Section 66J — Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)

Definitions

(1) In this Division—
damage includes destruction.
land includes buildings and other fixtures.
sale includes exchange.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, land damaged after the making of a contract for the sale of the land is substantially damaged if the damage renders the land materially different from that which the purchaser contracted to buy.

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Related sections

s 66G — Statutory trusts for sale or partition of property held in co-ownership
s 66H — Trustee on statutory trusts for sale or partition to consult persons interested
s 66I — Right of co-owners to bid at sale under statutory power of sale
s 66K — Postponement of passing of risk to purchaser
s 66L — Power to rescind contract where land substantially damaged
s 66M — Abatement of purchase price where land damaged

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