TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1893 - SECT 81ZA
TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1893 - SECT 81ZA
81ZA . Procedure for registering interests for which no certificate of Crown land title or qualified certificate of Crown land title exists
(1) Subject to
section 20(2) of the Land Administration Act 1997 , a person claiming an
interest in a parcel of Crown land in respect of which —
(a) no
certificate of Crown land title has been created and registered; and
(b) no
qualified certificate of Crown land title exists,
may lodge with the
Registrar for registration or recording a dealing evidencing, or a caveat
claiming, that interest.
(2) On receiving a
dealing or caveat lodged with him under subsection (1), the Registrar shall
refer that dealing or caveat to the Minister for Lands.
(3) When a dealing or
caveat is referred to him under subsection (2), the Minister for Lands shall
—
(a) if
he is satisfied that any interests in, or caveats or dealings in respect of,
the relevant parcel of Crown land are clearly identified and that there is, in
the case of 2 or more such interests or caveats, no dispute concerning the
respective priorities of those interests or caveats, apply to the Registrar
for the creation and registration of a certificate of Crown land title; or
(b) if
he is not so satisfied, apply to the Registrar for the creation and
registration of a qualified certificate of Crown land title,
in respect of that
parcel.
[Section 81ZA inserted: No. 31 of 1997 s. 104(1).]