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Land Transfer Act 2017

Dealings in estates and interests in land - Caveats - Registrar's caveats

149: Registrar may lodge caveat

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"Registrar can protect you from unfair land deals"

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The Registrar can lodge a Registrar's caveat to stop a dealing with land that may hurt you if you are a minor. The Registrar can also lodge a caveat if you cannot manage your affairs or if there is a mistake with the land description on the record of title. The Registrar can lodge a caveat if someone is trying to cheat or act improperly against you. The Registrar's caveat is different and some rules, like those in sections 138 to 148, do not apply to it. You can find more information about this by looking at s 211(d).

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Part 3Dealings in estates and interests in land
Caveats: Registrar's caveats

149Registrar may lodge caveat

  1. The Registrar may lodge a caveat (the Registrar's caveat) for the purpose of preventing a dealing with an estate or interest in land that may prejudice—

  2. a minor:
    1. a person who the Registrar is satisfied is not capable of managing his or her affairs in relation to the estate or interest:
      1. a person on account of a misdescription of the land or the estate or interest in the land on the record of title:
        1. a person through fraud or improper conduct.

          1. Sections 138 to 148 do not apply to a Registrar's caveat.

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