New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNCOLLECTED GOODS ACT 1995

- As at 13 November 2007
- Act 68 of 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Object of Act
   5.      When goods uncollected for purposes of Act
   6.      When Act available for disposal of uncollected goods
   7.      No liability for due disposal of uncollected goods

   PART 2 - DISPOSAL OF UNCOLLECTED GOODS BY WAY OF COURT ORDER

   8.      Applications to Local Court for orders for disposal of uncollected goods
   9.      Orders of Local Court
   10.     Relevant charges due to bailee
   11.     Order may be made despite dispute about relevant charges or work done
   12.     Effect of orders of Local Court
   13.     Effect of other proceedings on orders of Local Court
   14.     Proceeds of sale
   15.     Records
   16.     Bailors may recover excess charges
   17.     Exercise of jurisdiction by Local Court
   18.     Exercise of jurisdiction by District Court or Supreme Court

   PART 3 - DISPOSAL OF UNCOLLECTED GOODS AFTER DUE NOTICE TO BAILOR

   19.     Application of Part
   20.     Goods of up to $100 in value
   21.     Goods of between $100 and $500 in value
   22.     Goods of between $500 and $5,000 in value
   23.     Sections 19-22-variation of monetary limits
   24.     Perishable goods
   25.     Persons to whom notices not required to be given
   26.     Form of notices
   27.     Service of notices
   28.     Relevant charges due to bailee
   29.     Proceeds of sale
   30.     Records
   31.     Sale of uncollected motor vehicles

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Minimum period within which certain commercial bailees may dispose of uncollected goods by agreement
   33.     Common law
   34.     Purchasers acquire good title
   35.     Burden of proof
   36.     Act binds Crown
   37.     Proceedings for offences
   38.     Regulations
   39.     Repeal of Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1966 No 57
   40.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   41.     Review of Act
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