Victorian Consolidated Legislation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 - SECT 34A

Savings provisions

34A. Savings provisions



(1) If a domestic building work contract or supervision contract was entered
into in April 1996, the guarantee referred to in section 6(1) or (1A) is
deemed to have been given on the domestic building work contract or
supervision contract being entered into.



(2) If a contract for sale referred to in section 6(1)(b) was entered into in
April 1996, the guarantee referred to in section 6(1) is deemed to have been
given on the completion of that contract.

(3) If-

   (a)  a contract for sale referred to in section 6(1)(c) was entered into in
        April 1996; and

   (b)  section 9 had been complied with before that contract was entered
        into-

the guarantee referred to in section 6(1) is deemed to have been given on the
completion of that contract.

(4) If-

   (a)  a contract for sale referred to in section 10 was entered into in
        April 1996; and

   (b)  section 10(1) had been complied with before that contract was entered
        into-

the guarantee referred to in that section is deemed to have been given on the
completion of that contract.

(5) Any approval given or purported to have been given in April 1996 by the
approved guarantor under section 23 is deemed to have been validly given under
that section.

(6) Any certificate issued or purported to have been issued in April 1996 by
the approved guarantor under section 25(3)(d) is deemed to have been validly
issued under that section.

(7) All money received by the approved guarantor under this Act or purportedly
under this Act in April 1996 is deemed to have been validly received by the
approved guarantor and paid into its funds.

(8) If any dispute arises in relation to the operation of this section, any
person affected may refer the dispute to the Tribunal for determination.