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Part 2Land title and registration
Land title register: Instruments

34Certification and lodging of paper instruments

  1. A paper instrument that creates, transfers, or otherwise affects an estate or interest in land under the provisions of this Act may be lodged only if it is certified by—

  2. the party to the instrument who is specified by regulations for that class of instrument; or
    1. a practitioner who acts for that party.

      1. A paper instrument is certified by being certified—

      2. as to each matter prescribed for that class of instrument; and
        1. in the prescribed form (if any).

          1. A paper instrument must be lodged by posting the instrument to a land registry office designated for that purpose by the Registrar.

          2. The Registrar must give notice of the address of the designated land registry office—

          3. in the Gazette; and
            1. in any other way the Registrar considers appropriate (for example, on an Internet site maintained by the department).

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