New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINORS (PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS) ACT 1970

- As at 8 July 2015 
- Act 60 of 1970 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Amendments and saving
   4.      Savings
   5.      The Crown
   6.      Definitions
   7.      This and other Acts cumulative

   PART 2 - CAPACITY AT EIGHTEEN YEARS

   8.      Civil acts generally
   9.      Full age generally
   10.     Fiduciary office
   11.     Legal proceedings
   12.     Estoppel
   13.     Laches and acquiescence
   14.     Tort: consent etc
   15.     Domicile

   PART 3 - CAPACITY OF MINORS

   16.     Application
   17.     Preliminary
   18.     Age of understanding
   19.     Beneficial civil act
   20.     Disposition for consideration
   21.     Gift
   22.     Act pursuant to duty
   23.     Investment in government securities
   24.     Protection of strangers
   25.     Receipt by married minor
   26.     Capacity by order of Supreme Court
   27.     Approval of contract or disposition
   28.     Certified disposition by a minor
   29.     Certified disposition to a minor
   30.     Affirmation
   31.     Repudiation by minor
   32.     Repudiation by representative of deceased minor
   33.     Notice of repudiation
   34.     Repudiation by court for minor
   35.     Restriction on effect of repudiation
   36.     Election by court
   37.     Adjustment on repudiation
   38.     Civil act not repudiated
   39.     Enforceability by minor participant

   PART 4 - COURTS

   40.     Jurisdiction
   41.     Removal into Supreme Court
   42.     (Repealed)
   43.     Reference of questions of benefit etc
   44.     Costs
   45.     Allowance of time

   PART 5 - GENERAL

   46.     Agency
   47.     Guarantee
   48.     Liability for tort
   49.     Medical and dental treatment
   50.     Property of minor
   51.     Rules of court
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2