Land Sales Act 1984 (Qld)

Land Sales Act 1984

An Act to regulate certain sales of land

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Sales Act 1984.

2 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to facilitate property development in Queensland; and (b) to protect the interests of consumers in relation to property development; and (c) to ensure that proposed lots are clearly identified; and (d) to achieve the objects mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) without imposing procedural obligations on local governments or MEDQ in addition to their or its obligations under the Planning Act or the Economic Development Act.

3 Application of Act generally (1) This Act applies to the sale of a proposed lot if, when the proposed lot becomes a lot, it will be situated in Queensland. (2) For subsection (1), it does not matter where the contract for the sale was entered into. (3) This Act does not apply to the sale of a proposed lot if— (a) the sale is part of a large transaction; or (b) the sale arises from the reconfiguration of land into not more than 5 lots. (4) In this section— large transaction means the sale of 6 or more proposed lots if— (a) the seller of each proposed lot is the same person; and (b) the buyer of each proposed lot is the same person; and (c) the sale is the subject of— (i) a single contract; or (ii) 2 or more contracts entered into within 24 hours. reconfiguration, in relation to land, means reconfiguration by subdivision or amalgamation.

4 Act does not apply to particular State leasehold land (1) A regulation may declare that, subject to any stated conditions, this Act does not apply to the whole or part of land the subject of— (a) a stated miners homestead under the Land Act 1994, chapter 8, part 7, division 2; or (b) a stated lease or a stated class of lease under the Land Act 1994. (2) If a person contravenes a condition to which a declaration under subsection (1) is subject, the Supreme Court may, on the application of a buyer under a contract for the sale of a proposed lot to which the declaration relates, order the person to comply with the condition.