Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sale of Land Act 1962 - SECT 30

PART II MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Definitions

30. Definitions



(1) In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-

business day means any day except-

   (a)  a Saturday or Sunday; or

   (b)  any other day the whole or any part of which is observed as a public
        holiday throughout Victoria;

deposit moneys has the same meaning as in Division 3 of Part I;

dwelling-house includes a flat or unit and also includes outbuildings fences
and other appurtenances to a house flat or unit; metropolitan area means-

   (a)  metropolitan area within the meaning of section 201 of the Melbourne
        and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 (as in force immediately
        before its repeal); or

   (b)  any area declared by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) to
        be the metropolitan area;

planning instrument includes a planning scheme;





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purchaser includes any person acting as agent for the purchaser or a nominee
of the purchaser;

rescission or any derivative thereof in relation to a contract, means
avoidance of the contract as from its beginning;

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vendor includes any person acting as agent for the vendor.

(2) In this Part a reference to a dwelling-house also includes a reference to
a dwelling-house which is in the course of being built.

(3) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette,
declare an area to be the metropolitan area for the purposes of this section.

(4) An Order made under subsection (3) may apply, adopt or incorporate any
matter contained in any document formulated, issued, prescribed or published
by any person, whether-

   (a)  wholly or partially or as amended by order or other instrument; or

   (b)  as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the order
        is made or at any time before then.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to the incorporation of a map or plan of an
area of land unless the map or plan is lodged in the Central Plan Office of
the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Division 1-Cooling-off periods