Under section 32 of the Sale of Land Act 1962 (Vic) (SLA), a vendor of land must give to the purchaser before the contract is signed a statement signed by the vendor that includes certain prescribed information about the land sold. This is known as a “Vendor’s Statement” or a “Section 32” Statement.
Where a vendor supplies false or incorrect information to the purchaser in the Section 32 Statement, fails to provide all the information required to be supplied or fails to provide the Section 32 Statement to the purchaser prior to the contract being signed, the purchaser may seek to terminate the contract at any time before settlement. A purchaser may also have remedies against the vendor under the Australian Consumer Law. There may be an exception for an honest and reasonable mistake, but this may involve delay and costs associated with legal proceedings.
The Section 32 Statement is required to comply with section 32 of the SLA at the time the contract is entered into, not just at the time it is prepared. It is therefore important that you review the Section 32 Statement just prior to the signing of a contract by a purchaser to ensure it is current and accurate at that time. If it is not, or if you are unsure, you should advise us in writing and/or instruct us in writing to update it prior to signing.
The Section 32 Statement we prepare on your behalf for the sale of your property will be based on the information you provide, which we will assume are correct. If any of your answers are incorrect, the purchaser may seek to terminate the contract at any time before settlement.
根據《1962年土地買賣法》（維多利亞州）第32條（SLA），土地賣方在簽署合約前，必須向買方提供一份由賣方簽署的聲明，內容包含關於出售土地的特定法定資訊。此聲明稱為「賣方聲明」或「第32條聲明（Section 32 Statement）」。
若賣方在第32條聲明中提供虛假或錯誤資訊、未提供所有法定要求的資訊，或未在合約簽署前提供該聲明，買方可在結算前隨時選擇終止合約。買方亦可依據《澳洲消費者法》對賣方提出申訴。雖然對於誠實且合理的錯誤可能有例外，但這可能導致訴訟延誤及額外費用。
第32條聲明必須在買賣合約簽訂時符合SLA第32條的規定，而非僅在準備文件時。因此，您應在買方簽署合約前再次審閱該聲明，以確保其內容在當時仍然正確與最新。如有任何不符或疑問，請以書面通知我們，並／或指示我們在簽署前更新該聲明。
我們代表您準備的第32條聲明將依據您所提供的資訊製作，並假設該等資訊正確無誤。如有任何錯誤，買方可在結算前隨時尋求終止合約。
