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HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1959 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Hire-Purchase Act 1959

58 of 1959
(8 Eliz. II No. 58)

3 Dec 1959

31 Mar 1960 (see s. 1(2) and Gazette 26 Feb 1960 p. 475)

Reprint of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 authorised 14 Jan 1963

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Hire-Purchase Act Amendment Act 1973

107 of 1973

4 Jan 1974

s. 1-3 except para. (a), 4 except para. (a)(ii)-(v) and the provision in para. (a)(vii) in respect of the interpretation of “Local Court”, and para. (b), 19 and 28: 1 Apr 1975 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Jan 1975 p. 173);
balance: 15 Sep 1975 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Sep 1975 p. 3184)

Hire-Purchase Act Amendment Act 1974

5 of 1974

19 Sep 1974

Act other than s. 4-7: 19 Sep 1974 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4-7: 1 Apr 1975 (see s. 2(2) and (3) and Gazette 24 Jan 1975 p. 173)

Reprint of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 approved 3 Dec 1975 (includes amendments listed above)

Hire-Purchase Act Amendment Act 1976

82 of 1976

21 Oct 1976

13 Dec 1976 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Dec 1976 p. 4835)

Hire-Purchase Amendment Act 1980

37 of 1980

5 Nov 1980

1 Jan 1981 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Nov 1980 p. 3998)

Hire-Purchase Amendment Act (No. 2) 1980

88 of 1980

9 Dec 1980

1 Feb 1981 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Jan 1981 p. 102)

Reprint of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 approved 27 Oct 1981 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Credit) Act 1984 Pt. V

102 of 1984

19 Dec 1984

31 Mar 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Mar 1985 p. 867)

Acts Amendment (Department for Community Services) Act 1984 Pt. VII

121 of 1984

19 Dec 1984

1 Jan 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Dec 1984 p. 4197)

Acts Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 1985 Pt. IV (s. 18-23)

1 of 1985

8 Mar 1985

s. 18 and 20: 6 Apr 1983 (see s. 2(1));
s. 19 and 21-23: 8 Mar 1985 (see s. 2(3))

Reprint of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 as at 5 Feb 1986 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Hire-Purchase Amendment Act 1995

43 of 1995

17 Oct 1995

17 Oct 1995 (see s. 2)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Act 1996 s. 13

30 of 1996

10 Sep 1996

1 Nov 1996 (see s. 2)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 39(10) and 72

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Hire-Purchase Act 1959 as at 12 May 2000 (includes amendments listed above)

Rail Freight System Act 2000 Pt. 5 Div. 3

13 of 2000

8 Jun 2000

30 Jun 2000 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Jun 2000 p. 3397)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 53

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003 Pt. 9

70 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

1 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Apr 2004 p. 1297)

Revenue Laws Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 39

12 of 2004

29 Jun 2004

29 Jun 2004 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint 6: The Hire-Purchase Act 1959 as at 2 Jul 2004 (includes amendments listed above)

Children and Community Services Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 13

34 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 2

59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13))

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 61 3

55 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 82

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 4 Div. 13 4

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Reprint 7: The Hire-Purchase Act 1959 as at 18 Aug 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Duties Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Sch. 1 cl. 15

12 of 2008

14 Apr 2008

1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d))

Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 74

8 of 2009

21 May 2009

22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 42

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Credit (Commonwealth Powers) (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010 s. 11

14 of 2010

25 Jun 2010

1 Jul 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Jun 2010 p. 3185)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 19 and 51

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Acts Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 2010 s. 187

58 of 2010

8 Dec 2010

1 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 24 Dec 2010 p. 6805)

Reprint 8: The Hire-Purchase Act 1959 as at 18 Feb 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011 Pt. 4 Div. 6

42 of 2011

4 Oct 2011

30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)

2 The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 24 was deleted by the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 77(13).

3 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

4 The Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 4 Div. 23 (other than s. 151) (as amended by Acts Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 2010 s. 184) reads as follows:


Division 23 — Transitional provisions

[151. Deleted by No. 58 of 2010 s. 184.]

152. Commissioner for Corporate Affairs and Registrar of Co-operative and Financial Institutions

(1) A thing done or omitted to be done by, to or in relation to, the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs before commencement under, or for the purposes of, the Companies (Co-operative) Act 1943 has the same effect after commencement as if it had been done or omitted by, to or in relation to, the Registrar as defined in that Act as in force after commencement.

(2) A thing done or omitted to be done by, to or in relation to, the Registrar of Co-operative and Financial Institutions before commencement under, or for the purposes of, the Co-operative and Provident Societies Act 1903 has the same effect after commencement as if it had been done or omitted by, to or in relation to, the Registrar as defined in that Act as in force after commencement.

153. Consumer Affairs Act 1971

Each office in existence immediately before commencement because of section 15(1) of the Consumer Affairs Act 1971 does not cease merely because that subsection is repealed by this Act.

154. Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983

Each office in existence immediately before commencement because of section 5(2)(b) of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983 does not cease merely because that paragraph is deleted by this Act.

155. Interpretation

In this Division —

commencement means the time at which this Division comes into operation;

Commissioner for Fair Trading means the Commissioner for Fair Trading referred to in section 15 of the Consumer Affairs Act 1971 as in force before commencement;

Prices Commissioner means the Prices Commissioner referred to in section 5(1) of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983 as in force before commencement.




Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
agreement registration fees 3(2)(e)(vii)
amount financed 3(2)(e)(viii)
balance originally payable under the agreement 3(2)(e)(x)
cash 2(1)
cash price 3(2)(e)(i)
CEO 18(10)
Commissioner 2(1)
credit provider 2(1)
dealer 2(1), 29(1)
default charge 2(1)
Department 2(1)
deposit 3(2)(e)(ii)
executive officer 23A(3)
exempt hire-purchase agreement 1A(9)
farmer 25(5)
financier 29(1)
freight 3(2)(e)(iv)
goods 2(1)
guarantee 2(1)
guarantor 2(1)
hire-purchase agreement 2(1)
hire-purchase credit provider 2(1)
hirer 2(1), 30(a) and (b)
insurance 3(2)(e)(vi)
maintenance 3(2)(e)(iii)
owner 2(1), 30
period of agreement 2(1)
prescribed document 38(2)
Schedule 2(1)
serve 37A(4)
statutory rebate 2(1)
terms charges 3(2)(e)(ix)
third party insurance 2(1)
total amount payable 2(1)
vehicle registration fees 2(1), 3(2)(e)(v)



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