Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

INSTRUMENTS ACT 1933 (REPEALED) - SECT 24

    (1)     A lienor of a crop must not do something that directly or indirectly defeats, invalidates or impairs the lienee's property rights in the crop.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

Example of conduct

selling the crop subject to the lien

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     This section does not apply to conduct if the lienee has consented in writing to the conduct.