NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 No. 68 - SECT 16 16 Amendment of s 284 (Entitlement to search a register)
NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 No. 68 - SECT 16
16 Amendment of s 284 (Entitlement to search a register)(1) Section 284(1), from 'When' to 'may'--
omit, insert--
'A person may, on payment of the fee prescribed under a regulation'.
(2) Section 284--
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'(3) A search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, an office of the land registry during office hours on a day the land registry is open for business.
'(4) Also, a search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, the website of an entity engaged by the chief executive for the purpose of allowing persons to search the land registry or obtain copies of particulars, documents or other information kept in the registry.
'(5) The chief executive may allow a person to carry out a search under subsection (1)(a) for--
(a) only part of the particulars recorded about a lease, licence, permit or reserve; or
(b) only part of a document lodged or deposited in the land registry; or
(c) only part of the information about a document lodged or deposited in the land registry.
'(6) The chief executive may enter into an agreement with another department allowing the department to carry out a search, or obtain a copy, under this section without payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (1).
'(7) However, the chief executive may enter into an agreement under subsection (6) only if the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the information obtained from the search or the copy will not be--
(a) used for a commercial purpose, including, for example, the marketing or sale of the information or other information; or
(b) included in another database of information, in any form, other than with approval from the chief executive.'.