Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1898 No 17

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
07 July 1999 07 July 1999 1999 No 31

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 26.3.1979, and published in GG No 46 of 30.3.1979, p 1489, declaring that the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1898 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1898 No 17

Assented to 27.07.1898.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996 No 24

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.

Miscellaneous Acts (Crown Land Titles) Amendment Act 1980 No 196

Assented to 22.12.1980.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 (except as provided in sec 2 (4)–(6)), 1.10.1981, sec 2 (3) and GG No 141 of 25.9.1981, p 5107.

Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 No 60

Assented to 13.11.1970.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1971, sec 1 (2) and GG No 60 of 4.6.1971, p 1863.

Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52

Assented to 14.10.1970.

Date of commencement, Part 9 excepted, 1.7.1972, sec 2 (1) and GG No 59 of 2.6.1972, p 2018.

Amending legislation

Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 No 41

Assented to 11.04.1972.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1), and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Conveyancing Act 1919 No 6

Assented to 13.11.1919.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1920, sec 1.

Conveyancing and Law of Property (Supplemental) Act 1901 No 37

Assented to 01.11.1901.

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No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, or the Reprints Act 1972.

Part 1A, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.23 [2].

Sec 1

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1999 No 31, Sch 5.23 [3].

Sec 2A

Ins 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 3

Am 1901 No 37, sec 3.

Sec 8

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 10

Am 1980 No 196, Sch 1.

Sec 21

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 22

Subst 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Secs 29, 30, 34–36

Rep 1919 No 6, Sch IB.

Part 4, heading

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 37

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Secs 48, 54

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 56

Rep 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Secs 58, 60, 62

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 63

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1996 No 24, Sch 1.

Secs 65, 67

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 68

Am 1901 No 37, sec 4.

Sec 70

Subst 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 71

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 72

Rep 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 73

Subst 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 81

Subst 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Part 5, heading

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 82

Subst 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 83

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 85

Subst 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Sec 86

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Secs 88, 89

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Secs 91–105

Rep 1919 No 6, Sch IB.

Secs 106, 107

Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Secs 108–120

Rep 1919 No 6, Sch IB.

The whole Act

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.23 [1] (each heading that is not a Part heading, a sec heading, a Sch heading or a Column heading omitted).

Conveyancing and Law of Property Bill 1898

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