Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Transfer of Land Act 1958 - SECT 44C

Agents for lodging electronic instruments must be eligible persons

44C. Agents for lodging electronic instruments must be eligible persons



(1) A person (the agent) must not lodge an electronic instrument for
registration under this Act on behalf of any person (the principal) unless-

   (a)  the agent is an eligible person; and

   (b)  the principal has authorised the agent by instrument in writing signed
        by the principal to execute the electronic instrument and lodge it for
        registration on the principal's behalf.





(2) For the purposes of this section an eligible person is-

   (a)  a legal practitioner; or





   (b)  a person who holds insurance of a kind and amount acceptable to the
        Registrar; or

   (c)  a person who complies with any other eligibility requirements
        determined by the Registrar.

(3) The Registrar may at any time require evidence of a person's eligibility
or authority to act as agent under subsection (1).

(4) The Registrar may from time to time publish details of-

   (a)  the kinds and amounts of insurance that are acceptable for the
        purposes of this section;

   (b)  the criteria for a person to be an eligible person under subsection
        (2)(c).