Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sale of Land Act 1962 - SECT 9AB

Disclosure of works

9AB. Disclosure of works





(1) The vendor shall disclose in a prescribed contract of sale of a lot
details of any works affecting the natural surface level of the land in the
lot or any land abutting the lot which is in the same subdivision as the lot
which to the vendor's knowledge-

   (a)  have been carried out on that land after the certification of the plan
        of subdivision and before the date of the contract; or



   (b)  are at the date of the contract being carried out or proposed to be
        carried out on that land.

(2) The vendor under a prescribed contract of sale of a lot shall disclose to
the purchaser details of any works affecting the natural surface level of the
land in the lot or of any land abutting the lot which is in the same
subdivision as the lot which have not been disclosed in the prescribed
contract of sale and which to the vendor's knowledge-

   (a)  have been carried out on that land after the date of the contract and
        before the registration of the plan of subdivision; or



   (b)  after the date of the contract and before the registration of the plan
        of subdivision have been commenced to be carried out or are proposed
        to be carried out on the land.

(3) The vendor shall make a disclosure under subsection (2) in writing as soon
as practicable after the details required to be disclosed come to the
knowledge of the vendor.

(4) If-

   (a)  any works referred to in subsection (1) or (2) have been, are being or
        are to be carried out at the direction of a municipality or public
        authority; and

   (b)  the vendor has been required to submit plans of the works or proposed
        works to the municipality or public authority-

the vendor shall-

   (c)  in the case of a disclosure under subsection (1), include a copy of
        the plans in the prescribed contract of sale; and

   (d)  in the case of a disclosure under subsection (2), provide the
        purchaser with a copy of the plans at the time of that disclosure.

(5) If the vendor under a prescribed contract of sale knowingly or recklessly-

   (a)  supplies false information to the purchaser under this section; or

   (b)  fails to supply all the information required to be supplied to the
        purchaser under this section-

the vendor shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty of not more
than 50 penalty units.