Queensland Consolidated Acts

HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1959

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   1A.     Application of Act
   2.      Interpretation

           Part 2--Formation and contents of hire-purchase agreements

   3.      Summary of proposed hire-purchase transaction to be given to prospective hirer
   4.      Certain copy documents to be served on hirer

           Part 3--Protection of hirers

           Division 1--Warranties and conditions

   5.      Conditions and warranties to be implied in every hire-purchase agreement
   6.      As to the liability of the owner and the dealer for misrepresentation

           Division 2--Statutory rights of hirers

   7.      Hirer to be entitled to copy of agreement and statement of the hirer's present position
   8.      As to appropriation of payments when more than 1 agreement
   9.      As to assignments of rights under hire-purchase agreements
   10.     Power to court to allow goods to be removed

           Division 3--Early completion of agreement

   11.     Hirer to be entitled to finalise agreement at any time

           Division 4--Voluntary return of goods

   12.     Power to hirer to determine hiring

           Division 5--Repossessions

   13.     Notices to be given to hirer when goods are repossessed
   14.     Owner to retain possession of goods repossessed for 21 days
   15.     As to hirer's rights and immunities when goods repossessed
   16.     Power to hirer to regain possession of goods in certain circumstances
   17.     Power to court to vary existing judgments or orders when goods are repossessed

           Part 4--Guarantees

   18.     Provisions as to guarantors
   19.     Guarantor not to be bound in certain cases unless independently advised

           Part 5--Insurance

   20.     As to insurance of goods comprised in hire-purchase agreements

           Part 7--Miscellaneous

   28.     Power to court to reopen certain hire-purchase transactions
   30.     Power to court to restrain repossession of certain goods from farmer
   31.     Liens
   32.     Fixtures
   33.     Avoidance of certain provisions
   34.     Restrictions on payments to owners of goods by financiers
   35.     Certain transactions prohibited
   36.     As to securities collateral to hire-purchase agreements
   37.     False statement by dealers in proposals
   38.     Hirer may be required to state where goods are
   39.     Fraudulent sale or disposal of goods by hirer
   40.     Power to court to extend times
   41.     Power to court to order delivery of goods unlawfully detained
   42.     As to service of notices
   43.     Size etc. of type etc. required in certain documents
   44.     Appointment of inspector
   45.     Place where proceedings in Magistrates Courts to be heard
   46.     Penalty
   47.     Expiry
           Endnotes