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Sale of Goods Act 1954
A1954-15
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The republished law
This is a republication of the Sale of Goods Act 1954 (including any amendment made under the
Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 26 November 2025. It also
includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to
26 November 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Contents
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
2 Dictionary 2
3 Notes 2
4 Key concepts 2
Part 2 Formation of the contract
Division 2.1 Contract of sale
6 Sale and agreement to sell 4
7 Capacity to buy and sell 4
Division 2.2 Formalities of contract
8 Manners of making contracts of sale 5
Division 2.3 Subject matter of contract
10 Existing or future goods 5
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11 Goods that have perished 5
12 Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell 6
Division 2.4 The price
13 Ascertainment of price 6
14 Agreement to sell at valuation 6
Division 2.5 Conditions and warranties
15 Stipulations as to time 6
16 When condition to be treated as warranty 7
17 Implied undertaking as to title 7
18 Sale by description 8
19 Implied conditions as to quality and fitness 8
Division 2.6 Sale by sample
20 Sale by sample 9
Part 3 Effects of the contract
Division 3.1 Transfer of property between seller and buyer
21 Goods must be ascertained 10
22 Property passes if intended to pass 10
23 Rules for ascertaining intention 10
24 Reservation of right of disposal 12
25 Risk prima facie passes with property 12
Division 3.2 Transfer of title
26 Sale by person not the owner 13
27 Resale under voidable title 13
28 Revesting of property in stolen goods on conviction of offender 13
29 Seller or buyer in possession after sale 14
30 Effects of writs of execution 14
Part 4 Performance of the contract
31 Duties of seller and buyer 15
32 Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions 15
33 Rules as to delivery 15
34 Delivery of wrong quantity 16
35 Instalment deliveries 16
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36 Delivery to carrier 17
37 Risk if goods are delivered at distant place 18
38 Buyer’s right of examining the goods 18
39 Acceptance 18
40 Buyer not bound to return rejected goods 19
41 Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods 19
Part 5 Rights of unpaid seller against the goods
Division 5.1 General
42 Unpaid seller defined 20
43 Unpaid seller’s rights 20
Division 5.2 Unpaid seller’s lien
44 Seller’s lien 21
45 Part delivery 21
46 Termination of lien 21
Division 5.3 Stoppage in transitu
47 Right of stoppage in transitu 22
48 Duration of transit 22
49 Method of effecting stoppage in transitu 23
Division 5.4 Resale by buyer or seller
50 Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer 24
51 Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transitu 24
Part 6 Actions for breach of the contract
Division 6.1 Remedies of seller
52 Action for price 26
53 Damages for nonacceptance 26
Division 6.2 Remedies of buyer
54 Damages for nondelivery 27
55 Specific performance 27
56 Remedy for breach of warranty 28
57 Interest and special damages 28
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Part 7 Miscellaneous
59 Rights etc enforceable by action 29
60 Auction sales 29
61 Draft allowance on wool 30
62 Savings 30
Dictionary 31
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 33
2 Abbreviation key 33
3 Legislation history 34
4 Amendment history 36
5 Earlier republications 39
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Sale of Goods Act 1954
An Act relating to the sale of goods
Part 1 Preliminary
Section 1
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Sale of Goods Act 1954.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this
Act.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,
provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see
Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3 Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4 Key concepts
For this Act—
(a) a thing is done honestly if it is in fact done honestly, whether or
not it is done negligently; and
(b) what is a reasonable time, a reasonable hour or a reasonable
price is a question of fact; and
(c) a person is insolvent if the person has ceased to pay debts that
arise in the ordinary course of business, or cannot pay debts as
they become due, whether or not the person has committed an
act of bankruptcy and whether or not the person has become a
bankrupt; and
Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
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(d) goods are in a deliverable state if they are in a state that the buyer
would, under the contract, be bound to take delivery of them.
Part 2 Formation of the contract
Division 2.1 Contract of sale
Section 6
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Part 2 Formation of the contract
Division 2.1 Contract of sale
6 Sale and agreement to sell
(1) A contract of sale of goods is a contract by which the seller transfers
or agrees to transfer property in goods to the buyer for a money
consideration, called the price.
(2) There may be a contract of sale between one part owner and another.
(3) A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional.
(4) If, under a contract of sale, the property in the goods is transferred
from the seller to the buyer, the contract is called a sale.
(5) If the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future
time or subject to a condition to be fulfilled after the transfer of the
property in the goods, the contract is called an agreement to sell.
(6) An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses at which,
or the conditions are fulfilled subject to which, the property in the
goods is to be transferred.
7 Capacity to buy and sell
(1) Capacity to buy and sell is regulated by the general law concerning
capacity to contract and to transfer and acquire property.
(2) If necessaries are sold to an infant or to a person who, because of
mental incapacity or drunkenness, is incompetent to contract, they
must pay a reasonable price for the goods.
(3) In this section:
necessaries means goods suitable to the condition and life of the
infant or other person and to their actual requirements at the time of
the sale and delivery.
Formation of the contract Part 2
Formalities of contract Division 2.2
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Division 2.2 Formalities of contract
8 Manners of making contracts of sale
(1) Subject to this Act and to any other law, a contract of sale may be
made—
(a) in writing, either with or without seal; or
(b) by word of mouth; or
(c) partly in writing and partly by word of mouth;
or may be implied from the conduct of the parties.
(2) This section does not affect the law relating to corporations.
Division 2.3 Subject matter of contract
10 Existing or future goods
(1) The goods that form the subject of a contract of sale may be either
existing goods that are owned or possessed by the seller or future
goods.
(2) There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which
by the seller depends on a contingency that may or may not happen.
(3) If, by the contract of sale, the seller purports to effect a present sale
of future goods, the contract operates as an agreement to sell the
goods.
11 Goods that have perished
If there is a contract for the sale of specific goods and the goods have,
without the knowledge of the seller, perished at the time when the
contract was made, the contract is void.
Part 2 Formation of the contract
Division 2.4 The price
Section 12
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12 Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell
If there is an agreement to sell specific goods and subsequently the
goods, without any fault on the part of the seller or buyer, perish
before the risk passes to the buyer, the agreement is avoided.
Division 2.4 The price
13 Ascertainment of price
(1) The price in a contract of sale—
(a) may be fixed by the contract; or
(b) may be left to be fixed in a way agreed by the contract; or
(c) may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties.
(2) If the price is not determined in accordance with subsection (1), the
buyer must pay a reasonable price.
14 Agreement to sell at valuation
(1) If there is an agreement to sell goods on the terms that the price is to
be fixed by the valuation of a third party and that third party cannot
or does not make the valuation, the agreement is avoided, but, if the
goods, or a part of them, have been delivered to and appropriated by
the buyer, the buyer must pay a reasonable price for them.
(2) If the third party is prevented from making the valuation by the fault
of the seller or buyer, the party not in fault may maintain an action for
damages against the party in fault.
Division 2.5 Conditions and warranties
15 Stipulations as to time
(1) Unless a different intention appears from the terms of the contract,
stipulations as to time of payment are not deemed to be of the essence
of a contract of sale.
Formation of the contract Part 2
Conditions and warranties Division 2.5
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(2) Whether any other stipulation as to time is of the essence of the
contract depends on the terms of the contract.
(3) In a contract of sale, unless a different intention appears from the
terms of the contract, month means calendar month.
16 When condition to be treated as warranty
(1) If a contract of sale is subject to a condition to be fulfilled by the
seller, the buyer may waive the condition or elect to treat a breach of
the condition as a breach of warranty and not as a ground for treating
the contract as repudiated.
(2) Whether a stipulation in a contract of sale is a condition the breach of
which may give rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated or a
warranty the breach of which may give rise to a claim for damages
but not to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as
repudiated depends in each case on the construction of the contract.
(3) A stipulation may be a condition although it is called a warranty in
the contract.
(4) This section does not apply to a condition or warranty the fulfilment
of which is excused by law because of impossibility or otherwise.
17 Implied undertaking as to title
In a contract of sale, unless the circumstances of the contract are such
as to show a different intention—
(a) there is an implied condition on the part of the seller—
(i) for a sale—that the seller has a right to sell the goods; and
(ii) for an agreement to sell—that the seller will have the right
to sell the goods at the time when the property is to pass;
and
(b) there is an implied warranty that the buyer shall have and enjoy
quiet possession of the goods; and
Part 2 Formation of the contract
Division 2.5 Conditions and warranties
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(c) there is an implied warranty that the goods shall be free from
any charge or encumbrance in favour of a third party who is not
declared or known to the buyer before or at the time when the
contract is made.
18 Sale by description
(1) If there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an
implied condition that the goods shall correspond with the
description.
(2) If the sale is by sample as well as by description, it is not sufficient
that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods
do not also correspond with the description.
19 Implied conditions as to quality and fitness
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the buyer, expressly or by implication,
makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods
are required, so as to show that the buyer relies on the seller’s skill or
judgment, and the goods are of a description that it is in the course of
the seller’s business to supply (whether the seller is a manufacturer or
not), there is an implied condition that the goods shall be reasonably
fit for that purpose.
(2) For a contract for the sale of a specified article under a trade name,
there is no implied condition as to its fitness for a particular purpose.
(3) If goods are bought by description from a seller who deals in goods
of that description (whether the seller is a manufacturer or not), there
is an implied condition that the goods shall be of merchantable quality
but if the buyer has examined the goods there is no implied condition
as to defects that the examination ought to have revealed.
(4) An implied warranty or condition as to quality or fitness for a
particular purpose may be annexed by the usage of trade.
(5) An express warranty or condition does not negative a warranty or
condition implied by this Act unless inconsistent with it.
Formation of the contract Part 2
Sale by sample Division 2.6
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Division 2.6 Sale by sample
20 Sale by sample
(1) A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample if there is a term of
the contract express or implied to that effect.
(2) For a contract for sale by sample, there is an implied condition—
(a) that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality; and
(b) that the buyer shall have a reasonable opportunity of comparing
the bulk with the sample; and
(c) that the goods shall be free from any defect rendering them
unmerchantable that would not be apparent on reasonable
examination of the sample.
Part 3 Effects of the contract
Division 3.1 Transfer of property between seller and buyer
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Part 3 Effects of the contract
Division 3.1 Transfer of property between seller
and buyer
21 Goods must be ascertained
If there is a contract for the sale of unascertained goods, no property
in the goods is transferred to the buyer unless and until the goods are
ascertained.
22 Property passes if intended to pass
(1) If there is a contract for the sale of specific or ascertained goods, the
property in them is transferred to the buyer at the time that the parties
to the contract intend it to be transferred.
(2) For the purpose of ascertaining the intention of the parties, regard
shall be had to the terms of the contract, the conduct of the parties and
the circumstances of the case.
23 Rules for ascertaining intention
(1) Unless a different intention appears from the terms of the contract,
the intention of the parties as to the time when the property in the
goods is to pass to the buyer is ascertained in accordance with
subsections (2) to (8).
(2) If there is an unconditional contract for the sale of specific goods in a
deliverable state, the property in the goods passes to the buyer when
the contract is made and it is immaterial that the time of payment or
the time of delivery, or both, are postponed.
(3) If there is a contract for the sale of specific goods and the seller is
bound to do something to the goods for the purpose of putting them
in a deliverable state, the property does not pass until the thing is done
and the buyer has notice of its having been done.
Effects of the contract Part 3
Transfer of property between seller and buyer Division 3.1
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(4) If there is a contract for the sale of specific goods in a deliverable
state but the seller is bound to weigh, measure, test or do some other
act or thing with reference to the goods for the purpose of ascertaining
the price, the property does not pass until the act or thing is done and
the buyer has notice of its having been done.
(5) If goods are delivered to the buyer ‘on approval’, ‘on sale or return’
or on other similar terms, the property in the goods passes to the
buyer—
(a) when the buyer signifies their approval or acceptance to the
seller or does some other act adopting the transaction; or
(b) if the buyer does not signify their approval or acceptance to the
seller but retains the goods without giving notice of rejection—
(i) if a time has been fixed for the return of the goods—at the
end of that time; and
(ii) if no time has been fixed—at the end of a reasonable time.
(6) If there is a contract for the sale of unascertained or future goods by
description and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are
unconditionally appropriated to the contract, either by the seller with
the assent of the buyer or by the buyer with the assent of the seller,
the property in the goods thereupon passes to the buyer.
(7) The assent referred to in subsection (6) may be express or implied and
may be given either before or after the appropriation is made.
(8) For subsection (6), if, under the contract, the seller delivers the goods
to the buyer or to a carrier or other bailee (whether named by the
buyer or not) for the purpose of transmission to the buyer and does
not reserve the right of disposal, the seller is deemed to have
unconditionally appropriated the goods to the contract.
Part 3 Effects of the contract
Division 3.1 Transfer of property between seller and buyer
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24 Reservation of right of disposal
(1) If there is a contract for the sale of specific goods, or if goods are
subsequently appropriated to the contract, the seller may, by the terms
of the contract or appropriation, reserve the right of the disposal of
the goods until certain conditions are fulfilled.
(2) In such a case, notwithstanding the delivery of the goods to the buyer,
or to a carrier or other bailee, for the purpose of transmission to the
buyer, the property in the goods does not pass to the buyer until the
conditions imposed by the seller are fulfilled.
(3) If goods are shipped and, by the bill of lading, the goods are
deliverable to the order of the seller or the seller’s agent, the seller is
prima facie deemed to reserve the right of disposal.
(4) If the seller of goods draws on the buyer for the price and transmits
the bill of exchange and bill of lading to the buyer together to secure
acceptance or payment of the bill of exchange, the buyer is bound to
return the bill of lading if the buyer does not honour the bill of
exchange and, if the buyer wrongfully retains the bill of lading, the
property in the goods does not pass to the buyer.
25 Risk prima facie passes with property
(1) Subject to subsection (2), unless a different intention appears from
the terms of the contract, the goods remain at the seller’s risk until the
property in the goods is transferred to the buyer but when the property
in the goods is transferred to the buyer the goods are at the buyer’s
risk whether delivery has been made or not.
(2) If delivery has been delayed through the fault of either buyer or seller,
the goods are at the risk of the party in fault so far as any loss that
might not have occurred apart from that fault is concerned.
(3) This section does not affect the duties or liabilities of either seller or
buyer as a bailee of the goods of the other party.
Effects of the contract Part 3
Transfer of title Division 3.2
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Division 3.2 Transfer of title
26 Sale by person not the owner
(1) Subject to this Act, if goods are sold by a person who is not the owner
of them and does not sell them under the authority or with the consent
of the owner, the buyer does not acquire a better title to the goods
than the seller had unless the owner of the goods is, by the owner’s
conduct, precluded from denying the seller’s authority to sell.
(2) Nothing in this Act affects—
(a) the provisions of the Mercantile Law Act 1962 or the
Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990; or
(b) the validity of a contract of sale under a special common law or
statutory power of sale or under the order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
27 Resale under voidable title
If the seller of goods has a voidable title to them but the seller’s title
has not been avoided at the time of the sale, the buyer acquires a good
title to the goods provided the buyer buys them honestly and without
the notice of the seller’s defect of title.
28 Revesting of property in stolen goods on conviction of
offender
(1) If goods have been stolen and the offender is prosecuted to
conviction, the property in the goods revests in the person who was
the owner of the goods, or in the person’s personal representative,
notwithstanding any intermediate dealing with them.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if goods have been
obtained by fraud or other wrongful means not amounting to larceny,
the property in the goods does not revest in the person who was the
owner of the goods or in the person’s personal representative only
because of the conviction of the offender.
Part 3 Effects of the contract
Division 3.2 Transfer of title
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29 Seller or buyer in possession after sale
(1) If a person who has sold goods continues, or is, in possession of the
goods or of the documents of title to the goods, the delivery or transfer
by that person, or by a mercantile agent acting for the person, of the
goods or documents of title under a sale, pledge or other disposition
to a person receiving the goods or documents of title honestly and
without notice of the previous sale has the same effect as if the person
making delivery or transfer were expressly authorised by the owner
of the goods to make the delivery or transfer.
(2) If a person who has bought, or agreed to buy, goods obtains, with the
consent of the seller, possession of the goods or of the documents of
title to the goods, the delivery or transfer by that person, or by a
mercantile agent acting for the person, of the goods or documents of
title under a sale, pledge or other disposition of the goods or
documents of title to a person receiving the goods or documents
honestly and without notice of any lien or other right of the original
seller in respect of the goods has the same effect as if the person
making the delivery or transfer were a mercantile agent in possession
of the goods or documents of title with the consent of the owner.
30 Effects of writs of execution
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a writ of execution against goods binds the
property in the goods of the execution debtor as from the time when
the writ is delivered to the sheriff to be executed.
(2) It is the duty of the sheriff, without fee, on the receipt of the writ, to
endorse on the back of the writ the hour, day, month and year when
the sheriff receives it.
(3) A writ of execution against goods does not prejudice the title to the
goods acquired by a person honestly and for valuable consideration
unless that person had, at the time when the person acquired the
person’s title, notice that the writ, or any other writ under which the
goods of the execution debtor might be seized or attached, had been
delivered to and remained unexecuted in the hands of the sheriff.
Performance of the contract Part 4
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Part 4 Performance of the contract
31 Duties of seller and buyer
It is the duty of the seller to deliver the goods, and of the buyer to
accept and pay for them, in accordance with the terms of the contract
of sale.
32 Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions
Unless otherwise agreed, delivery of the goods and payment of the
price are concurrent conditions, that is to say, the seller must be ready
and willing to give possession of the goods to the buyer in exchange
for the price and the buyer must be ready and willing to pay the price
in exchange for possession of the goods.
33 Rules as to delivery
(1) Whether it is for the buyer to take possession of the goods or for the
seller to send them to the buyer is a question depending in each case
on the contract, express or implied, between the parties.
(2) Apart from the contract, the place of delivery is the seller’s place of
business, if the seller has one, or, if not, the seller’s residence, but if
the contract is for the sale of specific goods that, to the knowledge of
the parties when the contract is made, are in some other place, then
that place is the place of delivery.
(3) If, under the contract of sale, the seller is bound to send the goods to
the buyer but no time for sending them is fixed, the seller is bound to
send them within a reasonable time.
(4) If the goods at the time of sale are in the possession of a third person,
there is no delivery by the seller to the buyer unless and until the third
person acknowledges to the buyer that the third person holds the
goods on behalf of the buyer.
Part 4 Performance of the contract
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(5) Demand or tender of delivery may be treated as ineffectual unless
made at a reasonable hour.
(6) Unless otherwise agreed, the expenses of and incidental to putting the
goods into a deliverable state must be borne by the seller.
(7) This section does not affect the operation of the issue or transfer of a
document of title to goods.
34 Delivery of wrong quantity
(1) If the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods less than the
seller contracted to sell, the buyer may reject them.
(2) If the buyer accepts the goods so delivered the buyer must pay for
them at the contract rate.
(3) If the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than the
seller contracted to sell, the buyer may accept the goods included in
the contract and reject the rest or the buyer may reject the whole.
(4) If the buyer accepts the whole of the goods so delivered, the buyer
must pay for them at the contract rate.
(5) If the seller delivers to the buyer the goods the seller contracted to sell
mixed with goods of a different description or quality not included in
the contract, the buyer may accept the goods that are in accordance
with the contract and reject the rest or the buyer may reject the whole.
(6) The provisions of this section are subject to any usage of trade, special
agreement or course of dealing between the parties.
35 Instalment deliveries
(1) Unless otherwise agreed, the buyer of goods is not bound to accept
delivery of them by instalments.
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(2) If there is a contract for the sale of goods to be delivered by stated
instalments that are to be separately paid for and the seller makes
defective deliveries in respect of 1 or more instalments, or the buyer
neglects or refuses to take delivery of or pay for 1 or more
instalments, it is a question in each case depending on the terms of
the contract and the circumstances of the case whether the breach of
contract is a repudiation of the whole contract or is a severable breach
giving rise to a claim for compensation but not to a right to treat the
whole contract as repudiated.
36 Delivery to carrier
(1) If, under the contract of sale, the seller is authorised or required to
send the goods to the buyer, delivery of the goods to a carrier, whether
known by the buyer or not, for the purpose of transmission to the
buyer, is prima facie deemed to be a delivery of the goods to the
buyer.
(2) Unless otherwise authorised by the buyer, the seller must make a
contract with the carrier on behalf of the buyer that is reasonable,
having regard to the nature of the goods and the other circumstances
of the case.
(3) If the seller omits to do so and the goods are lost or damaged in course
of transit, the buyer may decline to treat the delivery to the carrier as
a delivery or may hold the seller responsible in damages.
(4) Unless otherwise agreed, if goods are sent by the seller to the buyer
by a route involving sea transit, the seller must give notice to the
buyer that will enable the buyer to insure the goods during their sea
transit and, if the seller fails to do so, the goods shall be deemed to be
at the seller’s risk during the sea transit.
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37 Risk if goods are delivered at distant place
If the seller of goods agrees to deliver them at the seller’s own risk at
a place other than that where they are when sold, the buyer must
nevertheless, unless otherwise agreed, take any risk of deterioration
in the goods necessarily incident to the course of transit.
38 Buyer’s right of examining the goods
(1) If goods that the buyer has not previously examined are delivered to
the buyer, the buyer is not deemed to have accepted them unless and
until the buyer has had a reasonable opportunity of examining them
for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with
the contract.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed, when the seller tenders delivery of goods to
the buyer, the seller is bound on request to afford the buyer a
reasonable opportunity of examining the goods for the purpose of
ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract.
39 Acceptance
Subject to section 38, the buyer is deemed to have accepted the goods
when—
(a) the buyer intimates to the seller that the buyer has accepted
them; or
(b) the goods have been delivered to the buyer and the buyer does
an act in relation to them that is inconsistent with the ownership
of the seller; or
(c) after the lapse of a reasonable time, the buyer retains the goods
without intimating to the seller that the buyer has rejected them.
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40 Buyer not bound to return rejected goods
Unless otherwise agreed, if goods are delivered to the buyer and,
having the right to refuse to accept them, the buyer refuses to accept
them, the buyer is not bound to return the goods to the seller and it is
sufficient if the buyer intimates to the seller that the buyer refuses to
accept the goods.
41 Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of
goods
(1) If the seller is ready and willing to deliver the goods and requests the
buyer to take delivery and the buyer does not, within a reasonable
time after the request, take delivery of the goods, the buyer is liable
to the seller for any loss occasioned by the buyer’s neglect or refusal
to take delivery and also for a reasonable charge for the care and
custody of the goods.
(2) This section does not affect the rights of the seller if neglect or refusal
of the buyer to take delivery amounts to a repudiation of the contract.
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Division 5.1 General
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Part 5 Rights of unpaid seller against
the goods
Division 5.1 General
42 Unpaid seller defined
(1) The seller of goods is deemed to be an unpaid seller within the
meaning of this part—
(a) when the whole of the price has not been paid or tendered; or
(b) when a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument has been
received as conditional payment and the condition on which it
was received has not been fulfilled because of the dishonour of
the instrument or otherwise.
(2) In this part:
seller includes a person who is in the position of a seller, as, for
instance, an agent of the seller to whom the bill of lading has been
endorsed or a consignor or agent who has paid, or is directly
responsible for, the price.
43 Unpaid seller’s rights
(1) Subject to this Act and to any other law, the unpaid seller of goods,
as such, has by implication of law—
(a) a lien on the goods for the price while the unpaid seller is in
possession of them; and
(b) in case of the insolvency of the buyer—a right of stopping the
goods in transitu after the unpaid seller has parted with the
possession of them; and
(c) a right of resale as provided by this Act.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect notwithstanding that the property in the
goods may have passed to the buyer.
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Unpaid seller’s lien Division 5.2
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(3) If the property in the goods has not passed to the buyer, the unpaid
seller has, in addition to their other remedies, a right of withholding
delivery similar to and coextensive with their rights of lien and
stoppage in transitu if the property has passed to the buyer.
Division 5.2 Unpaid seller’s lien
44 Seller’s lien
(1) Subject to this Act, if—
(a) goods have been sold without any stipulation as to credit; and
(b) goods have been sold on credit but the term has ended; and
(c) the buyer of goods becomes insolvent;
the unpaid seller of the goods, if the unpaid seller is in possession of
them, is entitled to retain possession of them until payment or tender
of the price.
(2) The seller may exercise the seller’s right of lien notwithstanding that
the seller is in possession of the goods as agent or bailee for the buyer.
45 Part delivery
If an unpaid seller has made part delivery of the goods, the unpaid
seller may exercise their right of lien on the remainder unless part
delivery has been made under such circumstances as to show an
agreement to waive the lien.
46 Termination of lien
(1) The unpaid seller of goods loses their lien on the goods—
(a) when the unpaid seller delivers the goods to a carrier or other
bailee for the purpose of transmission to the buyer without
reserving a right of disposal of the goods; or
(b) when the buyer or the buyer’s agent lawfully obtains possession
of the goods; or
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(c) by waiver of the lien.
(2) The unpaid seller of goods who has a lien on the goods does not lose
their lien only because the unpaid seller has obtained judgment for
the price of the goods.
Division 5.3 Stoppage in transitu
47 Right of stoppage in transitu
Subject to this Act, when the buyer of goods becomes insolvent, the
unpaid seller who has parted with the possession of the goods has the
right of stopping them in transitu, that is to say, the unpaid seller may
resume possession of the goods so long as they are in course of transit
and may retain them until payment or tender of the price.
48 Duration of transit
(1) Goods are deemed to be in course of transit from the time when they
are delivered to a carrier by land, water or air, or other bailee, for the
purpose of transmission to the buyer until the buyer, or the buyer’s
agent in that behalf, takes delivery of them from the carrier or other
bailee.
(2) If the buyer or the buyer’s agent in that behalf obtains delivery of the
goods before their arrival at the appointed destination, the transit is at
an end.
(3) If, after the arrival of the goods at the appointed destination, the
carrier or other bailee acknowledges to the buyer or the buyer’s agent
that the carrier or the bailee holds the goods on the buyer’s behalf and
continues in possession of them as bailee for the buyer or the buyer’s
agent, the transit is at an end and it is immaterial that a further
destination for the goods may have been indicated by the buyer.
(4) If the goods are rejected by the buyer and the carrier or other bailee
continues in possession of them, the transit is not deemed to be at an
end, even if the seller has refused to receive the goods back.
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(5) When the goods are delivered to a ship chartered by the buyer, it is a
question depending on the circumstances of a particular case whether
they are in possession of the master as a carrier or as agent of the
buyer.
(6) If the carrier or other bailee wrongfully refuses to deliver the goods
to the buyer or the buyer’s agent in that behalf, the transit is deemed
to be at an end.
(7) If part delivery of the goods, has been made to the buyer or the
buyer’s agent in that behalf, the remainder of the goods may be
stopped in transitu unless the part delivery was made under such
circumstances as to show an agreement to give up possession of the
whole of the goods.
49 Method of effecting stoppage in transitu
(1) The unpaid seller may exercise the unpaid seller’s right of stoppage
in transitu either by taking actual possession of the goods or by giving
notice of the unpaid seller’s claim to the carrier or other bailee in
whose possession the goods are.
(2) The notice may be given either to the person in actual possession of
the goods or to the person’s principal.
(3) If the notice is given to the principal, the notice is not effectual unless
it is given at such time and under such circumstances that the
principal, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, may communicate
it to the principal’s servant or agent in time to prevent a delivery to
the buyer.
(4) If notice of stoppage in transitu is given by the seller to the carrier or
other bailee in possession of the goods, the carrier or other bailee must
redeliver the goods to, or according to the directions of, the seller.
(5) The expenses of the redelivery must be borne by the seller.
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Division 5.4 Resale by buyer or seller
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50 Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer
(1) Subject to this Act, an unpaid seller’s right of lien or stoppage
in transitu is not affected by a sale or other disposition of the goods
that the buyer may have made unless the seller has assented to it.
(2) If a document of title to goods has been lawfully transferred to a
person as buyer or owner of the goods and that person transfers the
document to a person (the relevant transfer) who takes the document
honestly and for valuable consideration, if the relevant transfer—
(a) was by way of sale—the unpaid seller’s right of lien or stoppage
in transitu is defeated; or
(b) was by way of pledge or other disposition for value—the unpaid
seller’s right of lien or stoppage in transitu can only be exercised
subject to the rights of the transferee.
51 Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage
in transitu
(1) Subject to this section, a contract of sale is not rescinded by a mere
exercise by an unpaid seller of the unpaid seller’s right of lien or
stoppage in transitu.
(2) If an unpaid seller who has exercised the unpaid seller’s right of lien
or stoppage in transitu resells the goods, the buyer acquires a good
title to them as against the original buyer.
(3) If the goods are of a perishable nature or the unpaid seller gives notice
to the buyer of the unpaid seller’s intention to resell and the buyer
does not within a reasonable time pay or tender the price, the unpaid
seller may resell and recover from the original buyer damages for any
loss occasioned by the original buyer’s breach of contract.
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Resale by buyer or seller Division 5.4
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(4) If the seller expressly reserves a right of resale in case the buyer
should make default and, on the buyer making default, resells the
goods, the original contract of sale is thereby rescinded but without
prejudice to any claim the seller may have for damages.
Part 6 Actions for breach of the contract
Division 6.1 Remedies of seller
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Part 6 Actions for breach of the
contract
Division 6.1 Remedies of seller
52 Action for price
(1) If, under a contract of sale, the property in the goods has passed to the
buyer and the buyer wrongfully neglects to pay for the goods
according to the terms of the contract, the seller may maintain an
action against the buyer for the price of the goods.
(2) If, under a contract of sale, the price is payable on a day certain
irrespective of delivery and the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses
to pay the price, the seller may maintain an action for the price
although the property in the goods has not passed and the goods have
not been appropriated to the contract.
53 Damages for nonacceptance
(1) If the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for the
goods, the seller may maintain an action against the buyer for
damages for nonacceptance.
(2) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally
resulting in the ordinary course of events from the buyer’s breach of
contract.
(3) If there is an available market for the goods, the measure of damages
is prima facie to be ascertained by the difference between the contract
price and the market or current price at the time or times when the
goods ought to have been accepted, or, if no time was fixed for
acceptance, at the time of the refusal to accept.
Actions for breach of the contract Part 6
Remedies of buyer Division 6.2
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Division 6.2 Remedies of buyer
54 Damages for nondelivery
(1) If the seller wrongfully neglects or refuses to deliver the goods to the
buyer, the buyer may maintain an action against the seller for
damages for nondelivery.
(2) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally
resulting in the ordinary course of events from the seller’s breach of
contract.
(3) If there is an available market for the goods, the measure of damages
is prima facie to be ascertained by the difference between the contract
price and the market or current price of the goods at the time or times
when they ought to have been delivered, or, if no time was fixed, at
the time of the refusal to deliver.
55 Specific performance
(1) In an action for breach of contract to deliver specific or ascertained
goods, the court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the plaintiff,
direct, by its judgment, that the contract shall be performed
specifically, without giving the defendant the option of retaining the
goods on payment of damages.
(2) The judgment may be unconditional or on the terms and conditions
as to damages, payment of the price or otherwise that the court thinks
just.
(3) The application by the plaintiff may be made at any time before
judgment.
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Division 6.2 Remedies of buyer
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56 Remedy for breach of warranty
(1) If there is a breach of warranty by the seller, or if the buyer elects or
is compelled to treat a breach of a condition on the part of the seller
as a breach of warranty, the buyer is not, only because of that breach,
entitled to reject the goods but may—
(a) set up against the seller the breach of warranty in diminution or
extinction of the price; or
(b) maintain an action against the seller for damages for the breach
of warranty.
(2) The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the estimated loss
directly and naturally resulting in the ordinary course of events from
the breach of warranty.
(3) For breach of warranty of quality, the loss is prima facie the
difference between the value of the goods at the time of delivery to
the buyer and the value they would have had if they had answered to
the warranty.
(4) The fact that the buyer has set up the breach of warranty in diminution
or extinction of the price does not prevent the buyer from maintaining
an action for the same breach of warranty if the buyer has suffered
further damage.
57 Interest and special damages
This Act does not affect the right of the buyer or of the seller to
recover interest or special damages in any case where by law interest
or special damages are recoverable or to recover money paid if the
consideration for the payment has failed.
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Part 7 Miscellaneous
59 Rights etc enforceable by action
Rights, duties and liabilities declared by this Act may, unless
otherwise provided by this Act, be enforced by action.
60 Auction sales
(1) This section applies in respect of sales by auction.
(2) If goods are put up for sale in lots, each lot is prima facie to be the
subject of a separate contract of sale.
(3) The sale is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion
by the fall of the hammer or in other customary way.
(4) Until the announcement is made any bidder may retract their bid.
(5) A right to bid may be reserved expressly by or on behalf of the seller.
(6) If a right to bid is expressly reserved, but not otherwise, the seller, or
any one person on the seller’s behalf, may bid at the auction.
(7) If a sale is not notified to be subject to a right to bid on behalf of the
seller, it is not lawful—
(a) for the seller to bid; or
(b) for the seller to employ a person to bid; or
(c) for the auctioneer knowingly to take a bid from the seller or any
such person.
(8) The buyer may treat as fraudulent a sale that contravenes the
provisions of subsection (7).
(9) A sale may be notified to be subject to a reserved or upset price.
Part 7 Miscellaneous
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61 Draft allowance on wool
Any term, express or implied, in a contract of sale of wool providing
that, in computing the price of the wool, a deduction of the kind
commonly known as a draft allowance is to be made from the weight
of the wool is void.
62 Savings
(1) The rules of the common law, including the law merchant, except so
far as they are inconsistent with this Act, and in particular the rules
relating to the law of principal and agent and the effect of fraud,
misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake or other invalidating
cause continue to apply to contracts for the sale of goods.
(2) Nothing in this Act affects, or shall be deemed at any time to have
affected, any remedy in equity of the buyer or the seller in respect of
a misrepresentation.
(3) This Act does not affect the law relating to bills of sale.
(4) The provisions of this Act relating to contracts of sale do not apply to
a transaction in the form of a contract of sale that is intended to
operate by way of mortgage, pledge, charge or other security.
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Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• document
• under
• writing.
action includes counterclaim and set-off.
buyer means a person who buys or agrees to buy goods.
contract of sale includes an agreement to sell as well as a sale.
delivery means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to
another.
document of title, in relation to goods, includes—
(a) bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse keeper’s certificate,
wharfinger’s certificate and warrant or order for the delivery of
the goods; and
(b) any other document used in the ordinary course of business as
proof of the possession or control of the goods or authorising or
purporting to authorise, either by endorsement or delivery, the
possessor of the document to transfer or receive the goods it
represents.
fault means wrongful act or default.
future goods means goods that are to be manufactured or acquired by
the seller after the making of the contract of sale.
goods includes all chattels personal other than things in action and
money and also includes emblements, industrial growing crops, and
things attached to or forming part of the land, that are to be severed
before sale or under the contract of sale.
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mercantile agent means a mercantile agent having in the customary
course of their business as a mercantile agent authority either to sell
goods or to consign goods for the purpose of sale, or to buy goods or
to raise money on the security.
plaintiff includes a defendant counterclaiming.
property means the general property in goods and not merely a special
property.
quality, in relation to goods, includes a state or condition of the goods.
sale includes a bargain and sale as well as a sale and delivery.
seller means a person who sells or agrees to sell goods.
sheriff includes any officer charged with the enforcement of a writ of
execution.
specific goods means goods identified and agreed on at the time a
contract of sale is made.
warranty means an agreement with reference to goods that are the
subject of a contract of sale, but collateral to the main purpose of the
contract, breach of which gives rise to a claim for damages but not to
a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
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3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Sale of Goods Ordinance
1954 No 15 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4)
converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT
enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the
laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-
government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from
Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 A1989-21, s
5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless
otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Sale of Goods Act 1954 A1954-15
notified 12 August 1954
commenced 1 October 1954 (s 2)
as amended by
Sale of Goods Ordinance 1967 Ord1967-25
notified 27 July 1967
commenced 1 August 1967 (s 2)
Sale of Goods Ordinance 1975 Ord1975-39
notified 31 October 1975
commenced 31 October 1975
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1977 Ord1977-65 sch 2
notified 22 December 1977
commenced 22 December 1977
Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Registration of Interests in Goods (Consequential Amendments)
Act 1990 A1990-20 s 4
notified 21 June 1990 (Gaz 1990 S30)
commenced 30 June 1990 (s 2 and see Gaz 1990 No S46)
Endnotes
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Magistrates Court (Enforcement of Judgments) Act 1994 A1994-61
pt 7 div 5
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))
pt 7 div 5 commenced 10 April 1995 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1995 No S75)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 353
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 353 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001
No S65)
Fair Trading Legislation Amendment Act 2001 A2001-77 pt 5
notified LR 14 September 2001
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 September 2001 (LA s 75)
pt 5 commenced 14 March 2002 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 3 pt 3.19
notified LR 21 December 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.19 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.83
notified LR 6 November 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.83 commenced 26 November 2025 (s 2 (3))
Endnotes
4 Amendment history
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Name of Act
s 1 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.171
Dictionary
s 2 om A2001-44 amdt 1.3835
ins A2005-62 amdt 3.171
Notes
s 3 om Ord1977-65 sch 2
ins A2005-62 amdt 3.171
Key concepts
s 4 om A2001-44 amdt 1.3835
ins A2005-62 amdt 3.171
Interpretation for Act
s 5 defs reloc to dict A2005-62 amdt 3.172
om A2005-62 amdt 3.173
Contract of sale
div 2.1 hdg (prev pt 2 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Sale and agreement to sell
s 6 ss renum R3 LA
Capacity to buy and sell
s 7 am A2025-29 amdt 3.298, amdt 3.299
Formalities of contract
div 2.2 hdg (prev pt 2 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Subject matter of contract
div 2.3 hdg (prev pt 2 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA
Contracts for sale of 10 pounds and upwards
s 9 am Ord1967-25 s 3
om Ord1975-39 s 2
The price
div 2.4 hdg (prev pt 2 div 4 hdg) renum R3 LA
Conditions and warranties
div 2.5 hdg (prev pt 2 div 5 hdg) renum R3 LA
When condition to be treated as warranty
s 16 am Ord1975-39 s 3; A2001-77 s 23; ss renum R3 LA (see
A2001-77 s 24)
Implied conditions as to quality and fitness
s 19 am A2001-77 s 25; ss renum R3 LA (see A2001-77 s 26)
Endnotes
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Sale by sample
div 2.6 hdg (prev pt 2 div 6 hdg) renum R3 LA
Transfer of property between seller and buyer
div 3.1 hdg (prev pt 3 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Rules for ascertaining intention
s 23 am A2025-29 amdt 3.300
Transfer of title
div 3.2 hdg (prev pt 3 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Sale by person not the owner
s 26 am A1990-20 s 4
Resale under voidable title
s 27 am A2005-62 amdt 3.174
Seller or buyer in possession after sale
s 29 am A2005-62 amdt 3.174
Effects of writs of execution
s 30 am A1994-61 s 82; A2005-62 amdt 3.174
Delivery of wrong quantity
s 34 ss renum R3 LA
Delivery to carrier
s 36 ss renum R3 LA
am A2025-29 amdt 3.301
Acceptance
s 39 am Ord1975-39 s 4
General
div 5.1 hdg (prev pt 5 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Unpaid seller defined
s 42 am A2025-29 amdt 3.302
Unpaid seller’s rights
s 43 am A2025-29 amdt 3.303
Unpaid seller’s lien
div 5.2 hdg (prev pt 5 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Part delivery
s 45 am A2025-29 amdt 3.303
Termination of lien
s 46 am A2025-29 amdt 3.303
Stoppage in transitu
div 5.3 hdg (prev pt 5 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA
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Resale by buyer or seller
div 5.4 hdg (prev pt 5 div 4 hdg) renum R3 LA
Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer
s 50 am A2005-62 amdt 3.174; A2025-29 amdt 3.304, amdt 3.305
Remedies of seller
div 6.1 hdg (prev pt 6 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
Remedies of buyer
div 6.2 hdg (prev pt 6 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
Exclusion of implied terms and conditions
s 58 om A2001-77 s 27
Auction sales
s 60 am A2025-29 amdt 3.306, amdt 3.307
Savings
s 62 am Ord1975-39 s 5; ss renum R3 LA
Dictionary
dict ins A2005-62 amdt 3.175
def action reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def buyer reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def contract of sale reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def delivery reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def document of title reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def fault reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def future goods reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def goods reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def mercantile agent reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
am A2025-29 amdt 3.308
def plaintiff reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def property reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def quality reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def sale reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def seller reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def sheriff am A1994-61 s 81
reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def specific goods reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
def warranty reloc from s 5 A2005-62 amdt 3.172
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5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to
the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in
electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised
republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are
marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an
authorised republication are identical.
Republication No Amendments to Republication date
1 A1990-20 31 October 1991
2 A1994-61 10 April 1995
3 A2001-77 9 April 2002
4 A2005-62 11 January 2006
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