Retirement Villages Act 2003

Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules - Memorials

21: Memorial on records of title of retirement villages

You could also call this:

"Noting retirement village details on land records"

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When a retirement village is registered, the Registrar tells the Registrar-General of Land. You need to know that the Registrar-General of Land is in charge of keeping records of land ownership. The Registrar also tells the Registrar-General of Land if there are any changes to the village. The Registrar-General of Land gets a description of the land and a copy of any consent to register the village. They also get the address of anyone with a security interest in the land. The Registrar-General of Land notes on the record of title that the land is subject to the Retirement Villages Act 2003, which means residents' rights come first. They must tell anyone with a security interest that this note has been added to the record of title.

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20: Further requirements as to registration and keeping registers, or

"Rules for registering and keeping records in retirement villages"

22: Effect of memorial, or

"What happens when a memorial is registered for a retirement village"

Part 2Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules
Memorials

21Memorial on records of title of retirement villages

The Registrar must notify the Registrar-General of Land of the registration of a retirement village, and of any change to the property, building, or premises comprising the retirement village notified to the Registrar in accordance with section 13 or section 17.
The notification must contain a description of the land that comprises the retirement village and identifies the particular records of title required to be noted under subsection (3), a copy of any written consent to registration of the village lodged with the Registrar under section 12(1)(c), and the address of the holder of any security interest that is registered against the title.
The Registrar-General of Land must note on every record of title relating to a registered retirement village the words Subject to section 22 of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 (which provides priority for the rights of residents ahead of the rights of holders of security interests).
The Registrar-General of Land must, when the memorial referred to in subsection (3) is noted, give notice of the memorial to the holder of any security interest registered against the record of title.

Notes

Section 21 heading: amended, on 12 November 2018, by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).
Section 21(2): amended, on 12 November 2018, by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).
Section 21(3): amended, on 12 November 2018, by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).
Section 21(4): amended, on 12 November 2018, by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).