Sale of Goods Act 1923 No 1

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
30 January 2012 30 January 2012 2010 No 57
04 December 2006 04 December 2006 2006 No 119
15 August 2005 15 August 2005 2005 No 28
07 July 2003 07 July 2003 2001 No 121
07 July 1999 07 July 1999 1999 No 31

Sale of Goods Act 1923 No 1

Assented to 20.09.1923.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1924, sec 1 (2).

Personal Property Securities Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No 57

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.22, 30.1.2012, sec 2 and 2011 (661) LW 16.12.2011.

Sale of Goods and Warehousemen’s Liens Amendment (Bulk Goods) Act 2006 No 119

Assented to 04.12.2006.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28

Assented to 01.06.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.42, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205.

Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001 No 121

Assented to 19.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

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

Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997 No 92

Assented to 04.11.1997.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1998, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 19.12.1997, p 10097.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (No 2)

Assented to 21.12.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 No 16

Assented to 15.06.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2.

Usury, Bills of Lading, and Written Memoranda (Repeal) Act 1990 No 7

Assented to 22.05.1990.

Date of commencement, 3.8.1990, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 3.8.1990, p 7105.

Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1988 No 78

Assented to 23.11.1988.

Date of commencement, 1.4.1989, sec 2 and GG No 34 of 23.3.1989, p 1517.

Sale of Goods (Registrable Interests) Amendment Act 1986 No 39

Assented to 06.05.1986.

Date of commencement of sec 3, 1.8.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 126 of 1.8.1986, p 3690.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 No 153

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Commercial Transactions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1974 No 105

Assented to 13.12.1974.

Date of commencement of sec 7, 1.1.1975, sec 2 (3) and GG No 154 of 20.12.1974, p 4950.

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.

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).

Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1953 No 8

Assented to 25.09.1953.

Date of commencement, 1.12.1953, sec 1 (3) and GG No 209 of 20.11.1953, p 3826.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1937 No 23

Assented to 15.12.1937.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1938, sec 1 (3) and GG No 86 of 3.6.1938, p 2178.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.

Sec 2

Am 1937 No 35, Sch 2; 1974 No 105, sec 7 (a). Rep 1999 No 31, Sch 5.95 [2].

Sec 3

Am 1984 No 153, Sch 16; 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Sec 4

Am 1988 No 78, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 5

Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.185.

Sec 7

Am 1970 No 60, Sch 1.

Sec 9

Rep 1988 No 78, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 16

Am 1988 No 78, Sch 1 (3).

Sec 19

Am 1937 No 35, Sch 2.

Sec 21

Am 2006 No 119, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 25A

Ins 2006 No 119, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 26

Am 1986 No 39, sec 3; 2010 No 57, Sch 1.22.

Sec 29

Rep 2005 No 28, Sch 5.42.

Sec 38

Am 1988 No 78, Sch 1 (4).

Sec 41

Am 1984 No 153, Sch 16.

Part 5A (secs 50A–50C)

Ins 1990 No 7, sec 4. Rep 1997 No 92, sec 4.

Sec 61

Ins 1937 No 23, sec 2. Am 1953 No 8, sec 2.

Part 8

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 7 (b).

Secs 62–64

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 7 (b).

Sec 65

Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Sch 1, heading

Subst 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Sch 2

Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

The whole Act

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.95 [1] (each heading that is not a Part heading, sec heading, Sch heading, cl heading or heading in a table omitted).

Sale of Goods Bill 1923

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