4Application of Act

4 Application of Act

(1)  This Act applies to the possession of goods under a bailment, whether or not the possession of the goods was taken before or after the day on which this Act commences.

(2)  This Act –

(a) applies to the disposal of uncollected goods if there is no agreement between the provider and the receiver about their disposal; or

(b) if there is an agreement between the provider and the receiver about the disposal of uncollected goods, applies to the disposal of uncollected goods only in respect of matters not dealt with by the agreement.

(3)  This Act does not apply to –

(a) goods left behind at the end of a tenancy that is a tenancy to which the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 applies; or

(b) unsolicited goods; or

(c) second-hand goods received in pawn under the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994 ; or

(d) goods to which section 90 of the Police Service Act 2003 applies; or

(e) goods to which section 171 of the Gene Technology Act 2000 of the Commonwealth, as that Act applies in this State by virtue of section 6 of the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012 , applies; or

(f) goods that are the subject of an order for forfeiture under section 133 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 ; or

(g) any goods or vehicle to which section 41F , 43 or 82 of the Traffic Act 1925 applies; or