Western Australian Consolidated Acts

DIVIDING FENCES ACT 1961

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title and commencement  
   3.      Savings as to certain Acts  
   4.      Crown not bound by Act  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Act not to interfere with agreements  

   PART II -- Construction of dividing fences  

   7.      Liability of owners of adjoining lands to fence  
   8.      Notice to fence to be given  
   9.      Proceedings in default of agreement  
   10.     Proceedings on failure to carry out agreement or order  
   11.     Cases where owner of adjoining land cannot be found  
   12.     Proceedings for defining boundary line by surveyor  
   13.     Liability to contribute to cost of dividing fence  

   PART III -- Repair of dividing fences  

   14.     Liability of adjoining owners to repair dividing fence  
   15.     Procedure to compel contribution to repair dividing fence  
   16.     Liability of person using fence on further side of road  

   PART IV -- Miscellaneous  

   17.     Costs  
   18.     Method of recovering money payable under this Act  
   19.     Apportionment of the costs of fencing as between landlord and tenant  
   20.     Purchaser under option to purchase liable for amount of contribution for dividing fence paid by owner  
   21.     Power to enter adjoining land  
   22.     Notices to be in writing, method of giving notices, etc.  
   23.     Regulations  
   24.     Local government may be required to prescribe “sufficient fence”  
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