Sale of Goods Act 1954
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Sale of Goods Act 1954
Sale of Goods Act 1954
Number A1954-15
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12 August 1954
This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))
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The Sale of Goods Ordinance 1954 was notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12 August 1954 (Cwlth Gaz 1954 No 49).
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This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))
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A2005-62
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2)
sch 3 pt 3.19
11 January 2006
A2001-77
Fair Trading Legislation Amendment Act 2001
pt 5
14 March 2002
A2001-44
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001
pt 353
12 September 2001
A1994-61
Magistrates Court (Enforcement of Judgments) Act 1994
pt 7 div 5
10 April 1995
A1990-20
Registration of Interests in Goods (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990
s 4
30 June 1990
A1977-65
Acts Revision Act 1977
sch 2
22 December 1977
A1975-39
Sale of Goods Act 1975
ss 2-5
31 October 1975
A1967-25
Sale of Goods Act 1967
s 3
1 August 1967
A2025-29
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025
sch 3 pt 3.83
26 November 2025
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