Victorian Consolidated Legislation

PROPERTY LAW ACT 1958 - NOTES

No. 6344 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at 17 December 2008

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Property Law Act 1958 was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette 18 March 1959 page 893.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Property Law Act 1958 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Contracts of Sale (Payments) Act 1958, No. 6433/1958 (as amended by No. 6489)
Assent Date:
28.10.58
Commencement Date:
2.2.59: Government Gazette 21.1.59 p. 116
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Companies Act 1958, No. 6455/1958
Assent Date:
2.12.58
Commencement Date:
1.4.59: Government Gazette 4.3.59 p. 496
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Amendment) Act 1959, No. 6491/1959
Assent Date:
7.4.59
Commencement Date:
7.4.59
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Loans to Minors) Act 1961, No. 6814/1961
Assent Date:
12.12.61
Commencement Date:
12.12.61
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Companies Act 1961, No. 6839/1961
Assent Date:
19.12.61
Commencement Date:
1.7.62: Government Gazette 21.2.62 p. 392
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1962, No. 6867/1962
Assent Date:
16.4.62
Commencement Date:
16.4.62
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 1962, No. 6961/1962
Assent Date:
18.12.62
Commencement Date:
18.12.62: subject to s. 3
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Restrictive Covenants) Act 1964, No. 7130/1964
Assent Date:
5.5.64
Commencement Date:
5.5.64
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Friendly Societies (Assignment of Contracts) Act 1964, No. 7231/1964
Assent Date:
22.12.64
Commencement Date:
5.5.65: Government Gazette 5.5.65 p. 1551
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Property Law (Loans to Minors) Act 1965, No. 7264/1965
Assent Date:
18.5.65
Commencement Date:
18.5.65
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Loans to Minors) Act 1966, No. 7376/1966
Assent Date:
14.4.66
Commencement Date:
14.4.66
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Amendment) Act 1968, No. 7716/1968
Assent Date:
14.11.68
Commencement Date:
14.11.68
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968, No. 7750/1968
Assent Date:
10.12.68
Commencement Date:
10.12.68
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1971, No. 8181/1971
Assent Date:
23.11.71
Commencement Date:
23.11.71
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1977, No. 9019/1977
Assent Date:
17.5.77
Commencement Date:
17.5.77: subject to s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Deeds) Act 1977, No. 9043/1977
Assent Date:
22.11.77
Commencement Date:
1.9.78: Government Gazette 26.7.78 p. 2429
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Age of Majority Act 1977, No. 9075/1977
Assent Date:
6.12.77
Commencement Date:
1.2.78: Government Gazette 11.1.78 p. 97
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Imperial Law Re-enactment Act 1980, No. 9407/1980
Assent Date:
20.5.80
Commencement Date:
2.7.80: Government Gazette 2.7.80 p. 2257
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980
Assent Date:
27.5.80
Commencement Date:
27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Delivery by Agent) Act 1981, No. 9630/1981
Assent Date:
8.12.81
Commencement Date:
8.12.81
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Penalty Interest Rates Act 1981, No. 9633/1981
Assent Date:
8.12.81
Commencement Date:
1.4.82: Government Gazette 17.2.82 p. 456
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Companies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1981, No. 9699/1981
Assent Date:
5.1.82
Commencement Date:
Ss 9, 14, 18 on same day as No. 9572-1.7.81: s. 2(2); s. 19 on 1.10.81: s. 2(3); s. 22 on 5.1.82: s. 2(4); rest of Act on same day as No. 9712-1.7.82: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Sale of  Land (Amendment) Act 1982, No. 9858/1982
Assent Date:
5.1.83
Commencement Date:
2.5.83: Government Gazette 8.4.83 p. 753
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983, No. 9967/1983
Assent Date:
22.11.83
Commencement Date:
1.7.83: s. 1(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984, No. 10096/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
1.7.84: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Commercial Arbitration Act 1984, No. 10167/1984
Assent Date:
20.11.84
Commencement Date:
1.4.85: Government Gazette 20.2.85 p. 372
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Courts Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986
Assent Date:
22.4.86
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-11, 13-27. 29-34 on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180; s. 28 on 1.9.86: Government Gazette 27.8.86 p. 3201; s. 12 on 1.1.88: Government Gazette 7.10.87 p. 2701
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Mental Health Act 1986, No. 59/1986
Assent Date:
3.6.86
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 21, 23, Sch. 1 on 19.6.87: Government Gazette 17.6.87 p. 1538; rest of Act on 1.10.87: Government Gazette 30.9.87 p. 2585
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Supreme Court Act 1986, No. 110/1986
Assent Date:
16.12.86
Commencement Date:
1.1.87: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Friendly Societies Act 1986, No. 119/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
1.9.87: Government Gazette 26.8.87 p. 2257
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Conversion) Act 1986, No. 128/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
1.3.88: Government Gazette 16.12.87 p. 3392
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Trust Corporation of Victoria Act 1987, No. 55/1987
Assent Date:
20.10.87
Commencement Date:
2.11.87: Government Gazette 28.10.87 p. 2925
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 91/1987
Assent Date:
1.12.87
Commencement Date:
1.6.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Liquor Control Act 1987, No. 97/1987
Assent Date:
1.12.87
Commencement Date:
S. 181(11) on 3.5.88: Government Gazette 27.4.88
 p. 1044
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Libraries Act 1988, No. 80/1988
Assent Date:
20.12.88
Commencement Date:
24.5.89: Government Gazette 24.5.89 p. 1222
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(a)-(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989
Assent Date:
5.12.89
Commencement Date:
1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 10/1994
Assent Date:
3.5.94
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 2 on 3.5.94: s. 2(1); ss 3, 4, 7-15 on 27.4.95: Government Gazette 27.4.95 p. 973; rest of Act on 1.7.95: s. 2(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Trustees (State Owned Company) Act 1994, No. 45/1994
Assent Date:
7.6.94
Commencement Date:
Pt 1 (ss 1-3), s. 27 on 7.6.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 36) 23.6.94 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, No. 52/1994
Assent Date:
15.6.94
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 2 on 15.6.94: s. 2(1); ss 3-5, Pt 2 (ss 6-19), Sch. 1 on 30.9.94: Government Gazette 29.9.94 p. 2306; rest of Act on 15.12.94: s. 2(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Property Law (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 71/1994
Assent Date:
25.10.94
Commencement Date:
25.10.94: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996
Assent Date:
6.11.96
Commencement Date:
S. 453(Sch. 1 items 68.1-68.4) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Friendly Societies (Victoria) Act 1996, No. 83/1996
Assent Date:
23.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 40 on 1.10.97: Special Gazette (No. 122) 1.10.97 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Co-operatives Act 1996, No. 84/1996
Assent Date:
23.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 467(Sch. 6 item 11.1) on 1.10.97: Special Gazette (No. 122) 1.10.97 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Property Law (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 23/1998
Assent Date:
5.5.98
Commencement Date:
Pt 1 (ss 1-3) on 5.5.98: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 29.6.98: Government Gazette 25.6.98 p. 1561
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 78) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998
Assent Date:
17.11.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 21-23 on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 104) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001
Assent Date:
8.5.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 59) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001 (as amended by No. 72/2001)
Assent Date:
12.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 items 9.2(a), 9.3) on 28.6.01: Government Gazette 28.6.01 p. 1428; s. 3(Sch. 1 items 9.1, 
9.2(b)-(d), 9.4-9.6 on 8.11.01: Government Gazette 8.11.01 p. 2797
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 93) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958



Transfer of Land (Electronic Transactions) Act 2004, No. 23/2004
Assent Date:
18.5.04
Commencement Date:
S. 10 on 19.5.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 164) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 87) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Property (Co-ownership) Act 2005, No. 71/2005
Assent Date:
25.10.05
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-5 on 1.2.06: Government Gazette 19.1.06 p. 70
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Retail Leases (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 82/2005
Assent Date:
22.11.05
Commencement Date:
S. 51 on 23.11.05: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Land Tax Act 2005, No. 88/2005
Assent Date:
29.11.05
Commencement Date:
S. 117(Sch. 2 item 4) on 1.1.06: s.2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Charities (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 73/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 8 on 10.10.06: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Conveyancers Act 2006, No. 75/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 192(Sch. 2 item 4) on 1.7.08: s. 2(2) 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958



Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008
Assent Date:
15.4.08
Commencement Date:
S. 72 on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008, No. 24/2008
Assent Date:
3.6.08
Commencement Date:
S. 85 on 17.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 377) 16.12.08 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Property Law Act 1958
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Metric Conversion (Property Law Act) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 151/1974
Date of Making:
7.5.74
Date of Commencement:
1.6.74: reg. 2
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 2(3): The Property Law Act 1928 came into operation on 18 December 1929.
2 Pt 1 (Heading): See section 3(2) of the Transfer of Land Act 1958.
3 S. 16: As to successory trusts, see section 19 of the Religious and Successory Trusts Act 1958.
4 S. 18(1) definition of bankruptcy: These words have been held to extend to the liquidation of a company.
5 S. 18(1) definition of conveyance: See Trustee Act 1958, section 45.
6 S. 18(1) definition of land: See section 201.
7 S. 29: See section 37(2) of the Trustee Act 1958.
8 S. 32(1): See section 13(5)-(7) of the Trustee Act 1958.
9 S. 32(3): See sections 38 and 39 for instances of trusts for sale created by this Part of the Act.
10 S. 33(3): See note 10.
11 S. 35(1): See section 102 of the Settled Land Act 1958.
12 S. 35(1): See section 73 of the Settled Land Act 1958.
13 S. 35(2): See section 47 of the Settled Land Act 1958.
14 S. 35(5): See sections 38 and 39.
15 S. 36: Compare section 30 of the Trustee Act 1958.
16 S. 38(1): Compare sections 87 and 88.
17 S. 52(2)(a): See section 41 of the Administration and Probate Act 1958.
18 S. 52(2)(b): See section 133 of the Commonwealth Bankruptcy Act 1966.
19 S. 60(6) (Proviso): See section 249.
20 S. 62: See section 197.
21 S. 69: See section 28 of the Trustee Act 1958.
22 S. 80(1): See sections 141 and 142.
23 S. 81(2): See note 23.
24 S. 84(6): See section 88 of the Transfer of Land Act 1958.
25 S. 98(1): As to the right of a mortgagor to sue in cases of mortgages under the Transfer of Land Act 1958, see section 81(3) of that Act.
26 S. 105: See section 50.
27 S. 115: Compare section 124 as to the conveyance by deed of 
re-conveyance.
28 S. 116: See section 20.
29 S. 124: Compare section 115 as to the effect of a receipt as a 
re-conveyance.
30 Pt 2 Div. 4: These provisions deal with the abolition of the Rule in Shelley's case, with certain restrictions on executory limitations, and with equitable waste.
31 S. 136: See also section 154.
32 S. 150(5): Distress for rent was abolished by section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948, No. 5291.
33 S. 153(6)(a): See section 157 of the Marriage Act 1958.
34 S. 154: See also section 136.
35 Pt 2 Div. 8: See also Marriage Act 1958.
36 S. 179(1): Compare section 52(6) of the Trustee Act 1958.
37 S. 183(1): For definition of purchaser see section 18.
38 S. 197: See also section 62.
39 S. 209: As to power of Governor in Council to make regulations prescribing fees, see section 13.
40 S. 210: See note 44.
41 S. 213: See note 44.
42 S. 214: See note 44.
43 S. 216: See note 44.
44 Pt 5 (Heading): This Part may still have to be resorted to in case of estates tail or when there is a limitation to a person under the designation of "heir" that is to an heir by purchase.  See for example section 130.
45 Pt 6 (Heading): Estates tail have now almost disappeared in Victoria and no new estates tail can be created-see section 249.
46 S. 249: The Transfer of Land Statute Amendment Act 1885 was passed on 18 December 1885, and came into operation on 1 January 1886.
47 S. 250: See note 51.

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Part III-Real Estates Liable for Debts. Effect of Judgments. Lis Pendens and Execution. Protection of Purchasers etc. Against Judgments etc. Lands etc. of Accountants to Crown


Property Law Act 1958
No. 6344 of 1958