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Land Transfer Act 2017

Dealings in estates and interests in land - Transfers, transmissions, and vesting - Vesting

89: Vesting of land by court order

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"How a court order can give someone ownership of land"

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You can lodge a sealed copy of a court order with the Registrar to register an estate or interest in land. The Registrar must then register this order. When the order is registered, the estate or interest is given to the person named in the order, following the terms and conditions stated in the order, as seen in similar legislation such as s 99.

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Part 3Dealings in estates and interests in land
Transfers, transmissions, and vesting: Vesting

89Vesting of land by court order

  1. A sealed copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction that vests an estate or interest in land in a person may be lodged for registration under this Act.

  2. The Registrar must register the order.

  3. On registration of the order, the estate or interest vests in the person named in the order on the terms and conditions stated in the order.

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