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Goods Act 1958
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121 Hirer's right to surplus if goods repossessed by owner 55
Part VI—Transitional and saving 57
122 Contracts to which Part IV of the Goods Act 1958 will still apply 57
123 Transitional—Criminal Procedure Act 2009 57
124 Saving provision for repeal of Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987 57
125 Saving provision for repeal of Sea‑Carriage Documents Act 1998 58
Schedule—United Nations Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods 59
Endnotes 92
1 General information 92
2 Table of Amendments 93
3 Amendments Not in Operation 98
4 Explanatory details 99
**Version No.** **112**
**Goods Act 1958**
**No. 6265 of 1958**
Version incorporating amendments as at
An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Dealings in Goods.
**BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):**
S. 1
amended by Nos 6716 s. 2(Sch. 1), 7006 s. 2, 8276 s. 70(1), 9651 s. 2(1), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 86.1).
1 Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the **Goods Act 1958** and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette.
2 Repeals and savings
S. 2(1) repealed by No. 63/2010 s. 15.
(2) Except as in this Act expressly or by necessary implication provided—
(a) all persons things and circumstances appointed or created by or under the repealed Acts or existing or continuing under any of such Acts immediately before the commencement of this Act shall under and subject to this Act continue to have the same status operation and effect as they respectively would have had if such Acts had not been so repealed;
(b) in particular and without affecting the generality of the foregoing paragraph such repeal shall not disturb the continuity of status operation or effect of any proclamation regulation decision power agreement contract warrant condition warranty approval lien pledge assent authority proceeding notice defence liability or right made effected issued granted given passed fixed accrued incurred or acquired or existing or continuing by or under any of such Acts before the commencement of this Act.
Part I—Sale of goods