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Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Title to land - Alteration of register in cases of manifest injustice

56: Court must not make order if estate or interest transferred to third person

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"Court can't make order if you've given your property to someone else"

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If you are person B and you have transferred your estate or interest to someone else, the court cannot make a certain order. This is because the court is considering an order under section 55. The court will not make this order if the person you transferred to is acting in good faith.

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56Court must not make order if estate or interest transferred to third person

  1. The court must not make an order under section 55 if person B has transferred the estate or interest to a third person, that third person acting in good faith.