Western Australian Current Acts

SALE OF LAND ACT 1970 - SECT 5

5 .         Interpretation

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        advertise includes —

            (a)         issue, deliver, or publicly exhibit in writing; and

            (b)         publish, or disseminate, by broadcasting, television, cinematograph, or any other means whatsoever,

        and with corresponding meanings also includes cause to be advertised;

        advertisement includes corresponding meanings to “advertise”;

        Court means the Supreme Court;

        land includes land of any tenure and buildings or parts of buildings;

        section means a section of this Act; and

        terms contract means an executory contract for the sale and purchase of land under which the purchaser is —

            (a)         obliged to make 2 or more payments to the vendor (over and above any deposit) before he is entitled to a conveyance or transfer of the land; or

            (b)         entitled to possession or occupation of the land before he becomes entitled to a conveyance or transfer of the land,

        and for the purpose of this interpretation deposit includes any part of the purchase price which the contract specifies as being a deposit and provides is to be paid, whether by one or more payments, within 28 days of the execution of the contract.