Property Law Act 1969. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 1969 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Abandoned land/unoccupied land Agricultural land Cadastre/land registration Common property Contract/agreement Drainage/land reclamation Land valuation Lease Ownership Private land Property rights Right of use Servitude Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Act is organised in 16 Parts and 4 Schedules. Part 2 concerns deeds and other instruments providing rules concerning formalities of dedds, description, and construction of expressions used in deeds. Part 3 contains general rules affecting property, Part 4 concerns conveyances and other instruments such as Lands lie in grant. The Part continues establishing that conveyances to be by deed, lists instruments required to be in writing, etc. Part 5 is on covenants. Part 6 concerns mortgages. Part 6 encompasses leases and tenancies. Part 8 describes and regulates power of attorney. Part 9 regulates voidable dispositions. Part 10 is on powers of appointment. Part 11 lays down discipline on perpetuities and accumulations. Part 12 is on successions. Part 13 concerns easements, encroachments and mistake. Part 14 provides for partition of land and division of chattels. Part 15 encompasses apportionment. Full text English Website www.legislation.wa.gov.au