South Australian Current Acts

WORKER'S LIENS ACT 1893

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART A1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation

   PART 1--Liens and charges

   4.      Workers' liens
   5.      Lien of contractor or sub-contractor
   6.      Extent of lien
   7.      Charge of worker and sub-contractor
   8.      Priority of liens and charges
   9.      Lien subject to registered, but not to unregistered, mortgage etc
   9A.     Unregistered interests
   9B.     Liens for materials
   9C.     Application of Personal Property Securities Act

   PART 2--Registration and discharge of liens

   10.     Lien to be registered
   11.     Duty of Registrar-General on receiving notice of lien
   12.     Notice to be deemed caveat
   13.     Registrar-General to keep index
   14.     Notices of lien open to inspection
   15.     Liens to cease in certain events
   16.     Satisfaction of lien to be recorded
   17.     Proceedings to compel Registrar-General to record lien in event of refusal
   18.     Judge or magistrate may make order
   19.     Enforcement of lien on goods under section 4(2)
           20. Mortgagee may pay wages or contract price and may recover wages or contract price paid by him

   PART 3--Legal procedure

   21.     Action to enforce lien or charge
   22.     Procedure in case of deposit
   23.     Person primarily liable may be joined in action to enforce lien or charge
   24.     Certificate of judgment prima facie evidence
   25.     Order for enforcement of lien or charge, how carried into effect
   26.     Person affected by lien or charge may pay money into court
   27.     Court may order detention, inspection etc
   29.     Claims that may be included in actions to enforce lien or charge
   30.     Person interested in subject matter may be made a party
   31.     Lienor may pay moneys due to mortgagee of chattels
   32.     Claim or registration may be cancelled
   33.     Penalty for claim with intent to defraud
   34.     Penalty for vexatious claim
   36.     Jurisdiction etc of courts preserved
   37.     Costs

   PART 4--Miscellaneous

   39.     Regulations
   41.      Persons having lien at common law may sell
   42.     Application of proceeds of sale
   43.     Wages of worker when deemed to be payable monthly
   44.     Other remedy not prejudiced
   45.     Penalty on attempt to deprive worker of lien on goods
   47.     Duties of Registrar-General
   48.     Lands etc of Crown not affected by this Act
   49.     Act to apply to land under Real Property Act
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows: