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CONVEYANCERS ACT 1994 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1994

86

Conveyancers Act 1994

15.12.1994

1.6.1995 (Gazette 25.5.1995 p2198) except s 9—15.12.1996 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)

1995

96

Statutes Amendment (Sunday Auctions and Indemnity Fund) Act 1995

7.12.1995

Pt 3 (s 5)—7.12.1995: s 2(1)

1996

34

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996

2.5.1996

Sch (cl 13)—3.2.1997 (Gazette 19.12.1996 p1923)

1998

21

Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 1998 as amended by 22/1998

2.4.1998

Pt 5 (ss 12—15) and Sch (cl 3)—28.5.1998 (Gazette 28.5.1998 p2292)

1998

22

Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Amendment Act 1998

2.4.1998

2.4.1998

1999

33

Financial Sector Reform (South Australia) Act 1999

17.6.1999

Sch (item 12)—1.7.1999 being the date specified under s 3(16) of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 of the Commonwealth as the transfer date for the purposes of that Act: s 2(2)

2000

4

District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000

20.4.2000

Sch 1 (cl 6)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)

2001

47

Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 2001

11.10.2001

Pt 3 (s 10)—1.11.2001 (Gazette 25.10.2001 p4686)

2003

4

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (National Competition Policy) Act 2003

29.5.2003

Pt 2 (ss 4 & 5)—1.7.2003 (Gazette 26.6.2003 p2811)

2004

26

Conveyancers (Corporate Structures) Amendment Act 2004

29.7.2004

1.12.2004 (Gazette 28.10.2004 p4083)

2004

29

Land Agents (Indemnity Fund-Growden Default) Amendment Act 2004

29.7.2004

Pt 3 (s 8)—1.9.2004: s 2

2006

43

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 17 (ss 53—55)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)

2007

28

Statutes Amendment (Real Estate Industry Reform) Act 2007

2.8.2007

Pt 2 (ss 4—9)—28.7.2008 (Gazette 3.7.2008 p3203)

2009

39

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Fair Trading) Act 2009

23.7.2009

Pt 4 (ss 9 & 10)—3.9.2009 (Gazette 3.9.2009 p4367)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

1.7.2003

s 3



s 3(1)

s 3 redesignated as s 3(1) by 26/2004 s 4(2)

1.12.2004

close associate

inserted by 26/2004 s 4(1)

1.12.2004

domestic partner

inserted by 43/2006 s 53(1)

1.6.2007

legal practitioner

substituted by 4/2003 s 4

1.7.2003

money

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(a))

1.7.1999

prescribed relative

amended by 43/2006 s 53(2)

1.6.2007

spouse

substituted by 43/2006 s 53(3)

1.6.2007

s 3(2)—(4)

inserted by 26/2004 s 4(2)

1.12.2004

Pt 2



s 5

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 6



s 6(1)

s 6 redesignated as s 6(1) by 47/2001 s 10

1.11.2001

s 6(2)—(5)

inserted by 47/2001 s 10

1.11.2001

s 7



s 7(1)

amended by 21/1998 s 12

28.5.1998


amended by 4/2003 s 5(a)

1.7.2003


amended by 28/2007 s 4(1)

28.7.2008


amended by 39/2009 s 9

3.9.2009

s 7(2)

amended by 4/2003 s 5(b)

1.7.2003


amended by 26/2004 s 5(1)

1.12.2004


amended by 28/2007 s 4(2)

28.7.2008

s 7(3)

substituted by 26/2004 s 5(2)

1.12.2004

s 7(4) and (5)

inserted by 26/2004 s 5(2)

1.12.2004

s 7A

inserted by 21/1998 s 13

28.5.1998

s 7A(2)

amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 6(a))

1.6.2000

s 7A(5)

deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 6(b))

1.6.2000

s 7A(6)

deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 6(c))

1.6.2000

Pt 3



ss 9A and 9B

inserted by 26/2004 s 6

1.12.2004

s 10

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 26/2004 s 7

1.12.2004

s 11

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 26/2004 s 8

1.12.2004

s 12

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

Pt 4



s 14



s 14(1)



auditor

amended by 28/2007 s 5

28.7.2008

s 15



s 15(1)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(b))

1.7.1999

s 15(2) and (3)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 15(4)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(c))

1.7.1999

s 17

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(d))

1.7.1999

s 18



s 18(3)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(e))

1.7.1999

s 18(4)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 18(5)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(f))

1.7.1999

s 20

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(g))

1.7.1999

s 22



s 22(2)

deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 6(d))

1.6.2000

s 23



s 23(1)—(4)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 24



s 24(3)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 26



s 26(2)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(h))

1.7.1999

s 26(3)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 27

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998


amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(i))

1.7.1999

s 28



s 28(1) and (2)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 29



s 29(1) and (2)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(j))

1.7.1999

s 30

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 31



s 31(1)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(k))

1.7.1999


amended by 28/2007 s 6(1)

28.7.2008

s 31(2)

substituted by 96/1995 s 5

7.12.1995


amended by 28/2007 s 6(2)

28.7.2008

s 32



s 32(1) and (2)

substituted by 28/2007 s 7

28.7.2008

s 34



s 34(1)

amended by 28/2007 s 8(1)

28.7.2008

s 34(1a)

inserted by 28/2007 s 8(2)

28.7.2008

s 34(2)

amended by 28/2007 s 8(3)

28.7.2008

s 34(3)

substituted by 28/2007 s 8(4)

28.7.2008

s 34(4) and (5)

inserted by 28/2007 s 8(4)

28.7.2008

s 37



s 37(3)

deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 6(e))

1.6.2000

s 45



s 45(1)

amended by 26/2004 s 9

1.12.2004


amended by 28/2007 s 9

28.7.2008

Pt 5



s 48

amended by 21/1998 s 14

28.5.1998

s 49



s 49(1)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

 50



s 50(1) and (2)

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

Pt 6



s 52



s 52(3)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 12(l))

1.7.1999

s 54



s 54(2a)

inserted by 39/2009 s 10

3.9.2009

s 56

amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 63



s 63(1)

substituted by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

s 67



s 67(2)

amended by 34/1996 s 4 (Sch cl 13)

3.2.1997


amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 3 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3

28.5.1998

Sch 1



cl (5)

amended by 21/1998 s 15

28.5.1998

Sch 2



cl 2



cl 2(1)



spouse

deleted by 43/2006 s 54(1)

1.6.2007

cl 2(2)

amended by 43/2006 s 54(2)

1.6.2007

cl 3

inserted by 29/2004 s 8

1.9.2004

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Statutes Amendment (Sunday Auctions and Indemnity Fund) Act 1995, Sch

(1)—Validation of past payments out of fund

Payments out of the indemnity fund maintained under Part 3 Division 3 of the Land Agents Act 1994 before the commencement of this Act are to be regarded as having been lawfully made if made for a purpose of a kind referred to in section 29 of the Land Agents Act 1994 as amended by this Act or section 31 of the Conveyancers Act 1994 as amended by this Act.

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996

5—Transitional provision

An Act repealed or amended by this Act will continue to apply (as in force immediately prior to the repeal or amendment coming into operation) to an expiation notice issued under the repealed or amended Act.

Conveyancers (Corporate Structures) Amendment Act 2004, Sch 1

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

principal Act means the Conveyancers Act 1994.

2—Transitional provision

A constitution of a company that is a registered conveyancer that conforms to the requirements of subsection (3) of section 7 of the principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act will be taken to conform to the requirements of that subsection as enacted by this Act.

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

55—Transitional provision

From the commencement of this section, a reference to a prescribed relative, spouse or putative spouse in the constitution of a company that is registered as a conveyancer under the Conveyancers Act 1994 will, where the context so admits or requires, be taken to include a reference to a domestic partner.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—7.12.1995


Reprint No 2—3.2.1997


Reprint No 3—28.5.1998


Reprint No 4—1.7.1999


Reprint No 5—1.6.2000


Reprint No 6—1.11.2001


Reprint No 7—1.7.2003


1.9.2004


1.12.2004


1.6.2007


28.7.2008




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