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Law of Property Act 2000
89AExercise of power of sale in relation to disclaimed properties
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89A Exercise of power of sale in relation to disclaimed properties
(1) This section applies in relation to the mortgaged freehold property
of a bankrupt that has been disclaimed by the trustee of the estate
of the bankrupt under the section 133(1) of the Bankruptcy
Act 1966 (Cth) if:
(a) for property in relation to which section 133(3) of that Act
applies – the trustee has given notice of the disclaimer under
section 133(3) of that Act; and
(b) an application to a court for an order under section 133(9) of
that Act in relation to the property:
(i) has not been made; or
(ii) has been finally dealt with by the court or withdrawn; and
(c) a court has not made an order in relation to the property under
section 133(9) of that Act, other than an order vesting the
property in the mortgagee.
(2) In addition, this section applies in relation to the mortgaged freehold
property of a company that has been disclaimed by a liquidator of
the company under section 568(1) of the Corporations
Act 2001 (Cth) if:
(a) the liquidator has complied with section 568A of that Act in
relation to the disclaimer; and
(b) the disclaimer is in effect under that Act; and
(c) an application to a court under section 568E or 568F of that
Act in relation to the property:
(i) has not been made; or
(ii) has been finally dealt with by the court or withdrawn; and
(d) a court has not made an order in relation to the property under
section 568F(1) of that Act, other than an order vesting the
property in the mortgagee.
(3) The disclaimer does not affect the right of the mortgagee to
exercise the mortgagee's power of sale conferred by this Act or
otherwise in relation to the property.
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(4) Despite section 89(1), the mortgagee may exercise the mortgagee's
power of sale conferred by this Act or otherwise in relation to the
property if the mortgagee has given notice, in the approved form, of
the mortgagee's intention to exercise the power of sale to:
(a) each person who has an interest in the property; and
(b) the Registrar-General for recording in the land register.
(5) The mortgagee must not exercise the power of sale until 30 days
after the last of the notices mentioned in subsection (4) has been
(6) Despite subsections (1) and (2), this section does not apply in
relation to the exercise of a power of sale conferred on the
mortgagee under the Land Title Act 2000.
(7) In this section:
bankrupt, see section 5(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth).
company means a company registered under the Corporations
Act 2001 (Cth).