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Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions - Notice to Registrar of proceedings

217: Notice to Registrar of proceedings

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"Telling the Registrar about court cases related to land"

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You need to tell the Registrar about any court case related to the Land Transfer Act 2017. The Registrar can join the case and give their opinion on any issues. The Registrar is like any other party in the case, but the court will not usually ask them to pay costs unless something special happens.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions: Notice to Registrar of proceedings

217Notice to Registrar of proceedings

  1. A plaintiff must serve notice on the Registrar of any proceeding under this Act to which the Registrar is not otherwise a party.

  2. The Registrar may intervene in, and contest and argue any question arising in, the proceeding.

  3. The Registrar is to be taken to be a party to the proceedings with all the rights, duties, and liabilities of a party, except that the court must not make an order for costs against the Registrar unless there are special circumstances that in the opinion of the court make it appropriate to do so.