Act No. 58, 1902.
An Act to consolidate the enac tments re la t ing to the val idi ty of agreements made e lsewhere for personal service in N e w South Wales .
[4th September, 1902.]
| WH E R E A S doubts have arisen as to t h e val idi ty in t he Sta te of | N e w Sou th W a l e s of agreements | for | h i r i ng and service | made |
or en te red in to b y persons elsewhere t h a n in t h e said Sta te , h u t in tended to t a k e effect the re in , and i t is exped ien t to remove the said doubts , and also to simplify t h e proofs respec t ing t h e m a k i n g of such agree
| m e n t s : | Be | i t therefore enacted by t h e K i n g ' s Mos t Exce l l en t | Majesty, |
| b y and w i t h t h e advice a n d consent of t h e Legis la t ive | Council | and |
| Legis la t ive Assembly of | N e w South W a l e s | in | Pa r l i amen t | assembled, |
and by t h e au tho r i t y of t h e same, as follows :—
| 1. | This A c t m a y | be cited as t h e | " A g r e e m e n t s | Val ida t ing | Act , |
1 9 0 2 . "
| 2. | The | Agreemen t s | Val ida t ing Act , t h i r t y -n ine | Victor ia | n u m b e r |
| twen ty -n ine , is hereby | repealed. |
| 3. | E v e r y con t rac t or ag reemen t made in any place beyond | New |
Sou th Wales , be tween a n y persons for any personal services to be rendered or performed wi th in t he said State , for and du r ing any period not exceed ing two years from t h e arr ival in t h e said Sta te of t h e person by w h o m such services are to be rendered or performed, or for any period not exceeding two years and th ree m o n t h s f rom t h e date of such ag reement , shal l be as valid b ind ing and effectual be tween the par t ies as if t he said cont rac t or a g r e e m e n t h a d been du ly made and en tered in to in t h e said S ta te :
| shall be conclusive evidence of such agency. |
| Provided t h a t | such cont rac t or ag reemen t has been m a d e | and |
subscribed in t h e presence of some officer duly authorised in t h a t behalf by t h e Governor of N e w South Wales , and is a t tes ted by such officer, a n d has thereon his certificate in t he form or to the effect of t he Schedule annexed to th is Act .
S u c h officer shal l in all cases where any such ag reemen t shall be made or entered in to by any person as a g e n t for or on behalf of any o ther person be bound to ascer tain t h a t such person so s igning as such agen t was du ly au thor i sed so to do, and t h e certificate of such officer
4. I t shal l no t be necessary in a n y m a n n e r to prove in evidence
t he s igna ture of t h e said officer to t he said certificate, if i t purpor t s t o
| have been given by h i m as such du ly au thor i sed | officer. |
| 5. The p roduc t ion | of | a n | ag reemen t | so a t tes ted | a n d | h a v i n g |
the reon such certificate as aforesaid in any Cour t w i th in t h e said S ta t e a n d proof to t h e satisfaction of t h e Court t h a t t h e compla inan t or
| defendant , | as t h e | case m a y | be, d i spu t ing | t h e | au then t i c i ty | of | such |
| ag reemen t was known , a t any t i m e since the da te of t he same | agree |
m e n t , by t he n a m e and des ignat ion appea r ing on t h e face thereof, shall be deemed a n d held to be evidence t h a t he is t h e person ment ioned
| there in , and t h a t h e du ly executed t h e | same. |
6. I t shal l no t be essential to t he val idi ty of any such con t rac t
or ag reement t h a t i t should be e i ther s tamped or sealed, unless a
corporat ion is a con t rac t ing par ty , no twi ths t and ing t h a t all such wr i t t en
| i n s t r u m e n t s | are requi red | by | t h e law of t h e land in which such | con t rac t |
| or ag reemen t was m a d e to be s t amped | or sealed, or bo th , before | t hey |
| can be p u t in evidence. |
| 7. On the demand | of e i ther p a r t y to any such a g r e e m e n t | as |
aforesaid m a d e ou t of N e w South Wales , t h e o ther p a r t y the re to shal l re -execute the same a t any t ime after his ar r ival in t he Sta te , and if he refuses or neglec ts so to do, h e shal l be l iable to a pena l ty no t exceeding t w e n t y pounds. Such pena l ty shal l be paid to t h e pa r ty l ay ing the complaint , and its infliction or satisfaction shal l n o t be
| deemed to a n n u l or o therwise affect t he | ag reemen t . |
8. A n y s u m m o n s or o ther legal document in respect of a n y compla in t or o ther legal proceedings for t h e b reach of a n y ag reement as aforesaid, or of any of t h e p reced ing provisions of th is Ac t , m a y be served upon ei ther p a r t y personal ly or by del iver ing the same to any person be ing appa ren t ly above t h e age of four teen years resident a t t he last k n o w n place of abode of t h e person n a m e d in such s u m m o n s or
| o ther legal document . | 9. Whosoever , forges, a l ters , or offers, u t t e r s , disposes of, or |
| p u t s off, | k n o w i n g the same to be forged or al tered, any certificate | u n d e r |
th i s A c t p u r p o r t i n g to be a certificate given b y a n officer du ly author ised by the Governor to sign certificates unde r th is Act , shal l be liable to pena l servi tude for a t e r m no t exceeding five years a n d n o t less t h a n th ree years or to impr i sonment for any t e r m not exceeding
S C H E D U L E .
S C H E D U L E .
| I | HEREBY | c e r t i f y | t h a t | t h e | a b o v e | c o n t r a c t | w a s | m a d e | a n d | s u b s c r i b e d | b y | t h e | p a r t i e s | in | m y |
| p r e s e n c e . | A n d | I | f u r t h e r | c e r t i f y | t h a t | p r e v i o u s | t h e r e t o | I | f u l l y | i n f o r m e d | t h e | said |
| {the | contraetinq | parti/ | of | the | second | part) | of | t h e c u r r e n t ra te o f |
| w a g e s | f o r | p e r s o n s | o f | h i s | t r a d e | or | c a l l i n g | a n d | of | t h e | c u r r e n t | p r i c e s | w i t h i n | t h e | S t a t e | of |
| N e w | S o u t h | W a l e s | f o r | h o u s e - r e n t , | f o o d , | a n d | c l o t h i n g , | a c c o r d i n g | t o | t h e | l a t e s t | a d v i c e s |
| r e c e i v e d b y | m e | f r o m | t h e | A g e n t - G e n e r a l | of | N e w | S o u t h | "Wales | [or | other | officer | duly |
| authorised | in that behalf by the Governor | and Executive | Council | of the said State]. | A n d |
| I | f u r t h e r | c e r t i f y | t h a t | t h e | said | {the | contracting | party | of | the | second |
| part) | d e c l a r e d | i n | m y | p r e s e n c e | t h a t | h e | f u l l y | u n d e r s t o o d | t h e | t e r m s | a n d | c o n d i t i o n s | of | t h e |
| sa id | c o n t r a c t . | A n d | 1 | f u r t h e r | c e r t i f y | t h a t | I | a m | d u l y | a u t h o r i s e d | b y | t h e | G o v e r n o r | a n d |
| E x e c u t i v e | C o u n c i l | o f | N e w | S o u t h | W a l e s | t o | g r a n t | t h i s | cer t i f i ca te . |
| G i v e n | u n d e r m y | h a n d | a t | [insert | the | town, | county, | and | country, |
| thus: | at Portsmouth, | in | the County | of Hampshire, | England] | t h i s |
| A . B . {add name of office, | &c.) |