FENCES ACT 1975
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 3 Saving provisions
- 4 Interpretation
- 5 Notice of intention to perform fencing work
- 6 Cross-notice
- 7 Agreement upon basis of proposals and counter-proposals
- 8 Performance of fencing work
- 9 Whereabouts of adjoining owner unknown
- 10 No adjoining owner
- 11 Case where fence divides land from public road and owner of land abutting upon road derives benefit from fence
- 12 Powers of court
- 12A Variation of cost of work on appeal
- 14 Landlord and tenant
- 15 Contribution as between life tenant and remainderman
- 16 Damage to or destruction of dividing fence
- 17 Position of fence does not give rise to title by adverse possession
- 18 Power of entry
- 19 Manner in which notice is to be given
- 20 Application of Act to land of the Crown and councils
- 21 Extinguishment of prescriptive fencing rights
- 22 Clearing of scrub in certain areas
- 23 Departures from requirements of this Act
- 24 Rules of court
- 25 This Act is not to derogate from powers conferred by other legislation
