Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHEQUES ACT 1986 - SECT 16

             (1)  Where a cheque, or any indorsement of a cheque, is dated, the date shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be the day on which the cheque was drawn or the indorsement made, as the case may be.

             (2)  A cheque is not invalid by reason only that:

                     (a)  it is not dated;

                     (b)  it is antedated or post‑dated; or

                     (c)  the date it bears is a Sunday.

             (3)  For the purpose of determining whether a post‑dated instrument is a cheque, the fact that the instrument is post‑dated shall be disregarded.

             (4)  A cheque is not incomplete or irregular on its face by reason only that it is post‑dated (whether or not the date has arrived).