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Civil Law (Property) Act 2006
204Proceedings do not lie on certain unwritten agreements
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204 Proceedings do not lie on certain unwritten agreements
(1) A proceeding does not lie against a person on a contract for the sale
or other disposition of land unless the agreement on which the
proceeding is brought, or a memorandum or note of the agreement, is
in writing signed by the person or by the person’s agent properly
authorised in writing.
(2) This section—
(a) applies to contracts whenever they were made; and
(b) applies to land under the Land Titles Act 1925; and
(c) does not affect the law about part performance or sales by a
court.
Rules of law on certain points Division 2.2.1