Western Australia

                       Statute of Frauds (1677) (Imp)


                              Western Australia

                       Statute of Frauds (1677) (Imp)

                                  CONTENTS

     1.     The Sale of Goods Act 1895, s.58. 1
     2.     Statute of Frauds provisions continued  2

                                    NOTES






                              Western Australia


                       Statute of Frauds (1677) (Imp)


The Statute of Frauds (29 Car. II, c.3) (1677), has effect in W.A. by
reason of being a Statute of the Realm of a general nature in force in
England on 1 June 1829.

Its provisions are not included on SWANS however the following amendments
by Acts of W.A. are included.

1.    The Sale of Goods Act 1895, s.58.


"

      58.  Repeals

            The enactments mentioned in the schedule to this Act shall have
           no force or effect within the Colony of Western Australia as
           from the commencement of this Act to the extent in that schedule
           mentioned: Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect
           anything done or suffered, or any right, title, or interest
           acquired or accrued before the commencement of this Act, or any
           legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such thing, right,
           title, or interest.
                                                                          ".

                            ENACTMENT REFERRED TO
|Session and     |Title of Act        |Extent of Repeal |
|Chapter         |                    |                 |
|29 Cha. 2, c. 3 |An Act for the      |In part; that is |
|                |prevention of Frauds|to say,          |
|                |and Perjuries       |Section 15 and   |
|                |                    |16.              |


2.    Statute of Frauds provisions continued


            Section 2 of the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1912 reads
       as follows-

"

2.    Application of s.4 of Statute of Frauds 1677

            The provisions of section four of the Statute of Frauds, 1677,
           continue in force in this State in relation to any promise or
           agreement, whether made before or after the coming into
           operation of this Act, as if the following passages were deleted
           from that section, namely - 
           (a)   "whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any
                 special promise to answer damages out of his own estate;
                 or";
           (b)   "or to charge any person on upon any agreement made upon
                 consideration of marriage"; and
           (c)   "or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within
                 the space of one year from the making thereof".
                                                                          ".
                                    Notes
1.    This is a compilation of amendments made by Acts of Western Australia
    to the Statute of Frauds (1677) (Imp) and includes all amendments
    effected by the other Acts referred to in the following Table.

                                Table of Acts
|Act         |Number |Assent   |Commencement|Miscellane|
|            |and    |         |            |ous       |
|            |Year   |         |            |          |
|Statute of  |29 Car.|         |            |          |
|Frauds      |II c.3.|         |            |          |
|(1677) (Imp)|(1677) |         |            |          |
|Sale of     |41 of  |12 Octobe|1 January   |          |
|Goods       |1895   |r 1895   |1896        |          |
|Act 1895    |       |         |            |          |
|(section 58)|       |         |            |          |
|Law Reform  |16 of  |1 October|1 October   |          |
|(Statute of |1962   |1962     |1962        |          |
|Frauds)     |       |         |            |          |
|Act 1962    |       |         |            |          |
|(section 2) |       |         |            |          |