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Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Land title register - Access to register

40: Access to register

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"Getting a copy of something from the land register"

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You can ask the Registrar for a copy of something in the register. You must pay a fee for this. The Registrar can give you a copy of an instrument or a record of title. You can ask for a certified copy if you need one. The Registrar can give you a copy in electronic form if the chief executive says it is okay. There are some rules that can stop you getting a copy. These rules are in section 41, Part 9 of the Family Violence Act 2018, and the Public Records Act 2005. The Registrar must follow these rules when giving you a copy.

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Part 2Land title and registration
Land title register: Access to register

40Access to register

  1. The Registrar must, on request and on payment of the prescribed fee or charge,—

  2. provide a person with a copy of an instrument registered or noted in the register or that forms part of the register:
    1. provide a person with a copy of a record of title.

      1. If the person requires the copy of the instrument or record of title to be a certified copy, the Registrar must provide a certified copy.

      2. The copies referred to in subsection (1) may be provided in electronic form if the chief executive so determines.

      3. A determination under subsection (3) may be made subject to specified conditions.

      4. This section is subject to—

      5. section 41, Part 9 of the Family Violence Act 2018, and any other enactment under which information may be withheld; and
        1. the Public Records Act 2005.

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          • Section 40(5)(a): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).