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Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions - Powers of attorney

212: Deposit of power of attorney

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"What you need to do when giving someone power to act for you in land deals"

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You need to deposit a power of attorney with the Registrar before registering a paper instrument. This is if the power of attorney is used to execute the instrument. You can also deposit a power of attorney if an attorney is lodging an electronic instrument under this Act. You can deposit a power of attorney with the Registrar when an attorney does something under the power of attorney. A power of attorney includes a duplicate or certified copy of it. The Registrar needs to have the power of attorney before certain things can happen. If you want to compare this with something similar, you can look at s 151. This is something you can refer to for more information. It is related to the deposit of a power of attorney.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions: Powers of attorney

212Deposit of power of attorney

  1. A power of attorney under which a paper instrument is executed must be deposited with the Registrar before the instrument is registered.

  2. A power of attorney may be deposited with the Registrar where an attorney authorises the lodging of an electronic instrument or does any other act under this Act under the power of attorney.

  3. In this section, power of attorney includes a duplicate or certified copy of a power of attorney.

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