Victorian Current Acts

SALE OF LAND ACT 1962 - NOTES

Version No. 169

No. 6975 of 1962
Version incorporating amendments as at
6 March 2024

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Version No. 169

Sale of Land Act 1962

No. 6975 of 1962
Version incorporating amendments as at
6 March 2024

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The Sale of Land Act 1962 was assented to on 18 December 1962 and came into operation as follows:

Part 2 (sections 23–25) on 1 March 1963: Government Gazette 13 February 1963 page 263; sections 9, 27, 28 on 1 March 1963: Government Gazette 20 February 1963 page 307; rest of Act on 1 June 1963: Government Gazette 20 February 1963 page 307.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

    2     Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Sale of Land Act 1962 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1963, No. 7052/1963

Assent Date:	26.11.63
Commencement Date:	26.11.63
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Public Lands and Works Act 1964, No. 7228/1964

Assent Date:	15.12.64
Commencement Date:	15.3.65: Government Gazette 11.3.65 p. 557
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land Act 1965, No. 7272/1965

Assent Date:	1.6.65
Commencement Date:	1.9.65: Government Gazette 21.7.65 p. 2314
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Statute Law Revision Act 1965, No. 7332/1965

Assent Date:	14.12.65
Commencement Date:	14.12.65
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7898/1969

Assent Date:	9.12.69
Commencement Date:	1.3.70: Government Gazette 19.12.69 p. 4134
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Local Government (Further Amendment) Act 1971, No. 8149/1971

Assent Date:	4.5.71
Commencement Date:	S. 25(1) on 1.10.72: Government Gazette 27.9.72 p. 3198
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Cluster Titles Act 1974, No. 8661/1974

Assent Date:	20.12.74
Commencement Date:	Ss 40, 41 on 15.8.75: Government Gazette 13.8.75 p. 2926; rest of Act on 1.10.75: Government Gazette 10.9.75 p. 3253
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Cluster Titles (Amendment) Act 1978, No. 9128/1978

Assent Date:	23.5.78
Commencement Date:	1.7.78: Government Gazette 14.6.78 p. 1644
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land (Deposits) Act 1980, No. 9423/1980

Assent Date:	20.5.80
Commencement Date:	1.8.80: Government Gazette 2.7.80 p. 2256
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980

Assent Date:	27.5.80
Commencement Date:	27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2)
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Estate Agents Act 1980, No. 9428/1980

Assent Date:	27.5.80
Commencement Date:	S. 3(1)(Sch.) on 30.6.81: Government Gazette 17.6.81 p. 1902
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Sale of Land (Deposits Amendment) Act 1980, No. 9471/1980

Assent Date:	16.12.80
Commencement Date:	22.12.80: Government Gazette 17.12.80 p. 4271
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Statute Law Revision Act 1981, No. 9549/1981

Assent Date:	19.5.81
Commencement Date:	19.5.81: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land (Deposits) Act 1981, No. 9688/1981

Assent Date:	5.1.82
Commencement Date:	5.1.82
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Building Control Act 1981, No. 9720/1981

Assent Date:	12.1.82
Commencement Date:	S. 3(2)(Sch. item 90) on 2.8.82: Government Gazette 28.4.82 p. 1174
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1982, No. 9858/1982

Assent Date:	5.1.83
Commencement Date:	2.5.83: Government Gazette 8.4.83 p. 753
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984

Assent Date:	22.5.84
Commencement Date:	22.5.84: s. 3(2)
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land (Allotments) Act 1985, No. 10216/1985

Assent Date:	3.12.85
Commencement Date:	1.1.86: Government Gazette 18.12.85 p. 4697
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Supreme Court Act 1986, No. 110/1986

Assent Date:	16.12.86
Commencement Date:	1.1.87: s. 2
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, No. 121/1986

Assent Date:	23.12.86
Commencement Date:	29.11.87: Government Gazette 25.11.87 p. 3224
Current State:	All of Act in operation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987, No. 44/1987

Assent Date:	19.5.87
Commencement Date:	S. 36 on 1.5.88: Government Gazette 30.3.88 p. 752
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Planning and Environment Act 1987, No. 45/1987

Assent Date:	27.5.87
Commencement Date:	S. 205(Sch. item 123) on 16.2.88: Government Gazette 10.2.88 p. 218
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Subdivision Act 1988, No. 53/1988 (as amended by Nos 18/1989, 47/1989)

Assent Date:	31.5.88
Commencement Date:	30.10.89: Government Gazette 4.10.89 p. 2532
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989

Assent Date:	16.5.89
Commencement Date:	3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Sale of Land (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 42/1989

Assent Date:	6.6.89
Commencement Date:	30.10.89: Government Gazette 25.10.89 p. 2698
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Subdivision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991, No. 48/1991

Assent Date:	25.6.91
Commencement Date:	Ss 38(2)(f)(3), 56(2)(3), 65 on 30.10.89: s. 2(2); rest of Act (except ss 50, 53(5), 57) on 25.6.91: s. 2(4); s. 53(5) on 1.10.92: s. 2(1); ss 50, 57 on 3.2.92: i.e. same day as Act No. 18/1989
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1992, No. 46/1992 (as amended by No. 73/1994)

Assent Date:	23.6.92
Commencement Date:	S. 78(3) on 20.12.95: Government Gazette 14.12.95 p. 3489
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Subdivision (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 57/1993

Assent Date:	8.6.93
Commencement Date:	S. 17(4) on 30.10.89: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 8.6.93: s. 2(2)
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Building Act 1993, No. 126/1993

Assent Date:	14.12.93
Commencement Date:	S. 264(Sch. 5 item 19) on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 42) 1.7.94 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Subordinate Legislation Act 1994, No. 104/1994

Assent Date:	13.12.94
Commencement Date:	1.1.95: s. 2
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 1994, No. 109/1994

Assent Date:	20.12.94
Commencement Date:	Pt 1 (ss 1, 2) on 20.12.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 7.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 41) 23.5.95 p. 1
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Water Industry Act 1994, No. 121/1994

Assent Date:	20.12.94
Commencement Date:	Ss 1, 2 on 20.12.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.1.95: Special Gazette (No. 105) 23.12.94 p. 1
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996

Assent Date:	6.11.96
Commencement Date:	S. 453(Sch. 1 items 73.1–73.11) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Building (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No. 34/1997

Assent Date:	3.6.97
Commencement Date:	S. 31 on 1.8.97: Special Gazette (No. 84) 29.7.97 p. 1.
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998

Assent Date:	17.11.98
Commencement Date:	S. 24(Sch. item 53) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Fair Trading (Inspectors Powers and Other Amendments) Act 1999, No. 17/1999

Assent Date:	18.5.99
Commencement Date:	S. 45 on 1.9.99: Government Gazette 19.8.99 p. 1901
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000

Assent Date:	21.11.00
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 112) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001

Assent Date:	8.5.01
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. item 67) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

House Contracts Guarantee (HIH) Act 2001, No. 26/2001

Assent Date:	7.6.01
Commencement Date:	S. 17 on 8.6.01: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001

Assent Date:	12.6.01
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 12) on 28.6.01: Government Gazette 28.6.01 p. 1428
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002

Assent Date:	23.4.02
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 58) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Agriculture Legislation (Amendments and Repeals) Act 2002, No. 44/2002

Assent Date:	22.10.02
Commencement Date:	Ss 30, 31 on 20.3.03: Government Gazette 13.3.03 p. 418
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Estate Agents and Sale of Land Acts (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 41/2003

Assent Date:	11.6.03
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–5 on 1.2.04: Government Gazette 29.1.04 p. 179
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Fair Trading (Enhanced Compliance) Act 2004, No. 103/2004

Assent Date:	21.12.04
Commencement Date:	Ss 68–71 on 22.12.04: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005

Assent Date:	27.4.05
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 18) on 28.4.05: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005

Assent Date:	24.5.05
Commencement Date:	S. 18(Sch. 1 item 94) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Owners Corporations Act 2006, No. 69/2006

Assent Date:	19.9.06
Commencement Date:	Ss 217–219 on 31.12.07: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Conveyancers Act 2006, No. 75/2006 (as amended by No. 17/2007)

Assent Date:	10.10.06
Commencement Date:	S. 192(Sch. 2 item 5) on 1.7.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Water (Governance) Act 2006, No. 85/2006

Assent Date:	17.10.06
Commencement Date:	S. 173(Sch. 1 item 12) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Fair Trading and Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2007, No. 17/2007

Assent Date:	29.5.07
Commencement Date:	S. 36(Sch. item 13) on 30.5.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Fair Trading and Consumer Acts Further Amendment Act 2008, No. 2/2008

Assent Date:	11.2.08
Commencement Date:	S. 60(Sch. item 12) on 12.2.08: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Credit (Victoria) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 6/2008

Assent Date:	18.3.08
Commencement Date:	Ss 29–35 on 31.10.08: Government Gazette 30.10.08 p. 2530
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008

Assent Date:	15.4.08
Commencement Date:	S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 54) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:	24.11.09
Commencement Date:	S. 97(Sch. item 107) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 1/2010

Assent Date:	9.2.10
Commencement Date:	S. 75 on 1.3.10: Government Gazette 25.2.10 p. 351
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Planning and Environment Amendment (Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution) Act 2010, No. 23/2010

Assent Date:	1.6.10
Commencement Date:	Ss 17, 18 on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 242) 25.6.10 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Climate Change Act 2010, No. 54/2010

Assent Date:	14.9.10
Commencement Date:	S. 80 on 1.7.11: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2010, No. 63/2010 (as amended by Nos 29/2011, 56/2012)

Assent Date:	28.9.10
Commencement Date:	Ss 58, 66 on 1.11.10: Government Gazette 14.10.10 p. 2404; ss 57(1)(3)–(5), 59, 60 on 1.3.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 1; s. 57(2) on 1.12.12: s. 2(4)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Fair Trading Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act 2010, No. 72/2010

Assent Date:	19.10.10
Commencement Date:	S. 48(Sch. item 21) on 1.1.11: Special Gazette (No. 502) 20.12.10 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Planning and Environment Amendment (Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution) Act 2011, No. 31/2011

Assent Date:	29.6.11
Commencement Date:	S. 29 on 30.6.11: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012, No. 21/2012

Assent Date:	8.5.12
Commencement Date:	S. 239(Sch. 6 item 40) on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 214) 28.6.12 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Police and Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 35/2012

Assent Date:	13.6.12
Commencement Date:	S. 10 on 31.7.13: s. 2(5)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Residential Tenancies and Other Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2012, No. 56/2012

Assent Date:	18.9.12
Commencement Date:	S. 27 on 1.12.12: s. 2(4)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014

Assent Date:	25.3.14
Commencement Date:	S. 160(Sch. 2 item 87) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Sale of Land Amendment Act 2014, No. 33/2014

Assent Date:	13.5.14
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–6 on 1.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 282) 26.8.14 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:	3.6.14
Commencement Date:	S. 10(Sch. item 148) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2014, No. 50/2014

Assent Date:	12.8.14
Commencement Date:	S. 28 on 13.8.14: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Veterans and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015, No. 12/2015

Assent Date:	21.4.15
Commencement Date:	Ss 7, 21(Sch. 1 item 9) on 22.4.15: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2016, No. 23/2016

Assent Date:	10.5.16
Commencement Date:	Ss 34, 35 on 1.6.16: Special Gazette (No. 162) 24.5.16 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2017, No. 13/2017

Assent Date:	10.5.17
Commencement Date:	Ss 19–21 on 11.5.17: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Building Amendment (Registration of Building Trades and Other Matters) Act 2018, No. 46/2018

Assent Date:	25.9.18
Commencement Date:	S. 78 on 26.9.18: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Sale of Land Amendment Act 2019, No. 14/2019

Assent Date:	4.6.19
Commencement Date:	Ss 4(1), 12(1), 25, 26 on 23.8.18: s. 2(2); ss 5–11, 12(2)(3), 27 on 5.6.19: s. 2(3); ss 4(2), 13–24, 28 on 1.3.20: s. 2(5)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Residential Tenancies, Housing and Social Services Regulation Amendment (Administration and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 40/2022

Assent Date:	6.9.22
Commencement Date:	S. 58 on 7.9.22: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023, No. 11/2023

Assent Date:	6.6.23
Commencement Date:	S. 56 on 1.2.24: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2023, No. 38/2023

Assent Date:	12.12.23
Commencement Date:	Ss 16, 16A on 1.1.24: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024, No. 6/2024

Assent Date:	5.3.24
Commencement Date:	S. 106 on 6.3.24: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sale of Land Act 1962

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    3     Explanatory details

^[1] S. 23 def. of commission: See section 4 of the Estate Agents Act 1980, No. 9428.

^[2] Pt 2 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 32, 33): Pt 2 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 32, 33) amended by Nos 9858 s. 3, 10216 s. 8, 121/1986 s. 112, 44/1987 s. 36(1), 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 items 67–69) (as amended by No. 47/1989 ss 8(1)(e), 22(d)), 18/1989 s. 13(Sch. 2 item 76(f)), 42/1989 ss 4(d), 5(1)(b)–(g), 48/1991 s. 54, 46/1992 s. 78(3) (as amended by No. 73/1994 s. 56(1)(d)), 57/1993 s. 18, 126/1993 s. 264(Sch. 5 item 19), 121/1994 s. 210(1), 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 73.10), 34/1997 s. 31, 26/2001 s. 17, 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 12.3), 44/2002 s. 30, 41/2003 s. 5(1), 103/2004 s. 69, 10/2005
s. 3(Sch. 1 item 18), 69/2006 s. 219, 6/2008 s. 34, 23/2010 s. 17, 54/2010 s. 80, 31/2011 s. 29, 35/2012 s. 10, substituted as Pt 2 Div. 2 (Heading and
ss 32–32P) by No. 33/2014 s. 4.