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Public Works Act 1981

Gazetting, revocation, amendment, and registration of documents

58: Proclamation or declaration not registrable to be lodged with Chief Surveyor

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“Send unregistered land documents to Chief Surveyor for record-keeping”

If the government takes, buys, or sets aside some land that isn’t covered by the Land Transfer Act 2017, and can’t be registered under the Deeds Registration Act 1908, the Minister must do something special. They need to send a copy of the official document (called a Proclamation or declaration) to the Chief Surveyor’s office. The Chief Surveyor then has to mark this land on the right maps and records for that area. This is done to make sure the land isn’t accidentally used for something else that doesn’t match what the official document says.

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Part 4 Gazetting, revocation, amendment, and registration of documents

58Proclamation or declaration not registrable to be lodged with Chief Surveyor

  1. In the case of a Proclamation or declaration taking, acquiring, or setting apart any land which is not subject to the Land Transfer Act 2017, and dealings with which are not registrable under the Deeds Registration Act 1908, the Minister shall cause a copy of it to be lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor, and the Chief Surveyor shall cause the land included in the Proclamation or declaration to be shown upon the proper plans and records of the district affected by the Proclamation or declaration in such manner as to prevent the land being disposed of in any manner at variance with the Proclamation or declaration.

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  • 1928 No 21 s 29
Notes
  • Section 58: amended, on , by section 250 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30).