Section 100
Know all men that I, A.B. [householder], of in the
State of , in the Commonwealth of Australia, at the
request of C.D.,
did on the day of , 19 ,
at , demand payment [ or
acceptance] of the bill of exchange hereunder written, from E.F., to which
demand he made answer [ state answer, if any ] , wherefore I now, in the
presence of G.H. and J.K., do protest the said bill of exchange.
(Signed) A. B.
N.B.--The bill itself should be annexed, or a copy of the bill and all that is written thereon should be underwritten.
Notes to the Bills of Exchange Act 1909
Note 1
The Bills of Exchange Act 1909 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 27, 1909 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 27 June 2011 is not included in this compilation . For subsequent information see Table A.
Table of Acts
Act | Number | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
27, 1909 | 13 Dec 1909 | 1 Feb 1910 ( see Gazette 1910, p. 45) |
| |
Bills of Exchange Act 1912 | 24, 1912 | 24 Dec 1912 | 24 Dec 1912 | -- |
Bills of Exchange Act 1932 | 61, 1932 | 5 Dec 1932 | 5 Dec 1932 | -- |
Bills of Exchange Act 1936 | 74, 1936 | 7 Dec 1936 | 7 Dec 1936 | -- |
Bills of Exchange Act 1958 | 10, 1958 | 12 May 1958 | 9 June 1958 | -- |
Bills of Exchange Act 1971 | 4, 1971 | 12 Mar 1971 | 1 May 1971 ( see Gazette 1971, p. 2490) | -- |
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 | 216,1973 | 19 Dec 1973 | 31 Dec 1973 | |
146, 1986 | 11 Dec 1986 | 1 July 1987 ( see s. 2 and Gazette 1987, No. S131) | ||
136, 1991 | 12 Sept 1991 | Schedule: 10 Oct 1991 | S. 3(2) | |
76, 1998 | 2 July 1998 | Schedule 3: 1 Dec 1998 ( see Gazette 1998, No. S371) | -- | |
73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Schedule 1 (items 12-14): Royal Assent | -- | |
46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Schedule 2 (item 2 92 ) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 | Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [ see Table A] |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part I |
|
S. 3 .................... | rs. No. 4, 1971 |
| rep. No. 216, 1973 |
S. 4 .................... | am. No. 216, 1973 |
S. 6 .................... | am. No. 146, 1986; No. 76, 1998 |
Part II |
|
Division 1 |
|
S. 8 .................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 10 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 13 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 14 ................... | am. No. 146, 1986 |
S. 19 ................... | am. No. 136, 1991 ; No. 46, 2011 |
S. 20 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 22 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 25 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 26 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 2 |
|
S. 27 ................... | am. No. 216, 1973 |
S. 28 ................... | am. No. 216, 1973; No. 73, 2008 |
S. 30 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 31 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 3 |
|
S. 32 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 33 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 34 ................... | am. No. 24, 1912 ; No. 73, 2008 |
Division 4 |
|
S. 36 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 37 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 39 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 4 0 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 43 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 5 |
|
S. 45 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 47 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 50 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 51 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 54 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 55 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 56 ................... | am. No. 146, 1986 ; No. 73, 2008 |
S. 57 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 6 |
|
S. 59 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 60 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 61 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 62 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 63 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 7 |
|
S. 64 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 66 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 69 ................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 8 |
|
S. 71 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 7 3 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 9 |
|
S. 74 ................... | rs. No. 146, 1986 |
Division 10 |
|
S. 76 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 11 |
|
S. 77A .................. | ad. No. 74, 1936 |
Part III |
|
Division 1 |
|
S. 79 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 81 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Division 2 |
|
S. 83 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 85 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
am. No. 73, 2008 | |
S. 87 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 88 ................... | rep. No. 4, 1971 |
S. 88A .................. | ad. No. 61, 1932 |
Division 3 |
|
Div. 3 of Part III ............ | ad. No. 4, 1971 |
S. 88B .................. | ad. No. 4, 1971 |
| am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 88 C .................. | ad. No. 4, 1971 |
| am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 88 D .................. | ad. No. 4, 1971 |
| am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 88E .................. | ad. No. 4, 1971 |
| am. No. 73, 2008 |
Part IV |
|
S. 92 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 94 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
Part V |
|
S. 97 ................... | am. No. 73, 2008 |
S. 98 ................... | am. No. 10, 1958; No. 216, 1973 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor - General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and r epeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.