Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions - Covenants implied in instruments

208: Implied covenants requiring persons to give effect to instruments

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"Promises to make a property agreement work"

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When you create, transfer, or charge a property under the Land Transfer Act 2017, you make promises to the other person involved. You promise to do what is needed to make the agreement work. You also promise to sign any other documents the other person needs to own the property, if they ask and pay for it, as seen in s 154.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions: Covenants implied in instruments

208Implied covenants requiring persons to give effect to instruments

  1. The covenants referred to in subsection (2) are implied in every instrument used to create, transfer, or charge an estate or interest under this Act on the part of the person creating, transferring, or charging the estate or interest under the instrument (person A) with the person deriving the estate or interest under the instrument (person B).

  2. The covenants are that person A will, before or after registration of the instrument,—

  3. do everything necessary to give effect to the terms, conditions, and other covenants stated or implied in the instrument; and
    1. on request by person B and at person B's cost, execute any instruments necessary for person B to acquire the estate or interest.
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