Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Part V of the TLA
does not apply to or in relation to this section.
(2) The Minister may
lodge with the Registrar, and direct the Registrar to record against the
relevant certificate of Crown land title, a caveat on behalf of —
(a) the
State; or
(b) any
person who is a minor, is suffering from a mental disorder or mental illness,
or is an intellectually handicapped person, within the meaning of the Mental
Health Act 1962 6 , is absent from the State or is otherwise under
a disability,
to forbid absolutely
the registration of —
(c) any
transfer in fee simple of, or any disposal of an interest in, or other dealing
with, Crown land in which the State claims, or that person appears to have a
claim to, an interest; or
(d) any
grant of or entry into, or other dealing with, an interest in Crown
land —
(i)
in any case in which it appears that an error has been
made by misdescription or otherwise in any order or other instrument; or
(ii)
for the purpose of preventing any fraud or improper
dealing.
(3) The Minister
may —
(a)
lodge with the Registrar a caveat on behalf of the State or a person to
protect an interest in Crown land and direct the Registrar to endorse a
memorandum of the caveat on the Register accordingly; or
(b)
direct the Registrar to remove, wholly or in part, a caveat lodged under this
subsection and amend or delete the relevant memorandum accordingly.
(4) The Registrar must
comply with a direction given under subsection (2) or (3).