of proceeds of sale  
  • 233 Settlements of personal property invested in land  
  • 234 Powers given to trustees for sale  
  • 235 Application of income of land under trust for sale  
  • 236 Partition of land under trust for sale  
  • 237 Powers of Supreme Court if trustees for sale decline to exercise  

Division 2.4.2--Voidable dispositions

  • 238 Meaning of purchaser for div 2.4.2  
  • 239 Voluntary dispositions to defraud creditors voidable  
  • 240 Voluntary dispositions of land—how far voidable against  
  • 241 Acquisitions of reversions at under value  

PART 2.5--PARTITION

  • 242 Definitions—pt 2.5  
  • 243 Court may order partition of land held in co-ownership  
  • 244 Power of Supreme Court to order sale instead of partition  
  • 245 Authority for interested person to bid  
  • 246 Parties to partition proceedings  
  • 247 Several sales in same partition proceeding  

PART 2.6--APPORTIONMENT

  • 248 Definitions—pt 2.6  
  • 249 Application of pt 2.6 to dividends of companies  
  • 250 Income apportionable in relation to time  
  • 251 Time when apportioned part is payable  
  • 252 Recovery of apportioned parts  
  • 253 Exceptions and application  

PART 2.7--CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S PROPERTY

  • 254 Receipts by certain children  
  • 255 Management of land during childhood  
  • 256 Power to appoint trustees of child's property  
  • 257 Powers and duties of guardian  

PART 2.8--RIGHTS-OF-WAY

  • 258 No right-of-way by user against Territory etc  

PART 2.9--UNIT TITLES

Division 2.9.1--Important concepts

  • 259 Definitions—pt 2.9  
  • 259A Meaning of type 1 matter and type 2 matter  

Division 2.9.2--Off-the-plan contracts—disclosure

  • 260 Contract for sale of unit before registration of units plan  
  • 260A Disclosure statement provided late or not at all  
  • 260B Seller to notify material change to matter in disclosure statement  
  • 260C Effect of disclosure update provided in time—type 1 matter  
  • 260D Effect of disclosure update provided out of time—type 1  
  • 260E Effect of disclosure update—type 2 matter  
  • 260F Buyer action if no disclosure update notice  
  • 260G Seller to notify buyer of registration of units plan  
  • 260H Evidentiary burden—notices  

Division 2.9.3--Implied warranties

  • 261 Meaning of implied warranties—div 2.9.3  
  • 262 Purpose—div 2.9.3  
  • 264 Implied warranties  
  • 265 Rescission of contract for sale of unit  
  • 266 Claim for compensation  

Division 2.9.4--Miscellaneous

  • 267 Operation of part cannot be excluded etc  
  • 268 Rescission—effect  

CHAPTER 3--MORTGAGES

PART 3.1--POWERS IN RELATION TO MORTGAGES

  • 300 Application—pt 3.1  
  • 301 Powers incidental to mortgages  
  • 302 Receipt for purchase money sufficient discharge  
  • 303 Notice of sale  
  • 304 Purported exercise of power of sale  
  • 305 Application of purchase money by mortgagee  
  • 306 Property that may be transferred to purchaser  
  • 307 Mortgagee may call for documents relating to property  
  • 308 Appointment of receiver  
  • 309 Receiver taken to be agent of mortgagor  
  • 310 Powers of receiver  
  • 311 Ending appointment of receiver etc  
  • 312 Commission to receiver  
  • 313 Receiver to insure if required  
  • 314 Application of amounts received by receiver  

PART 3.2--MORTGAGES--OTHER PROVISIONS

  • 315 Effect of repayment on ejectment by mortgagee  
  • 316 Section 315 not to apply in certain cases  
  • 317 Redemption if mortgagee absent or unknown  

CHAPTER 4--LEASES

PART 4.1--LEASES--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Division 4.1.1--Lessee's and lessor's obligations

  • 400 Lessee's obligations attach to reversion  
  • 401 Lessor's obligations to run with reversion  
  • 402 Lessee to give notice of ejectment to lessor  

Division 4.1.2--Renewal of headlease without surrender of sublease

  • 403 Renewal of headlease  
  • 404 Rights on renewal  

PART 4.2--LEASES TO AND FOR CHILDREN AND FOR ABSENT LESSORS

  • 405 Leases for children  
  • 406 Costs of lease authorisation application for child  
  • 407 Renewal of leases by children  
  • 408 Renewal of leases for people not amenable to process  
  • 409 Preconditions for grant or renewal of lease to be satisfied  
  • 410 Application of amounts paid for lease renewal under pt 4.2  
  • 411 Validity of surrenders and leases under pt 4.2  
  • 412 Costs of applications under pt 4.2  

PART 4.3--BREACH OF INSURANCE PROVISIONS

  • 413 Application—pt 4.3  
  • 414 Relief against forfeiture for failure to insure  
  • 415 Record of relief granted  
  • 416 Limit on relief  
  • 417 Noncomplying insurance  
  • 418 Protection of purchaser of leasehold against forfeiture  

PART 4.4--RESTRICTION OF EFFECT OF LICENCE OR WAIVER BY LESSOR

  • 419 Application—pt 4.4  
  • 420 Effect of licence given to lessee  
  • 421 Operation of partial licences  
  • 422 Apportionment of conditions of entry on severance  
  • 423 Waiver of benefit of lease provision  

PART 4.5--FORFEITURE OF LEASES

  • 424 Definitions—pt 4.5  
  • 425 Application—pt 4.5  
  • 426 Restrictions on re-entry or forfeiture  
  • 427 Notices under s 426 (1)  
  • 428 Protection of sublessees  

PART 4.6--LEASES INVALIDLY GRANTED UNDER POWERS

  • 429 Pt 4.6 does not bind the Territory  
  • 430 Leases taken to be granted in intended exercise of power  
  • 431 Certain invalid leases taken to be agreements to lease  
  • 432 Certain leases validated  
  • 433 Acceptance of rent taken to be confirmation of lease  
  • 434 Lessee bound to accept confirmation  
  • 435 Pt 4.6 does not affect certain other rights  

PART 4.7--RECOVERY OF LEASED PREMISES

  • 436 Application—pt 4.7  
  • 437 Who is an agent for pt 4.7?  
  • 438 Recovery of possession  

CHAPTER 5--MISCELLANEOUS

PART 5.1--DEBTS CHARGED ON PROPERTY OF DECEASED PERSON

  • 500 Charges on property of deceased person to be paid primarily out of property  

PART 5.2--STIPULATIONS IN CONTRACTS

  • 501 Stipulations not of the essence of contracts  

PART 5.3--MISCELLANEOUS--OTHER PROVISIONS

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