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Law of Property Act 2000
93Application of proceeds of sale
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93 Application of proceeds of sale
(1) The proceeds from the sale of land by a mortgagee entitled to the
benefit of an overriding statutory charge are to be:
(a) first – applied in payment of the costs, charges and expenses
properly incurred by the mortgagee as incident to the sale;
(b) secondly – applied in payment of any money owing to a
person entitled under a law of the Commonwealth to priority
over an overriding statutory charge;
(c) thirdly – applied in payment of any money owing to a
mortgagee entitled to the benefit of a prior overriding statutory
charge having priority;
(d) fourthly – applied in payment of the money owing to the
mortgagee entitled to the benefit of the overriding statutory
charge; and
(e) further – in accordance with subsection (2)(b), (c), (d), (f)
and (g) (in that sequence).
(2) The proceeds from the sale of land by the mortgagee in any other
case are to be:
(a) first – applied in payment of the costs, charges and expenses
properly incurred by the mortgagee as incident to the sale;
(b) secondly – applied in payment of money owing to a person
entitled under a law of the Commonwealth to priority over a
statutory charge;
(c) thirdly – applied in payment of money owing to a mortgagee
entitled to the benefit of a registered overriding statutory
charge;
(d) fourthly – applied in payment of a prior registered mortgage, if
any, if the mortgagee entitled to the benefit of the mortgage
has concurred in the sale and has executed a discharge of the
mortgage;
(e) fifthly – applied in payment of the money owing to the
mortgagee;
(f) sixthly – applied in payment of any subsequent mortgages in
order of their priority; and
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(g) seventhly – in the case of any residue of the proceeds, paid to
the person entitled to receive or give receipts for the proceeds
of sale of the land.
(3) Despite this section, if the money arises from the sale of mortgaged
freehold property that has been disclaimed under section 133(1) of
the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) or section 568(1) of the Corporations
Act 2001 (Cth), the residue of the money mentioned in
subsection (2)(g) must be paid into the court.