Married Persons Property Act 1986
A1986-18
Republication No 8 (RI)
Effective: 7 November 2013
Republication date: 7 November 2013
Reissued: 24 February 2014 because of High Court decision
in relation to A2013‑39
Last amendment made by A2013‑39 (never effective)
Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Married Persons Property Act 1986 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 7 November 2013. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 7 November 2013.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">
authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register ( For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $140 for an individual and $700 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
Married Persons Property Act 1986
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
1A Dictionary 2
1B Notes 2
2 Meaning of court 2
3 Legal capacity of married women 2
4 Authority to pledge spouse’s credit 3
5 Agent of necessity 3
6 Restriction on anticipation or alienation 3
7 Debts incurred before marriage 3
8 Crimes in relation to spouse’s property 4
9 Transfer of property to spouse, civil union partner, civil partner or child 4
10 Purchase or transfer of property before marriage, civil union or civil partnership 5
11 Housekeeping…