Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A statutory instrument shall not have the effect of rendering void or unenforceable any contract or dealing concerning property that is made, entered into or effected contrary to the legislation unless, in the case of an instrument duly made by the Governor in Council, it expressly provides that such a contract or dealing shall be void or, as the case may be, unenforceable.
(2) Where an Act or statutory instrument requires that a certificate, consent or approval relating to any contract or dealing with property (by sale, lease, mortgage or otherwise) be obtained or tendered before or at the time the contract is entered into or the time of the dealing, then, in the absence of greater particularity as to that time in the Act or instrument, it shall be sufficient compliance with that requirement if the certificate, consent or approval is obtained or tendered as required at or immediately before—
(a) in the case of a sale—settlement; and
(b) in the case of a lease—the lessee's entry into possession under the lease; and
(c) in the case of a mortgage—the mortgagor's accepting liability under the mortgage; and
(d) in the case of any other dealing—its finalisation.
(3) This section applies in relation to an Act or statutory instrument whether enacted or made before or after the commencement of the Property Law Act Amendment Act 1985.