Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccount of a de facto proceeding, for part 19, see section 268.
assurance includes a conveyance and a disposition made otherwise than by will.
bankruptcy includes any act or proceeding in law having under any Act or Commonwealth Act effects or results similar to those of bankruptcy, and includes the winding-up of an insolvent company.
child of de facto partners, for part 19, see section 259.
Coal Mining Act means the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999.
cohabitation agreement, for part 19, see section 264.
commencement of this Act means the commencement of this Act other than part 18, division 4.
Commonwealth Act, for part 19, see section 259.
conveyance includes a transfer of an interest in land, and any assignment, appointment, lease, settlement, or other assurance in writing of any property.
court means—
(a) for part 19—a court having jurisdiction under the part; and
Editor's note—
See section 329 (Courts having jurisdiction under pt 19).
(b) otherwise—the Supreme Court.
court document, of a proceeding, for part 19, see section 259.
deed includes an instrument having under this or any other Act the effect of a deed.
de facto partner, for part 19, see section 260.
de facto relationship, for part 19, see section 261.
disposition includes a conveyance, vesting instrument, declaration of trust, disclaimer, release and every other assurance of property by an instrument except a will, and also a release, devise, bequest, or an appointment of property contained in a will.
District Court means the District Court or the District Court judge.
encumbrance includes a mortgage in fee or for a lesser estate or interest, and a trust for securing money, and a lien and a charge of a portion, annuity or other capital or annual sum.
encumbrancee has a meaning corresponding with that of encumbrance, and includes every person entitled to the benefit of an encumbrance, or to require payment or satisfaction of an encumbrancee.
financial matters, for part 19, see section 262.
financial resources, for part 19, see section 263.
fine includes premium or foregift, and any payment, consideration, or benefit in the nature of a fine, premium or foregift.
Housing Act means the Housing Act 2003.
Imperial Act means any statute law in force in the realm of England on 25 July 1828.
income, when used with reference to land, includes rents and profits.
instrument includes deed, will, and Act.
Land Act means the Land Act 1994.
land under the provisions of the Land Act, or any equivalent expression, means estates, interests, or any other rights in or in respect of land, granted, leased, or granted in trust or reserved and set aside under that Act but does not include registered land or unregistered land.
Mineral Resources Act means the Mineral Resources Act 1989.
monetary limit, for part 19, see section 259.
mortgage includes a charge on any property for securing money or money's worth.
mortgagee includes any person from time to time deriving title to the mortgage under the original mortgagee.
mortgagee in possession means a mortgagee who in right of the mortgage has entered into and is in possession of the mortgaged property.
mortgage-money means money or money's worth secured by a mortgage.
mortgagor includes any person from time to time deriving title to the equity of redemption under the original mortgagor, or entitled to redeem a mortgage, according to the mortgagor's estate, interest, or right in the mortgaged property.
notice includes constructive notice.
order includes judgment and decree of a court.
possession, when used with reference to land, includes the receipt of income from land.
president of the Law Society means the president for the time being of the Queensland Law Society Incorporated constituted under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952.
property adjustment order, for part 19, means an order under section 286.
publish, for part 19, see section 267.
purchaser means a purchaser for valuable consideration, and includes a lessee, mortgagee, or other person who for valuable consideration acquires an interest in property.
recognised agreement, for part 19, see section 266.
registered means the making or recording by proper authority in the appropriate register (if any) or other book, instrument or document of such entries, endorsements, particulars or other information as may be requisite for recording a dealing or other transaction with respect to land.
registered land means land under the provisions of the Land Title Act 1994.
registrar means the registrar of titles.
rent includes yearly or other rent, toll, duty, royalty, or other reservation by the acre, hectare, the ton, tonne or otherwise.
sale means only a sale properly so called.
securities include stocks, funds, and shares.
separation agreement, for part 19, see section 265.
title deed includes a certificate of title to, or deed of grant in respect of, registered land.
trustee corporation means the public trustee and any corporation authorised by the Trustee Companies Act 1968 to administer the estates of deceased persons and other trust estates.
unregistered land means land that has been granted in fee simple and is not registered land or land granted in trust under the Land Act.
valuable consideration includes marriage but does not include a nominal consideration in money.
warden has the meaning given by the Mineral Resources Act 1989.