Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962
Western Australia
Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962
Contents
1.Short title1
2.Statute of Frauds 1677 s. 4 applies in amended form1
Notes
Compilation table2
Western Australia
Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962
An Act relating to the Statute of Frauds 1677 2.
This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962 1.
2.Statute of Frauds 1677 s. 4 applies in amended form
The provisions of section 4 of the Statute of Frauds 1677 2, continue in force in this State in relation to any promise or agreement, whether made before or after the coming into operation of this Act, as if the following passages were deleted from that section, namely —
(a) “whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate; or”; and
(b) “or to charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage”; and
(c) “or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof”.
1This is a compilation of the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962. The following table also contains information about that Act and any reprint.
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962 |
16 of 1962 (11 Eliz II No. 16) |
1 Oct 1962 |
1 Oct 1962 |
Reprint of the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962 as at 12 Jul 2002 |
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Reprint 2: The Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962 as at 6 Nov 2015 |
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2Statute of Frauds 1677 (UK) (29 Charles II, chapter 3). The short title “The Statute of Frauds” was given to the UK Act by the Short Titles Act 1892 (UK).