View source for Partition of land: Property law and partition legislation

'''Queensland:'''
The court may, on the application of one or more ‘co-owners’, appoint 
trustees of the property on a statutory trust for sale or on a statutory trust for partition, and vest the property in the trustees so appointed.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pla1974179/s38.html


'''New South Wales:'''
The court may, on the application of one or more ‘co-owners’, appoint trustees of the property on a statutory trust for sale or on a statutory trust for partition, and vest the property in the trustees so appointed.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca1919141/s66g.html


'''Northern Territory:'''
The court may, on the application of one or more ‘co-owners’, appoint trustees of the property on a statutory trust for sale or on a statutory trust for partition, and vest the property in the trustees so appointed.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_act/lopa198/s40.html


'''South Australia:'''
Proceedings for partition may be brought by application and then Court may order partition or sale instead of partition of land/ property. 
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/lopa1936198/s69.html


'''Tasmania:'''
In partition action Court may order sale instead of division
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/pa1869134/s3.html


'''Victoria:'''
Applications by co-owners of land for sale or physical division of land under Part IV of Property Law Act 1958 (Vic) can be to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), which has wide powers to make any order it thinks fit to ensure that a just and fair sale or division of land occurs.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/pla1958179/s228.html


'''Western Australia:'''
In action for partition Court may direct land to be sold
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/pla1969179/s126.html


'''ACT:'''
Proceedings for partition may be brought by application and then Court may order partition of land held in co-ownership.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/cla2006229/s243.html


'''2009 Draft Uniform Legislation:'''
The model legislation should not  include a provision to deal with partition of land.