WORKER'S LIENS ACT 1893
Table of Provisions
PART A1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Interpretation
PART 1--Liens and charges
- 4 Workers' liens
- 5 Lien of contractor or sub-contractor
- 6 Extent of lien
- 7 Charge of worker and sub-contractor
- 8 Priority of liens and charges
- 9 Lien subject to registered, but not to unregistered, mortgage etc
- 9A Unregistered interests
- 9B Liens for materials
- 9C Application of Personal Property Securities Act
PART 2--Registration and discharge of liens
- 10 Lien to be registered
- 11 Duty of Registrar-General on receiving notice of lien
- 12 Notice to be deemed caveat
- 13 Registrar-General to keep index
- 14 Notices of lien open to inspection
- 15 Liens to cease in certain events
- 16 Satisfaction of lien to be recorded
- 17 Proceedings to compel Registrar-General to record lien in event of refusal
- 18 Judge or magistrate may make order
- 19 Enforcement of lien on goods under section 4(2)
20. Mortgagee may pay wages or contract price and may recover wages or contract price paid by him
PART 3--Legal procedure
- 21 Action to enforce lien or charge
- 22 Procedure in case of deposit
- 23 Person primarily liable may be joined in action to enforce lien or charge
- 24 Certificate of judgment prima facie evidence
- 25 Order for enforcement of lien or charge, how carried into effect
- 26 Person affected by lien or charge may pay money into court
- 27 Court may order detention, inspection etc
- 29 Claims that may be included in actions to enforce lien or charge
- 30 Person interested in subject matter may be made a party
- 31 Lienor may pay moneys due to mortgagee of chattels
- 32 Claim or registration may be cancelled
- 33 Penalty for claim with intent to defraud
- 34 Penalty for vexatious claim
- 36 Jurisdiction etc of courts preserved
- 37 Costs
PART 4--Miscellaneous
- 39 Regulations
- 41 Persons having lien at common law may sell
- 42 Application of proceeds of sale
- 43 Wages of worker when deemed to be payable monthly
- 44 Other remedy not prejudiced
- 45 Penalty on attempt to deprive worker of lien on goods
- 47 Duties of Registrar-General
- 48 Lands etc of Crown not affected by this Act
- 49 Act to apply to land under Real Property Act
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
