TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1958

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TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1958 - NOTES

No. 6399 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at 23 October 2008

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Transfer of Land 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 Transfer of Land 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
Transfer of Land (Amendment) Act 1959, No. 6544/1959
Assent Date:
13.10.59
Commencement Date:
18.1.60: Government Gazette 13.1.60 p. 106
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Stratum Estates) Act 1960, No. 6646/1960
Assent Date:
7.6.60
Commencement Date:
1.2.61: Government Gazette 25.1.61 p. 176
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Valuation of Land Act 1960, No. 6653/1960
Assent Date:
15.6.60
Commencement Date:
S. 16 on 26.9.62: Government Gazette 26.9.62 p. 3351
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
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
Subordinate Legislation Act 1962, No. 6886/1962
Assent Date:
8.5.62
Commencement Date:
1.8.62: Government Gazette 4.7.62 p. 2314
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Mildura Irrigation and Water Trusts (Amendment) Act 1962, No. 6972/1962
Assent Date:
18.12.62
Commencement Date:
18.12.62
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Sale of Land Act 1962, No. 6975/1962
Assent Date:
18.12.62
Commencement Date:
S. 27 on 1.3.63: Government Gazette 20.2.63 p. 307
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1963, No. 7052/1963
Assent Date:
26.11.63
Commencement Date:
26.11.63
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Transfer of Land (Service Agreements) Act 1964, No. 7114/1964
Assent Date:
14.4.64
Commencement Date:
14.4.64
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
Transfer of Land (Removal of Caveats) Act 1965, No. 7244/1965
Assent Date:
5.5.66
Commencement Date:
5.5.66
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Sale of Land Act 1965, No. 7272/1965
Assent Date:
1.6.65
Commencement Date:
1.9.65: Government Gazette 21.7.65 p. 2314
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Amendment) Act 1965, No. 7286/1965
Endnotes
Assent Date:
9.6.65
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 3(3)) on 21.7.67: Government Gazette 21.7.65 p. 2314; s. 3(3) on 1.1.70: Government Gazette 19.6.68 p. 2182
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1965, No. 7332/1965
Assent Date:
14.12.65
Commencement Date:
14.12.65
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Strata Titles Act 1967, No. 7551/1967
Assent Date:
17.3.67
Commencement Date:
Pts 1-3, 5, 6 on 1.7.67: Government Gazette 24.5.67 p. 1754; Pt 4 on 1.12.67: Government Gazette 22.11.67 p. 3510
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Subdivision of Allotments) Act 1969, No. 7814/1969
Assent Date:
13.5.69
Commencement Date:
1.8.69: Government Gazette 9.7.69 p. 2015
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7898/1969
Assent Date:
9.12.69
Commencement Date:
1.3.70: Government Gazette 19.12.69 p. 4134
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Duplicate Certificates) Act 1971, No. 8091/1971
Assent Date:
6.4.71
Commencement Date:
6.4.71
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
Local Government (Subdivision of Land) Act 1973, No. 8531/1973
Assent Date:
18.12.73
Commencement Date:
18.12.73
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: s. 2(2)
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
Cluster Titles (Amendment) Act 1978, No. 9128/1978
Endnotes
Assent Date:
23.5.78
Commencement Date:
1.7.78: Government Gazette 14.6.78 p. 1644
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Surveyors Act 1978, No. 9180/1978
Assent Date:
21.11.78
Commencement Date:
1.12.80: Government Gazette 5.11.80 p. 3901
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Amendment) Act 1979, No. 9324/1979
Assent Date:
18.12.79
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 4) on 1.6.80: Government Gazette 7.5.80 p. 1403; s. 4 on 4.6.80: Government Gazette 4.6.80 p. 1764
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Instruments (Powers of Attorney) Act 1980, No. 9421/1980
Assent Date:
20.5.80
Commencement Date:
1.7.80: Government Gazette 25.6.80 p. 2123
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1981, No. 9549/1981
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
19.5.81: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences Act 1981, No. 9554/1981
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
S. 2(2)(Sch. 2 items 347-349) on 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958

Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981, No. 9576/1981
Assent Date:
26.5.81
Commencement Date:
1.7.81: Government Gazette 3.6.81 p. 1778
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
Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9858/1983
Assent Date:
5.1.83
Commencement Date:
2.5.83: Government Gazette 8.4.83 p. 753
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Account (Trust Funds) Act 1983, No. 9861/1983
Assent Date:
5.1.83
Commencement Date:
12.1.83: Government Gazette 12.1.83 p. 81
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
Transfer of Land (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9976/1983
Assent Date:
29.11.83
Commencement Date:
1.5.84: Government Gazette 11.4.84 p. 1090
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10128/1984
Endnotes
Assent Date:
7.11.84
Commencement Date:
S. 5 on 1.5.84: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 7.11.84
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
Sale of Land (Allotments) Act 1985, No. 10216/1985
Assent Date:
3.12.85
Commencement Date:
1.1.86: Government Gazette 18.12.85 p. 4697
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Share Interests) Act 1986, No. 7/1986
Assent Date:
25.3.86
Commencement Date:
25.3.86
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Courts Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986
Assent Date:
22.4.86
Commencement Date:
S. 22 on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958

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
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, No. 121/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
29.11.87: Government Gazette 25.11.87 p. 3224
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
Subdivision Act 1988, No. 53/1988 (as amended by No. 47/1989)
Endnotes
Assent Date:
31.5.88
Commencement Date:
30.10.89: Government Gazette 4.10.89 p. 2532
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989 (as amended by No. 48/1991)
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488
Current State:
All of Act in operation
County Court (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 19/1989
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
1.8.89: Government Gazette 26.7.89 p. 1858
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
Local Government (Amendment) Act 1990, No. 13/1990
Assent Date:
8.5.90
Commencement Date:
S. 43 on 8.5.90: Special Gazette (No. 20) 8.5.90 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958

Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990
Assent Date:
18.12.90
Commencement Date:
S. 128(Sch. 1 item 29) on 6.11.91: Government Gazette 30.10.91 p. 2970
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Subdivision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991, No. 48/1991
Assent Date:
25.6.91
Commencement Date:
Ss 38(2)(f)(3), 56(2)(3), 65 on 30.10.89: s. 2(2); s. 53(5) on 1.10.92: s. 2(1): ss 50, 57 on 3.2.92 same day as s. 7 of No. 18/1989: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 25.6.91: s. 2(4)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Subdivision (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 57/1993
Assent Date:
8.6.93
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 17(4)) on 8.6.93: s. 2(2); s. 17(4) on 30.10.89: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994
Assent Date:
31.5.94
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 items 59.1, 59.2) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette 7.7.94 p. 1878
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
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
Endnotes
Assent Date:
15.6.94
Commencement Date:
S. 97(Sch. 3 item 32) on 15.12.94: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 91/1994
Assent Date:
6.12.94
Commencement Date:
S. 36(10) on 1.1.95: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996
Assent Date:
6.11.96
Commencement Date:
S. 453(Sch. 1 items 83.1-83.15) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958

Co-operatives Act 1996, No. 84/1996
Assent Date:
23.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 467(Sch. 6 items 13.1, 13.2) 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 Transfer of Land Act 1958
Legal Practice (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 102/1997
Assent Date:
16.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 49(Sch. item 6) on 16.12.97: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Endnotes
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 Transfer of Land Act 1958
Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998
Assent Date:
17.11.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-20 on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 127) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land 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 78) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 113) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Transfer of Land (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 49/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
28.6.01: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation



Auction Sales (Repeal) Act 2001, No. 84/2001
Assent Date:
11.12.01
Commencement Date:
S. 14 on 1.1.03: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Transfer of Land (Electronic Transactions) Act 2004, No. 23/2004
Assent Date:
18.5.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-8 on 19.5.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Courts Legislation (Funds in Court) Act 2004, No. 30/2004
Endnotes
Assent Date:
1.6.04
Commencement Date:
S. 11 on 1.7.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Surveying Act 2004, No. 47/2004
Assent Date:
16.6.04
Commencement Date:
S. 71(Sch. item 6) on 1.1.05: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Housing (Housing Agencies) Act 2004, No. 106/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 17 on 1.1.05: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 207) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005
Assent Date:
27.4.05
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 22) on 28.4.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 107) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958



Property (Co-ownership) Act 2005, No. 71/2005
Assent Date:
25.10.05
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 1.2.06: Government Gazette 19.1.06 p. 70
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Land Tax Act 2005, No. 88/2005
Assent Date:
29.11.05
Commencement Date:
S. 117(Sch. 2 item 9) on 1.1.06: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Transfer of Land (Alpine Resorts) Act 2006, No. 39/2006
Assent Date:
20.6.06
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-9 on 21.6.06: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006
Assent Date:
29.8.06
Commencement Date:
S. 61(Sch. item 30) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Owners Corporations Act 2006, No. 69/2006
Assent Date:
19.9.06
Commencement Date:
S. 224(Sch. 3 item 10) on 31.12.07 : s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Conveyancers Act 2006, No. 75/2006 (as amended by No. 17/2007)
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 192(Sch. 2 item 6) on 1.7.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Planning and Environment Amendment Act 2007, No. 47/2007
Assent Date:
25.9.07
Commencement Date:
Ss 18, 19 on 26.9.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
Consumer Credit (Victoria) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 6/2008
Assent Date:
18.3.08
Commencement Date:
S. 38 on 19.3.08: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Transfer of Land Act 1958
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Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1966, S.R. No. 236/1966
Date of Making:
23.8.66
Date of Commencement:
1.9.66: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1970, S.R. No. 221/1970
Date of Making:
29.9.70
Date of Commencement:
1.11.70: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1973, S.R. No. 200/1973
Date of Making:
21.8.73
Date of Commencement:
1.10.73: reg. 1
Metric Conversion (Transfer of Land) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 152/1974
Date of Making:
27.5.74
Date of Commencement:
1.6.74: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1974, S.R. No. 348/1974
Date of Making:
23.7.74
Date of Commencement:
1.10.74: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1975, S.R. No. 256/1975
Date of Making:
5.8.75
Date of Commencement:
1.10.75: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1976, S.R. No. 225/1976
Date of Making:
10.8.76
Date of Commencement:
1.10.76: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1977, S.R. No. 247/1977
Date of Making:
30.8.77
Date of Commencement:
1.10.77: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1978, S.R. No. 285/1978
Date of Making:
8.8.78
Date of Commencement:
1.9.78: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1978, S.R. No. 335/1978
Date of Making:
5.9.78
Date of Commencement:
5.9.78: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1979, S.R. No. 368/1979
Date of Making:
18.9.79
Date of Commencement:
1.11.79: reg. 1
Transfer of Land (Fees) Order 1980, S.R. No. 366/1980
Date of Making:
23.9.80
Date of Commencement:
1.11.80: reg. 1
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Government Gazette 	20 June 1956 page 3357
Government Gazette 	18 January 1961 page 36
Government Gazette 	16 February 1966 page 619
Government Gazette 	31 August 1966 page 3196
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 34(1): See section 93(3).
2 S. 52(1): See Part 3 of the Property Law Act 1958.
3 S. 52(3): See section 93(3).
4 S. 62(1): See section 73.
5 S. 67(1)(d): See sections 141, 142 of the Property Law Act 1958.
6 S. 72(1): See section 98.
7 S. 79(2)(b): See section 76.
8 S. 88(2): See section 42(2)(f).
9 S. 91(1): See section 93(3).
10 S. 93(3): See sections 34, 51, 52 and 91.
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Transfer of Land Act 1958
No. 6399 of 1958