Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

SALE OF GOODS ACT 1954 - SECT 46

    (1)     The unpaid seller of goods loses his or her lien on the goods—

        (a)     when the unpaid seller delivers the goods to a carrier or other bailee for the purpose of transmission to the buyer without reserving a right of disposal of the goods; or

        (b)     when the buyer or the buyer's agent lawfully obtains possession of the goods; or

        (c)     by waiver of the lien.

    (2)     The unpaid seller of goods who has a lien on the goods does not lose his or her lien only because the unpaid seller has obtained judgment for the price of the goods.