A local government
shall, when required by the Minister so to do, make a local law prescribing
what constitutes a sufficient fence for the purpose of the definition of
sufficient fence in section 5.
[Section 24 inserted: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]
This is a compilation of the Dividing Fences Act 1961 and includes amendments
made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and
for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
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44 of 1961 |
23 Nov 1961 |
1 Jan 1962 (see s. 1(2) and Gazette 15 Dec 1961 p. 3704) | |
113 of 1965 |
21 Dec 1965 |
Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)); | |
Dividing Fences Act Amendment Act 1969 |
5 of 1969 |
21 Apr 1969 |
21 Apr 1969 |
Reprint of the Dividing Fences Act 1961 approved 2 Feb 1972 (includes
amendments listed above) | |||
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4 |
14 of 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 |
1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2) |
Licensed Surveyors Amendment Act 1996 s. 28 |
79 of 1996 |
14 Nov 1996 |
5 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Apr 1997 p. 1750) |
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 s. 141 |
31 of 1997 |
3 Oct 1997 |
30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765) |
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 76 |
10 of 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1)) |
Reprint of the Dividing Fences Act 1961 as at 18 Jan 2002 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 |
59 of 2004 |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
Reprint 3: The Dividing Fences Act 1961 as at 22 May 2015 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Community Titles Act 2018 Pt. 14 Div. 5 |
32 of 2018 |
19 Nov 2018 |
30 Jun 2021 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/69 cl. 2) |
1 Repealed by the
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 s. 6.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
court
5
dividing fence 5
lease
5
owner 5, 16(2)
repair
5
section 5
sufficient
fence 5
surveyor 5