Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LAW REFORM (STATUTE OF FRAUDS) ACT 1962 - SECT 2

2 .         Statute of Frauds 1677 s. 4 applies in amended form

                The provisions of section 4 of the Statute of Frauds 1677 ² , continue in force in this State in relation to any promise or agreement, whether made before or after the coming into operation of this Act, as if the following passages were deleted from that section, namely — 

            (a)         “whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate; or”;

            (b)         “or to charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage”; and

            (c)         “or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof”.