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Cheques Act 1986

No. 145, 1986

Compilation No. 13

Compilation date:   1 March 2017

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 61, 2016

Registered:    7 March 2017

This compilation includes a commenced amendment made by Act No. 11, 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Cheques Act 1986 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 March 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Application of rules in bankruptcy, laws of States and Territories and rules of the common law
5 Cheques a financial institution draws on itself
6 Certain rights, duties and liabilities under Act may be altered by agreement
7 Application of Act
8 Extension of Act to external Territories
9 Act binds the Crown
Part II—Cheques
Division 1—Form
10 Cheque defined
11 Order to pay
12 Unconditional order to pay
13 Order addressed to a financial institution
14 Order to pay on demand
15 Order to pay a sum certain
16 Date of cheque etc.
17 Optional stipulations
18 Inchoate instruments
Division 2—Order and bearer cheques
19 Meaning of specification of person in cheque as payee or indorsee
20 Cheques either payable to order or to bearer
21 Cheques payable to order