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TRANSFER OF LAND AMENDMENT BILL 2001

                        Western Australia


       Transfer of Land Amendment Bill 2001

                          CONTENTS

1.       Short title                           1
2.       Commencement                          2
3.       The Act amended                       2
4.       Section 4 amended                     2
5.       Section 6 amended                     3
6.       Section 9 amended                     4
7.       Section 10 amended                    5
8.       Section 14 inserted                   5
9.       Section 20 amended                    5
10 .     Section 27 amended                    6
11 .     Section 28 amended                    6
12 .     Section 29 amended                    6
13 .     Section 48 amended                    7
14 .     Section 48A amended                   8
15 .     Section 48B amended                   9
16 .     Section 49 amended                   10
17 .     Section 50 amended                   10
18 .     Section 52 amended                   10
19 .     Section 55 amended                   11
20 .     Section 57 amended                   11
21 .     Section 63A amended                  11
22 .     Section 64 amended                   12
23 .     Section 72 amended                   12
24 .     Section 74 amended                   12
25 .     Section 74A amended                  13
26 .     Section 74B amended                  13
27 .     Section 75 amended                   14
28 .     Section 78 amended                   15
29 .     Section 81Q amended                  16
30 .     Section 82 amended                   16


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   31 .    Section 86 amended          16
   32 .    Section 87 replaced         17
   33 .    Section 98 amended          18
   34 .    Section 100 replaced        18
   35 .    Section 101 repealed        19
   36 .    Section 102 amended         19
   37 .    Section 104 amended         20
   38 .    Section 105A amended        21
   39 .    Section 123 amended         21
   40 .    Section 125 amended         22
   41 .    Section 126 amended         22
   42 .    Section 136 amended         23
   43 .    Section 136A amended        23
   44 .    Section 136C amended        24
   45 .    Section 136D amended        24
   46 .    Section 138 amended         24
   47 .    Section 151 amended         24
   48 .    Section 155 amended         25
   49 .    Section 156 amended         25
   50 .    Section 159 amended         25
   51 .    Section 160 amended         26
   52 .    Section 163 amended         26
   53 .    Section 165 amended         26
   54 .    Section 166 amended         27
   55 .    Section 166A amended        27
   56 .    Section 166C inserted       27
   57 .    Section 167 amended         31
   58 .    Section 168 amended         31
   59 .    Section 169 amended         31
   60 .    Part IX heading replaced    32
   61 .    Section 170 amended         32
   62 .    Section 171 amended         32
   63 .    Section 172 amended         33
   64 .    Section 174 replaced        33
   65 .    Section 175 amended         34
   66 .    Section 177 amended         34
   67 .    Section 178 replaced        35
   68 .    Section 179 repealed        36
   69 .    Section 182 amended         36
   70 .    Section 184 amended         37

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71 .   Section 185 amended                                    37
72 .   Section 188 amended                                    38
73 .   Section 189 amended                                    38
74 .   Section 192 amended                                    39
75 .   Section 206 amended                                    39
76 .   Section 226 repealed                                   40
77 .   Section 227 amended                                    40
78 .   Section 229B amended                                   40
79 .   Section 231 amended                                    41
80 .   Section 239 replaced                                   41
81 .   Section 239A amended                                   43
82 .   Section 239B inserted                                  43
83 .   Schedule 9A amended                                    44
84 .   Twenty-fourth Schedule amended                         44
85 .   Consequential amendments to the Evidence Act 1906      46




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                      LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

              (As amended during consideration in detail)



      Transfer of Land Amendment Bill 2001


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Transfer of Land Act 1893 and to
consequentially amend the Evidence Act 1906.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:


1.      Short title
        This Act may be cited as the Transfer of Land Amendment
        Act 2001.




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     2.         Commencement
          (1)   This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
          (2)   Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for different
                provisions.

5    3.         The Act amended
                The amendments in this Act, except in section 85, are to
                the Transfer of Land Act 1893*.
                [* Reprinted as at 9 February 2001
                   For subsequent amendments see Act No. 10 of 2001.]

10   4.         Section 4 amended
                Section 4(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) after the definition of "Department" by inserting the
                       following definition --
                "
15                        "Digital title" means a certificate of title in a medium
                              in which the data comprising the certificate is
                              stored and retrieved by digital means.
                                                                                     ";
                    (b)    in the definition of "Endorsed" by deleting "the margin
20                         or at the foot of ";
                    (c)    after the definition of "Grantor" by inserting the
                           following definition --
                "
                          "Graphic" includes --
25                           (a) a sketch plan in the possession of the
                                  Registrar;
                             (b) a plan or diagram lodged or deposited under
                                  this Act;


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                              (c) a plan of survey of Crown land,
                              in such medium for the storage and retrieval of
                              information or combination of such media as the
                              Registrar approves.
5                                                                                    ";
                    (d)    in the definition of "Ministerial order" by inserting after
                           "means" --
                           " an ";
                    (e)    after the definition of "Ministerial order" by inserting
10                         the following definition --
                "
                          "Paper title" means a certificate of title in a paper
                             medium.
                                                                                        ";
15                  (f)    after the definition of "Register" by inserting the
                           following definition --
                "
                          "Relevant graphic", in relation to a certificate of title,
                              means a graphic endorsed on, annexed to, referred
20                            to in or otherwise linked or connected to, the
                              certificate of title.
                                                                                        ".
     5.         Section 6 amended
          (1)   Section 6(1) is amended by deleting "a person to be" and
25              inserting instead --
                " one or more persons to be a          ".
          (2)   Section 6(3) is amended by deleting "the Deputy
                Commissioner" and inserting instead --
                "
30                        a Deputy Commissioner nominated in writing by the
                          Commissioner
                                                                                        ".

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          (3)       Section 6(4) is amended by deleting "The" and inserting
                    instead --
                    "     A ".
          (4)       Section 6(5)(a) is amended by deleting "the Deputy" and
5                   inserting instead --
                    "     a Deputy     ".
          (5)       Section 6(7) is amended by deleting "the" and inserting
                    instead --
                    "     a ".
10        (6)       Section 6(8) is amended by deleting "The" and inserting
                    instead --
                    "     A ".

     6.             Section 9 amended
          (1)       Section 9 is amended as follows:
15                      (a)    by inserting before "All" the subsection
                               designation "(1)";
                        (b)    by deleting "the Deputy Commissioner of Titles
                               (hereinafter called the Deputy Commissioner)" and
                               inserting instead --
20                             " any Deputy Commissioner ".
          (2)       At the end of section 9 the following subsection is inserted --
                "
                    (2)       Nothing in this section or section 10 limits the
                              operation of section 55 or 56 of the Evidence Act 1906.
25                                                                                      ".




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     7.           Section 10 amended
          (1)     Section 10(2) is amended by inserting after "seal" --
                  "
                        , other than copies or print-outs of documents provided
5                       under section 239(3),
                                                                                     ".
          (2)     Section 10(3) is amended by deleting "all courts" and inserting
                  instead --
                  "
10                      any court or person having by law or by consent of
                        parties authority to receive evidence
                                                                                     ".
          (3)     Section 10(5) is repealed.
     8.           Section 14 inserted
15                After section 13 the following section is inserted --
     "
            14.         Digital signatures, entries etc. in parts of the
                        Register or in graphics that are in digital medium
                        If the Registrar is required or authorised under this Act
20                      to write on, sign, note, mark, record, initial, make an
                        entry or statement on or endorse any part of the
                        Register or any graphic that is in a digital medium the
                        Registrar may do so by digital means.
                                                                                     ".
25   9.           Section 20 amended
                  Section 20 is amended by deleting "; nor a married woman
                  unless her husband shall consent thereto and the application shall
                  be acknowledged by her in the manner hereinafter mentioned as
                  to the acknowledgment of instruments (except she shall be
30                entitled to the land for her separate use or has a power to appoint
                  the same)".

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     10.      Section 27 amended
              Section 27 is amended as follows:
                  (a)    by inserting after "a certificate" --
              "
5                       or for the amendment or replacement of a relevant
                        graphic
                                                                                    ";
                  (b)    by inserting after "certificate of title" --
                         " or relevant graphic ".

10   11.      Section 28 amended
              Section 28 is amended as follows:
                (a) by inserting after "amended certificate" --
              "
                        or for the amendment or replacement of a relevant
15                      graphic
                                                                                    ";
                  (b)    by deleting "title of " and inserting instead --
                         " title or relevant graphic of ";
                  (c)    by deleting "title." and inserting instead --
20            "
                        title and to amend or replace, if necessary, any relevant
                        graphic.
                                                                                    ".

     12.      Section 29 amended
25            Section 29 is amended as follows:
                (a) by inserting after "title" --
                     " or on any relevant graphic          ";




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                         (b)    by inserting after "amended certificate" --
                     "
                               or for the amendment or replacement of a relevant
                               graphic
5                                                                                       ";
                         (c)    by deleting "of such allotment or portion." and inserting
                                instead --
                     "
                               of title and to amend or replace, if necessary, any
10                             relevant graphic.
                                                                                           ".
     13.             Section 48 amended
           (1)       Section 48(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
15               "
                     (1)       The Registrar shall cause to be maintained for the
                               purposes of this Act a Register comprising --
                                 (a) all registered certificates of title;
                                (b) in relation to land that is the subject of a digital
20                                    title, a record of the endorsements of the
                                      particulars of all dealings and matters referred
                                      to in section 48A(2) or 81P, as is relevant to the
                                      case, that used to affect, but do not currently
                                      affect, the land; and
25                               (c) in relation to land that is the subject of a paper
                                      title, a record of the entries of recovery of
                                      possession and of surrender made under
                                      section 102 in relation to a sublease of the land.
                                                                                           ".




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           (2)        After section 48(4) the following subsections are inserted --
                 "
                      (5)     If under subsection (3) a new record is prepared or a
                              record is completed, the Registrar shall ensure the
5                             following are entered in the Register --
                                (a) the date that the new record was prepared or the
                                      record was completed; and
                                (b) such information as will enable the history of
                                      the record to be traced.
10                    (6)     The Registrar may at any time cause a record of
                              information in the Register that is in one medium or a
                              combination of media to be converted to another
                              medium or combination of media with such advice to
                              persons affected by the conversion as the Registrar
15                            considers appropriate.
                                                                                           ".

     14.              Section 48A amended
           (1)        Section 48A(1) is amended by deleting "Each" and inserting
                      instead --
20                    "     Subject to subsection (1a), each   ".
           (2)        After section 48A(1) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (1a)     The following may, with the approval of the Registrar,
                              be endorsed on, annexed to, referred to in or otherwise
25                            linked or connected to, a certificate of title, but do not
                              form part of the certificate of title --
                                (a) information about the land that is the subject of
                                      the certificate, not being information about the
                                      title of the land or particulars that are required
30                                    to be endorsed on the certificate under
                                      subsection (2);

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                       (b)   a graphic of the extent or location of --
                                (i) the land that is the subject of the
                                    certificate;
                               (ii) an easement affecting the whole or part
5                                   of the land;
                              (iii) a restrictive covenant affecting the
                                    whole or part of the land; or
                              (iv) a positive covenant, as defined in the
                                    Land Administration Act 1997, affecting
10                                  the whole or part of the land.
                                                                                   ".

     15.       Section 48B amended
               Section 48B(3) is repealed and the following subsections are
               inserted instead --
15         "
               (3)   Where a proprietor of land that is the subject of a
                     certificate of title has requested that a duplicate
                     certificate of title not be issued, the Registrar shall
                     endorse the certificate of title to that effect.
20             (4)   The Registrar may --
                      (a) on the request of a proprietor of land that is the
                           subject of a certificate of title; and
                      (b) on delivery to the Registrar of the duplicate
                           certificate of title for the land for retention,
25                         disposal or destruction,
                     cancel the duplicate certificate of title and the Registrar
                     shall endorse the certificate of title to that effect.
               (5)   Nothing in this section prevents the Registrar from
                     issuing a duplicate certificate of title on the request, in
30                   an approved form, of the person who, for the time
                     being, is the proprietor of the land for a duplicate


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                              certificate of title to be issued to that proprietor or to a
                              person named and authorised by that proprietor as the
                              person to whom the duplicate may be issued.
                                                                                             ".

5    16.              Section 49 amended
                      Section 49 is amended by deleting "upon the plan on the
                      certificate; and in any case in which it is inconvenient to draw
                      the plan in the margin of a certificate it may be drawn upon the
                      back thereof." and inserting instead --
10                    "     in a relevant graphic.   ".

     17.              Section 50 amended
                      Section 50 is amended by deleting "where the area of such
                      parcel is less than 4 000 square metres".

     18.              Section 52 amended
15         (1)        Section 52(1) is amended by deleting "title is" and inserting
                      instead --
                      " title, in the case of a paper title, is    ".
           (2)        After section 52(1) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
20                   (1a)     A certificate of title, in the case of a digital title, is
                              registered when --
                                (a) it has been allocated a reference number
                                      distinguishing it from all other certificates of
                                      title; and
25                              (b) it has been incorporated into the Registrar's
                                      digital database as a certificate of title.
                                                                                             ".




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     19.       Section 55 amended
               Section 55(1) is amended as follows:
                (a)    by deleting "in the Register" and inserting instead --
                       " on a certificate of title ";
5               (b)    by inserting after "grant" the following --
                       " or certificate of title ".

     20.       Section 57 amended
               Section 57 is amended as follows:
                 (a) after paragraph (a) by deleting "and";
10              (b) in paragraph (b) by inserting after "title" --
                      " , in the case of a paper title, ";
                 (c) after paragraph (b) by deleting the full stop and inserting
                      instead --
                       "
15                           ; and
                       (c)   in the case of a digital title, the Registrar shall
                             cancel the duplicate certificate of title (if any)
                             and may issue a new edition of the duplicate
                             certificate of title in accordance with
20                           section 74B(2).
                                                                                     ".

     21.       Section 63A amended
               Section 63A(2) is repealed and the following subsection is
               inserted instead --
25         "
               (2)    The statement or entry shall --
                       (a) contain a non-diagrammatic description of the
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                         (b)   refer to the instrument creating the easement if
                               that instrument is deposited with the
                               Department;
                         (c)   refer to any other record of information in the
5                              possession of the Registrar which gives a
                               non-diagrammatic description of the extent or
                               location of the easement; or
                         (d)   refer to a relevant graphic of the extent or
                               location of the easement.
10                                                                                    ".

     22.         Section 64 amended
                 Section 64 is amended by deleting "or any duplicate thereof ".

     23.         Section 72 amended
                 Section 72 is amended by inserting after "certificate" in both
15               places in which it occurs --
                 " of title    ".

     24.         Section 74 amended
           (1)   Section 74 is amended by deleting "In every such case" and
                 inserting instead --
20               "
                       If the Registrar dispenses with the production of a
                       duplicate certificate of title in the case of a paper title,
                                                                                      ".
           (2)   Section 74 is amended by inserting after "entered." --
25               "
                       If the Registrar dispenses with the production of a
                       duplicate certificate of title (if any) in the case of a
                       digital title, the Registrar shall notify in the
                       memorandum in the Register that the duplicate
30                     certificate of title was not produced and such dealing

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                               shall be as valid and effectual as if such memorandum
                               had been entered.
                                                                                              ".

     25.             Section 74A amended
5          (1)       Section 74A is amended as follows:
                         (a)    by inserting before "Where" the subsection
                                designation "(1)";
                         (b)    by deleting "grant or certificate" and inserting instead --
                                " Crown grant or any certificate of title ";
10                       (c)    by deleting "original." and inserting instead --
                     "
                               original Crown grant or the previous certificate of title.
                                                                                              ".
           (2)       At the end of section 74A the following subsection is
15                   inserted --
                 "
                     (2)       If under subsection (1) a substitute certificate of title is
                               created, the Registrar shall ensure the following are
                               entered in the Register --
20                               (a) the date that the substitute certificate of title
                                       was created; and
                                 (b) such information as will enable the history of
                                       the creation of the certificate of title to be
                                       traced.
25                                                                                            ".

     26.             Section 74B amended
           (1)       Section 74B is amended by inserting before "Where" the
                     subsection designation "(1)".




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           (2)        At the end of section 74B the following subsection is
                      inserted --
                 "
                      (2)   If, in the case of a digital title --
5                              (a) a duplicate certificate of title has been issued
                                     and is later cancelled; and
                              (b) the cancelled duplicate certificate of title has
                                     been produced to the Registrar,
                            the Registrar may cause a new edition of the duplicate
10                          certificate of title to be issued to the proprietor of the
                            land that is the subject of the digital title or to a person
                            named and authorised by the proprietor as the person to
                            whom the duplicate may be issued.
                                                                                           ".

15   27.              Section 75 amended
           (1)        Section 75(1) is amended as follows:
                       (a) by inserting after "any duplicate certificate of title" --
                             " in the case of a paper title ";
                       (b) by inserting after "a certificate of title" --
20                           " or a Crown lease ";
                       (c) by inserting after "new certificate of title" in both places
                             where it occurs --
                             " or Crown lease ".
           (2)        Section 75(2) and (3) are repealed and the following subsections
25                    are inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1a)   In the event of any duplicate certificate of title in the
                            case of a digital title being lost or destroyed or
                            becoming so obliterated as to be useless, application
30                          may be made to the Commissioner for the issue of a
                            new edition of the duplicate certificate of title to

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                  replace the lost, destroyed or obliterated duplicate
                  certificate of title and the Commissioner may, upon
                  proof to his satisfaction of the loss or destruction or
                  obliteration of such duplicate certificate of title, direct
5                 the Registrar to issue a new edition of the duplicate
                  certificate of title.
            (2)   A duplicate certificate of title or Crown lease replaced
                  by a duplicate certificate of title or Crown lease under
                  subsection (1) and section 48B ceases to have effect on
10                the registration of the new certificate of title or Crown
                  lease under subsection (1).
            (3)   A duplicate certificate of title replaced by a duplicate
                  certificate of title under subsection (1a) ceases to have
                  effect on the issue of the new edition of the duplicate
15                certificate of title under that subsection.
           (3a)   If the duplicate certificate of title or Crown lease
                  replaced by a duplicate certificate of title or Crown
                  lease under subsection (1) and section 48B or under
                  subsection (1a) is found or recovered, the person who
20                finds or recovers the duplicate shall immediately lodge
                  it with the Registrar who shall endorse it to note that it
                  has ceased to have effect under subsection (2) or (3), as
                  is relevant to the case.
                                                                                  ".

25   28.    Section 78 amended
            Section 78 is amended as follows:
              (a) by deleting "rectifying or cancelling any certificate"
                   and inserting instead --
                   "
30                        amending or cancelling any certificate or its
                          duplicate
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                     (b)    by deleting "original";
                     (c)    by deleting "cancelled rectified" and inserting instead --
                            " , cancelled, amended ".

     29.         Section 81Q amended
5                After section 81Q(3) the following subsection is inserted --
             "
                 (4)       If a dealing is lodged in respect of --
                             (a) a Crown lease that is treated under
                                   section 81ZD(1) as if it were a lease registered
10                                 under this section; or
                             (b) a lease of Crown land (not being a Crown
                                   lease) that is treated under section 104(2) of the
                                   Acts Amendment (Land Administration)
                                   Act 1997 as if it were a lease registered under
15                                 this section,
                           the Registrar may make such endorsements as the
                           Registrar thinks fit on the original and duplicate lease
                           instrument.
                                                                                        ".

20   30.         Section 82 amended
                 Section 82(1) is amended by deleting "form; and a woman
                 entitled to any right or contingent right to dower in or out of any
                 freehold land shall be deemed a proprietor within the meaning
                 hereof." and inserting instead --
25               "     form.     ".

     31.         Section 86 amended
                 Section 86(1) is amended by deleting "original".




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     32.         Section 87 replaced
                 Section 87 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                 instead --
     "
5          87.         Total transfer by endorsement on paper title or by
                       entering transferee's name on digital title
                 (1)   If a transfer purports to transfer the whole of the land
                       mentioned in a paper title the Registrar may if he
                       thinks fit instead of cancelling the certificate of title
10                     under section 86 enter on the certificate of title and on
                       the duplicate certificate (if any) a memorandum of the
                       transfer and deliver the duplicate to the transferee or to
                       a person named and authorised by the transferee as the
                       person to whom the duplicate may be delivered.
15               (2)   If a transfer purports to transfer the whole of the land
                       mentioned in a digital title the Registrar may if he
                       thinks fit instead of cancelling the certificate of title
                       under section 86 --
                         (a) enter the name of the transferee as the new
20                              proprietor on the certificate of title;
                         (b) cancel the duplicate certificate of title (if any);
                                and
                         (c) issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                                of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
25               (3)   Every certificate with such memorandum or such
                       change shall be as effectual for the purpose of
                       evidencing title and for all other purposes of this Act as
                       if the old certificate had been cancelled and a new
                       certificate had been created and registered in the name
30                     of the transferee and such process in lieu of
                       cancellation may be repeated upon every transfer of the
                       whole of the land.
                                                                                     ".

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     33.        Section 98 amended
                Section 98 is amended by deleting "shall likewise endorse upon
                the duplicate" and inserting instead --
                "
5                     may likewise endorse on either or both the lease and
                      the duplicate lease
                                                                                  ".
     34.        Section 100 replaced
                Section 100 is repealed and the following section is inserted
10              instead --
     "
             100.     Registration of subleases
                (1)   A sublease is registered --
                        (a) in the case of a sublease of land that is the
15                             subject of a paper title, when a memorandum of
                               the sublease as described in section 56 has been
                               endorsed on the original lease; or
                        (b) in the case of a sublease of land that is the
                               subject of a digital title, when a memorandum
20                             of the sublease as described in section 56 has
                               been endorsed on the certificate of title,
                      and the person named in any sublease registered as the
                      sublessee shall be deemed to be the proprietor of the
                      sublease.
25              (2)   The Registrar shall endorse on the sublease a certificate
                      of the time at which the memorandum was endorsed
                      under subsection (1)(a) or (b) and shall authenticate
                      such certificate by signing his name on the certificate;
                      and such certificate shall be treated by any court or
30                    person having by law or by consent of parties authority
                      to receive evidence as conclusive evidence that such
                      sublease has been duly registered.
                                                                                  ".

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     35.   Section 101 repealed
           Section 101 is repealed.
     36.   Section 102 amended
           Section 102 is amended as follows:
5            (a) by inserting before "The" the subsection designation
                  "(1)";
            (b) by inserting before "If " the subsection designation
                  "(3)";
             (c) by deleting "leases to" and inserting instead --
10                " leases, ";
            (d) by deleting "a sublease be made on the sublease and on
                  the lease and not in the Register; and the memorandum
                  directed by the latter section to be endorsed on the
                  duplicate shall be written across the entry of such
15                sublease in the sublease register; and in case of a
                  surrender evidenced by a separate document such
                  document shall be annexed to the original sublease." and
                  inserting instead --
           "
20              the sublease of land that is the subject of --
                  (a) a paper title, be made on the sublease and on
                        the lease but not on the certificate of title and
                        the memorandum directed by section 98 to be
                        endorsed on either or both the lease and the
25                      duplicate lease (if any) shall be endorsed on
                        either or both the sublease and the duplicate
                        sublease (if any); and
                  (b) a digital title, be made on the certificate of title
                        and the memorandum directed by section 98 to
30                      be endorsed on either or both the lease or the
                        duplicate lease (if any) shall be endorsed on
                        either or both the sublease and the duplicate
                        sublease (if any).

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                  (2)   In the case of a surrender of a sublease evidenced by a
                        separate document such document shall be annexed to
                        the original sublease.
                                                                                      ".
5    37.          Section 104 amended
                  Section 104(1) is repealed and the following subsections are
                  inserted instead --
             "
                  (1)   In the case of a lease or sublease of land under this Act
10                      if it be proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioner
                        that the lessor or sub-lessor his assign or transferee has
                        re-entered upon the premises in strict conformity with
                        the provisions for re-entry contained in the lease or
                        sublease or under the power of section 93(2) where the
15                      lease or sublease is under this Act or that the lessee or
                        sublessee has abandoned the leased premises and the
                        lease and that the lessor or sublessor his assign or
                        transferee has thereupon re-entered upon and occupied
                        the said premises by himself or tenants undisturbed by
20                      the lessee or sublessee the Commissioner may, subject
                        to subsection (2), direct the Registrar --
                           (a) in the case of a lease, to make an entry of such
                                 re-entry on the certificate of title for the land
                                 that is the subject of the lease;
25                         (b) in the case of a sublease of land that is the
                                 subject of a digital title, to make an entry of
                                 such re-entry on that title; or
                           (c) in the case of a sublease of land that is the
                                 subject of a paper title, to make an entry of such
30                               re-entry on the sublease.
                 (1a)   The term for which the land was leased or subleased
                        shall, upon such entry being made, determine and may
                        be removed as an encumbrance from a certificate of
                        title but without prejudice to any action or cause of

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                     action which shall previously have been commenced or
                     have accrued in respect of any breach or
                     non-observance of any covenant expressed in the lease
                     or sublease or by this Act or any amendment thereof
5                    declared to be implied therein.
                                                                                 ".

     38.       Section 105A amended
               Section 105A(2) is repealed and the following subsection is
               inserted instead --
10         "
               (2)   Where an instrument of extension is presented to the
                     Registrar he shall enter a memorandum of it on the
                     certificate of title and the Registrar may also --
                       (a) in the case of a lease, enter a memorandum of it
15                            on the record of the lease held by the
                              Department; or
                       (b) in the case of a sublease of land that is the
                              subject of a paper title, enter a memorandum of
                              it on the sublease.
20                                                                               ".
     39.       Section 123 amended
               Section 123 is amended by deleting "and the Registrar shall
               make a corresponding entry on the duplicate grant or certificate
               of title (if any) when produced to him for that purpose." and
25             inserting instead --
               "
                     and if the land is the subject of --
                       (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
                              corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
30                            of title (if any) when produced to him for that
                              or any other purpose; or


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                         (b)   a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                               duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
                               issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                               of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
5                                                                                  ".

     40.         Section 125 amended
                 Section 125 is amended by deleting "and the Registrar shall
                 make the like entry on the duplicate certificate of title when
                 produced to him for that purpose." and inserting instead --
10               "
                       and if the land is the subject of --
                         (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
                                corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
                                of title (if any) when produced to him for that
15                              or any other purpose; or
                         (b) a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                                duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
                                issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                                of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
20                                                                                 ".

     41.         Section 126 amended
           (1)   Section 126(1) is amended by deleting "and the Registrar shall
                 make a corresponding entry on the duplicate grant or certificate
                 of title (if any) when produced to him for that purpose." and
25               inserting instead --
                 "
                       and if the land is the subject of --
                         (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
                                corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
30                              of title (if any) when produced to him for that
                                or any other purpose; or


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                        (b)   a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                              duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
                              issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                              of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
5                                                                                  ".
           (2)   Section 126(2) is amended by deleting "and the Registrar shall
                 make a corresponding entry on the duplicate grant or certificate
                 of title (if any) when produced to him for that purpose." and
                 inserting instead --
10               "
                       and if the land is the subject of --
                         (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
                                corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
                                of title (if any) when produced to him for that
15                              or any other purpose; or
                         (b) a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                                duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
                                issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                                of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
20                                                                                 ".
     42.         Section 136 amended
                 Section 136 is amended as follows:
                   (a) by deleting "originally";
                  (b) by deleting "or be annexed to" and inserting instead --
25               "
                       , annexed to, referred to in or otherwise linked or
                       connected to,
                                                                                   ".
     43.         Section 136A amended
30               Section 136A is amended by deleting "section 166 or 166A"
                 and inserting instead --
                 "   section 166(1), 166A(1) or 166C(2)(a)     ".

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     44.         Section 136C amended
           (1)   Section 136C(5) is amended by inserting after "to the plan" --
                 "    , or in both the plan and the instrument   ".
           (2)   Section 136C(6) is amended by inserting after "to the plan" --
5                "    , or in both the plan and the instrument   ".

     45.         Section 136D amended
           (1)   Section 136D(5) is amended by inserting after "to the plan" --
                 "    , or in both the plan and the instrument   ".
           (2)   Section 136D(6) is amended by inserting after "to the plan" --
10               "    , or in both the plan and the instrument   ".

     46.         Section 138 amended
                 Section 138 is amended as follows:
                   (a) by inserting after "any transfer" --
                 "
15                         (including a disposition statement accompanying an
                           application under section 166C)
                                                                                 ";
                     (b)    by deleting "think" and inserting instead --
                            " thinks ".

20   47.         Section 151 amended
                 Section 151 is amended by inserting after "title" --
                 " or on a relevant graphic       ".




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     48.   Section 155 amended
           Section 155 is amended by deleting "plan drawn on and referred
           to in" and inserting instead --
           "
5                    graphic endorsed on, annexed to, referred to in or
                     otherwise linked or connected to,
                                                                                  ".

     49.   Section 156 amended
           Section 156 is amended by inserting after "amended" --
10         " or to have a relevant graphic amended or replaced             ".

     50.   Section 159 amended
           Section 159 is amended as follows:
             (a) by inserting after "title" --
                  " or on any relevant graphic ";
15          (b) by inserting after "amended certificate" --
           "
                     or for the amendment or replacement of a relevant
                     graphic
                                                                                  ";
20             (c)    by deleting "thereof." and inserting instead --
           "
                     of title and to amend or replace, if necessary, any
                     relevant graphic.
                                                                                  ".




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     51.             Section 160 amended
                     Section 160 is amended as follows:
                         (a)    by inserting after "amended" --
                     "
5                              or for a relevant graphic to be amended or replaced
                                                                                          ";
                         (b)    by deleting "the last preceding section" and inserting
                                instead --
                                " section 159 ".

10   52.             Section 163 amended
           (1)       Section 163(1) is amended by deleting "an inspector" and
                     inserting instead --
                     " the inspector        ".
           (2)       Section 163(2) is repealed and the following subsection is
15                   inserted instead --
                 "
                     (2)       In subsection (1) --
                               "the inspector of plans and surveys" means the
                                    person who, for the purposes of section 18 of the
20                                  Licensed Surveyors Act 1909, is appointed by the
                                    Governor to approve plans of authorised surveys
                                    within the meaning of that Act.
                                                                                          ".

     53.             Section 165 amended
25                   Section 165 is amended by inserting after "amended" --
                     " or for a relevant graphic to be amended or replaced           ".




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     54.              Section 166 amended
           (1)        Section 166(3) is amended by deleting "subsection (5)" and
                      inserting instead --
                      "
5                           section 295 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous
                            Provisions) Act 1960
                                                                                        ".
           (2)        Section 166(5) is repealed.

     55.              Section 166A amended
10         (1)        After section 166A(1) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (1a)   A sketch plan referred to in subsection (1) shall comply
                            with the rules and regulations for the time being for the
                            guidance of surveyors when practising under this Act.
15                                                                                      ".
           (2)        Section 166A(2) is amended by deleting "subsection (4) and".
           (3)        Section 166A(4) is repealed.

     56.              Section 166C inserted
                      After section 166B the following section is inserted --
20   "
             166C.          Alternative application (using disposition
                            statements) for new certificates of title on
                            subdivision of land between existing owners
                      (1)   Notwithstanding section 166 but subject to
25                          subsections (5) and (6) where land under the operation
                            of this Act --
                              (a) comprises 2 or more parcels not having the
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                      (b)    is held by 2 or more proprietors as joint tenants
                             or as tenants in common,
                     and the proprietors of the freehold in the land (the
                     "proprietors") wish to subdivide the land between
5                    themselves only, they may apply to the Registrar under
                     this section, instead of applying under section 166, for
                     the creation and registration of new certificates of title
                     for the land.
               (2)   An application under this section shall be in an
10                   approved form and --
                       (a) shall be made in relation to a plan or diagram of
                            the proposed subdivision that --
                               (i) is lodged or deposited with the
                                    Department;
15                            (ii) is prepared in accordance with any
                                    relevant regulations made under this Act
                                    or the Licensed Surveyors Act 1909;
                             (iii) contains, or is accompanied by a
                                    document that contains, such
20                                  information, certificates and consents as
                                    are prescribed in the regulations; and
                             (iv) is signed by or on behalf of the
                                    inspector of plans and surveys referred
                                    to in section 163 as being in order for
25                                  dealings with or without conditions;
                       (b) shall be accompanied by a disposition
                            statement --
                               (i) that is in an approved form; and
                              (ii) in which is set out the amount of any
30                                  consideration passing between any of
                                    the proprietors of the freehold in the
                                    land in consideration for the
                                    subdivision;

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             (c)   shall be accompanied by a document that
                   contains such information, certificates and
                   consents as are prescribed in the regulations;
            (d)    shall be accompanied by such documents as the
5                  Registrar determines are necessary to satisfy
                   any conditions before the plan or diagram
                   referred to in subsection (2)(a) is in order for
                   dealing; and
             (e)   shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
10   (3)   A disposition statement accompanying an application
           under this section is a request to the Registrar to
           endorse the new certificates of title for the land that is
           the subject of the application and, if applicable, to take
           such other action in relation to the Register or any
15         graphic as is required, to give effect to the extent
           provided for in regulations to any of the following --
             (a) the disposal of the land or interests in the land
                   to, or the vesting of the land or interests in the
                   land in, the State of Western Australia, a public
20                 authority or a local government;
             (b) the allocation of lots on the plan or diagram
                   referred to in subsection (2)(a) between the
                   proprietors;
             (c) the allocation of other registered interests and
25                 caveats affecting the land to lots (or part lots as
                   shown on a graphic) on the plan or diagram
                   referred to in subsection (2)(a);
             (d) the attachment or discharge of other registered
                   interests and caveats affecting the land to or
30                 from lots (or part lots as shown on a graphic)
                   on the plan or diagram referred to in
                   subsection (2)(a).
     (4)   Section 166(3) and (6) apply to an application under
           this section as if the references to the plan or diagram

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                     were references to the plan or diagram referred to in
                     subsection (2)(a) and the Registrar may endorse the
                     new certificates of title for the land that is the subject
                     of the application and take such other action in relation
5                    to the Register or any graphic as is required to give
                     effect to the application and requests in the disposition
                     statement.
               (5)   The Registrar is not to grant an application under this
                     section if --
10                     (a) the land that is the subject of the application is
                             held by 2 or more proprietors as joint tenants;
                             and
                       (b) an effect of granting the application would be
                             to sever the joint tenancy.
15             (6)   The Registrar is not to grant an application under this
                     section unless --
                       (a) all the proprietors have signed the disposition
                             statement; and
                       (b) each person who has a registered interest in the
20                           land and each caveator in relation to the land
                             consents to the person's interest or caveat being
                             allocated in accordance with the disposition
                             statement on the subdivision.
               (7)   On registration of the certificates of title for the land
25                   that is the subject of an application under this
                     section --
                       (a) every lot that is enlarged or diminished under
                              the plan or diagram referred to in
                              subsection (2)(a) is, by operation of law,
30                            subject to each encumbrance, caveat,
                              notification or memorial allocated to it in the
                              disposition statement to the extent provided in
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                      (b)   every such encumbrance, caveat, notification
                            and memorial is deemed to be amended
                            accordingly.
                                                                               ".

5    57.   Section 167 amended
           Section 167 is amended by deleting "or 166A" and inserting
           instead --
           "    , 166A or 166C ".

     58.   Section 168 amended
10         Section 168 is amended as follows:
             (a) by inserting after "amended certificate" --
           "
                     or for the amendment or replacement of a relevant
                     graphic
15                                                                             ";
               (b)    by inserting after "registered" --
                      " or amended or in the relevant graphic ";
               (c)    by deleting "both in the body of the certificate and in the
                      plan thereon or in the plan only" and inserting instead --
20                    " in the certificate, in a relevant graphic or in both ".

     59.   Section 169 amended
           Section 169 is amended by inserting after "certificate of title" in
           both places where it occurs --
           " or relevant graphic       ".




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     60.       Part IX heading replaced
               The heading to Part IX is repealed and the following heading is
               inserted instead --
     "
5                  Part IX -- Amendment of certificates and
                    amendment or replacement of graphics
                                                                                   ".

     61.       Section 170 amended
               Section 170 is amended as follows:
10               (a) by inserting after "amended" --
                      " or a relevant graphic amended or replaced          ";
                (b) by inserting after "in the certificate" --
                      " or on the relevant graphic ".

     62.       Section 171 amended
15             Section 171 is amended as follows:
                 (a) by deleting "rectification of the original and duplicate (if
                      any) certificate of any other proprietor or proprietors"
                      and inserting instead --
               "
20                       amendment of the certificate of title of any other
                         proprietor and the duplicate (if any) or the amendment
                         or replacement of a relevant graphic
                                                                                   ";
                   (b)    by inserting after "certificate" in the second place where
25                        it occurs --
                          " or relevant graphic ";
                   (c)    by deleting "certificates." and inserting instead --
                          " relevant graphic. ".



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     63.             Section 172 amended
           (1)       Section 172 is amended by inserting before "Any" the
                     subsection designation "(1)".
           (2)       After section 172 the following subsections are inserted --
5                "
                     (2)   The Commissioner may require an application to be
                           accompanied by either of the following plans setting
                           out such information as is required by the
                           Commissioner for the purposes of the application --
10                           (a) a plan of the applicant's land; or
                             (b) a plan of the applicant's land and any land
                                  adjoining the applicant's land.
                     (3)   A copy of each plan required by the Commissioner
                           under subsection (2) shall be kept for inspection at the
15                         Department's office until the application has been
                           determined.
                                                                                       ".

     64.             Section 174 replaced
                     Section 174 is repealed and the following section is inserted
20                   instead --
     "
             174.          Special notice to be given to certain persons
                           interested in adjoining land affected by application
                           If the granting of an application under section 170
25                         or 171 or of an application to bring land under this Act
                           would affect adjoining land or would cause a certificate
                           of title to be registered which would be inconsistent
                           with the certificate of title or relevant graphic for any
                           adjoining land, the Commissioner shall in addition to
30                         any other notices which he may require direct notice of
                           the application to be served upon all persons appearing


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                         by the Register to be the owners of an estate in fee
                         simple in, or lessees or mortgagees of, the adjoining
                         land accompanied by a copy of each plan required
                         under section 172(2) in relation to the application.
5                                                                                  ".

     65.       Section 175 amended
               Section 175 is amended as follows:
                 (a) by inserting after "title" --
                      " or to amend or replace a relevant graphic ";
10              (b) by deleting "any plan referred to in section 174" and
                      inserting instead --
               "
                         each plan required under section 172(2) in relation to
                         the application
15                                                                                 ".
     66.       Section 177 amended
               Section 177 is amended as follows:
                 (a) by deleting "the rectification of the Register to be made"
                      and inserting instead --
20             "
                         amended or the relevant graphic to be amended or
                         replaced
                                                                                   ".
                   (b)    by inserting after "other certificate" in both places where
25                        it occurs --
                          " or relevant graphic ".




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     67.     Section 178 replaced
             Section 178 is repealed and the following section is inserted
             instead --
     "
5          178.    On granting application other certificates, relevant
                   graphics and duplicate certificates may be
                   amended, replaced or reissued
             (1)   Upon granting an application under section 170 or 171
                   or to bring land under this Act the Commissioner shall
10                 direct the Registrar to amend any certificate of title or
                   to amend or replace any relevant graphic that is a
                   subject of the application by making the requisite
                   alteration in the relevant certificate of title or relevant
                   graphic accompanied by a statement made and signed
15                 by him in the certificate or relevant graphic of the
                   circumstances under which the amendment or
                   replacement has been made.
             (2)   If the land is the subject of a paper title the Registrar
                   shall make the requisite amendment in the duplicate
20                 certificate (if any) when brought to him for that or any
                   other purpose and may retain the duplicate until the
                   amendment is completed.
             (3)   If the land is subject to a digital title the Registrar shall
                   cancel the duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
25                 issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate of title in
                   accordance with section 74B(2).
             (4)   If the application is under section 171 the Registrar
                   shall give notice in writing to the proprietor of the land
                   described in the certificate that is being amended or the
30                 relevant graphic that is being amended or replaced,
                   informing him of the amendment or replacement and
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                      to the Department the duplicate certificate will be
                      amended or reissued free of charge.
                (5)   The Registrar may refuse to register any dealing with
                      the land or any estate or interest therein until the
5                     duplicate certificate (if any) has been brought in for
                      amendment or reissue.
                                                                                  ".

     68.        Section 179 repealed
                Section 179 is repealed.

10   69.        Section 182 amended
                Section 182(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) by deleting "in the Register and on the duplicate" and
                       inserting instead --
                       " on the ";
15               (b) by deleting all the words and full stops after the
                       semicolon and inserting instead --
                "
                      and if the land is the subject of --
                        (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
20                             corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
                               of title (if any) when produced to him for that
                               or any other purpose; or
                        (b) a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                               duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
25                             issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                               of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
               (1a)   Upon such entry on the certificate of title such person
                      shall become the transferee and be deemed to be the
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           (1b)       Unless and until such entry on the certificate of title
                      has been made the order has no effect or operation in
                      transferring or otherwise vesting the land, estate or
                      interest.
5                                                                                    ".

     70.    Section 184 amended
            Section 184 is amended by deleting "on the certificate" and
            inserting instead --
            "
10                    , in the case of a paper title, on the certificate or noted,
                      in the case of a digital title, on the record referred to in
                      section 48(1)(b)
                                                                                     ".

     71.    Section 185 amended
15          Section 185 is amended as follows:
              (a) by deleting "write the word "Satisfied" with his" and
                   inserting instead --
            "
                      direct the Registrar, in the case of a paper title, to write
20                    the word "Satisfied" with the Registrar's
                                                                                     ";
                (b)    by deleting "made." and inserting instead --
            "
                      made and in the case of a digital title, may direct the
25                    Registrar to note the satisfaction of the writ on the
                      record referred to in section 48(1)(b).
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     72.       Section 188 amended
               Section 188(ii) is amended as follows:
                (a)   by inserting after "certificates" --
                      " (in cases of paper titles) ";
5               (b)   by inserting after "instruments" --
                      " or graphics ";
                (c)   by inserting after "any such error" --
                      " in a paper medium ";
                (d)   by inserting after "words" --
10                    " or lines ";
                (e)   by inserting after "same;" --
                        "
                                   and in the correction of any such error
                                   in a digital medium the Registrar shall
15                                 keep a permanent record of any words
                                   or lines to be deleted and the date on
                                   which the correction was made or the
                                   entry supplied and if correcting a digital
                                   title the Registrar shall cancel the
20                                 duplicate certificate of title and may
                                   issue a new edition of the duplicate
                                   certificate of title in accordance with
                                   section 74B(2);
                                                                                ".
25   73.       Section 189 amended
               Section 189 is amended as follows:
                 (a) by deleting "paragraph (ii) of the last preceding section"
                      and inserting instead --
                      " section 188(ii) ";
30              (b) by deleting "the said section." and inserting instead --
                      " section 188. ".

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     74.             Section 192 amended
           (1)       Section 192 is amended as follows:
                         (a)    by inserting before "Whenever" the subsection
                                designation "(1)";
5                        (b)    by deleting "document and thereupon half the fees paid
                                on the lodging of the document shall be forfeited and
                                dealt with as a penalty under section 190 and the other
                                half may be returned to the person lodging the document
                                on his withdrawing the same." and inserting instead --
10                              " document. ".
           (2)       At the end of section 192 the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (2)       If the Registrar rejects a document under
                               subsection (1) --
15                               (a) the Registrar shall retain from the fees paid on
                                       the lodging of the document such amount as is
                                       prescribed by the regulations (the "prescribed
                                       amount");
                                 (b) the prescribed amount shall be forfeited and
20                                     dealt with as a penalty under section 190; and
                                 (c) the amount being the difference between the
                                       fees paid on the lodging of the document and
                                       the prescribed amount may be returned to the
                                       person lodging the document when the
25                                     document is withdrawn from lodgment.
                                                                                        ".

     75.             Section 206 amended
                     Section 206 is amended by deleting "rectification" in both
                     places where it occurs and inserting instead --
30                   "     amendment      ".



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     76.         Section 226 repealed
                 Section 226 is repealed.

     77.         Section 227 amended
                 Section 227 is amended as follows:
5                  (a) by deleting "the death in the life-time of his wife of any
                        husband registered as joint proprietor with her of an
                        estate in fee simple or of a lease mortgage or charge in
                        her right or upon the death of any female proprietor
                        whose husband shall be entitled as tenant by the curtesy
10                      to any freehold land or upon";
                  (b) by deleting "widow husband or";
                   (c) by deleting "the proprietor thereof but as regards any
                        tenancy by the curtesy for the life-time only of such
                        husband." and inserting instead --
15                      " its proprietor. ".

     78.         Section 229B amended
           (1)   Section 229B(1) is amended by deleting "the last preceding
                 section of this Act" and inserting instead --
                 "   section 229A(2)    ".
20         (2)   Section 229B(1) is amended by deleting "original of such
                 certificate, and also upon the duplicate certificate (if any) when
                 brought to him for that purpose, or when the same is lodged
                 with the Department for the purpose of any dealing with the
                 land comprised therein." and inserting instead --
25               "
                       certificate of title and if the land is the subject of --
                         (a) a paper title, the Registrar shall make a
                                corresponding entry on the duplicate certificate
                                of title (if any) when produced to him for that
30                              or any other purpose; or

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                           (b)        a digital title, the Registrar shall cancel the
                                      duplicate certificate of title (if any) and may
                                      issue a new edition of the duplicate certificate
                                      of title in accordance with section 74B(2).
5                                                                                          ".
           (3)   Section 229B(2) is amended by deleting "detain" and inserting
                 instead --
                 "     retain    ".

     79.         Section 231 amended
10               Section 231 is amended as follows:
                   (a) by inserting after "amend a certificate" --
                        " or to amend or replace a relevant graphic ";
                  (b) by deleting "a certificate for" and inserting instead --
                 "
15                       or amend a certificate or to amend or replace a relevant
                         graphic for
                                                                                           ".

     80.         Section 239 replaced
                 Section 239 is repealed and the following section is inserted
20               instead --
     "
             239.        Inspection of the Register and related documents;
                         copies and print-outs
                 (1)     A person may, on payment of the prescribed fee and
25                       during such times as are prescribed by regulation,
                         inspect any of the following --
                           (a) a registered certificate of title;
                           (b) a plan or diagram relating to land that is the
                                 subject of a certificate of title, including a
30                               graphic or a strata/survey-strata plan;

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                      (c)    in relation to land that is the subject of a digital
                             title, the record of an endorsement referred to in
                             section 48(1)(b) in relation to the land;
                      (d)    in relation to land that is the subject of a paper
5                            title, the record of an entry referred to in
                             section 48(1)(c) in relation to a sublease of the
                             land;
                      (e)    a registered Crown lease or Crown grant;
                       (f)   a registered instrument;
10                    (g)    a caveat, power of attorney or discharge of
                             mortgage lodged or deposited under this Act;
                      (h)    a--
                                (i) notification or memorial under this or
                                      any other Act; or
15                             (ii) warrant or writ of execution,
                             that is registered, entered or otherwise noted on
                             a certificate of title or lodged or deposited
                             under this Act;
                       (i)   an application made under this Act;
20                     (j)   a memorandum filed under section 54.
               (2)   The Registrar may produce to a person who wishes to
                     inspect any document referred to in subsection (1) a
                     copy of the document that the person wishes to inspect
                     and the copy may be in such medium as is approved by
25                   the Registrar for the purposes of this section.
               (3)   The Registrar, on receiving payment of the prescribed
                     fee, shall provide to a person applying for the same a
                     copy or print-out of any document referred to in
                     subsection (1) and the copy or print-out may be in an
30                   approved form.
                                                                                    ".



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     81.     Section 239A amended
             Section 239A(3)(b) is amended by deleting "of which can be
             obtained under section 239(2);" and inserting instead --
             "
5                  or print-out of which can be obtained under section
                   239(3);
                                                                              ".

     82.     Section 239B inserted
             After section 239A the following section is inserted --
10   "
           239B.   Evidentiary documents as to current and historical
                   matters
             (1)   The Registrar, on receiving payment of the prescribed
                   fee, shall provide to a person applying for the same --
15                   (a) a certified and sealed copy or print-out of any
                           document referred to in section 239(1); or
                     (b) a certified and sealed document in an approved
                           form that sets out the matters that, at a
                           particular point in time, were contained or
20                         recited or incorporated in or endorsed on a
                           document referred to in section 239(1).
             (2)   A document referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall
                   be admissible as evidence in any court or by any
                   person having by law or by consent of parties authority
25                 to receive evidence as prima facie proof of the
                   document and of the matters set out in the document.
                                                                              ".




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     83.         Schedule 9A amended
                 Schedule 9A is amended by inserting after "enjoyment" in each
                 place where it occurs --
                 "
5                          or in the case of an easement in gross the person having the
                           benefit of the easement
                                                                                          ".

     84.         Twenty-fourth Schedule amended
           (1)   The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the heading
10               "Application to Amend Certificate" by inserting after
                 "Certificate" --
                 "    or to amend or replace a relevant graphic: s. 170      ".
           (2)   The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in item 1 of the
                 "Application to Amend Certificate" as follows:
15                (a) by inserting after "amended" --
                 "
                           or graphic [state identifying details] amended or replaced
                                                                                          ";
                     (b)    by inserting after "amendment" --
20                          " or replacement ";
                     (c)    by inserting after "in the certificate" --
                            " or graphic ";
                     (d)    by inserting after "that the certificate" --
                            " or graphic ".
25         (3)   The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in item 2 of the
                 "Application to Amend Certificate" by inserting after
                 "amended" --
                 "    or a relevant graphic when amended or replaced        ".




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         (4)        The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in item 6 of the
                    "Application to Amend Certificate" by inserting after
                    "certificate" --
                    "        or graphic   ".
5        (5)        The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the heading
                    "Application to rectify Register" by deleting "rectify Register"
                    and inserting instead --
     "
                   amend certificate or to amend or replace a relevant graphic: s. 171
10                                                                                  ".
         (6)        The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the "Application to
                    rectify Register" by deleting item 1 and inserting the following
                    item instead --
               "
15                      1.     I                 the registered proprietor of the land which is
                               described as follows in the certificate of title
                               No.               -- [set out full particulars as in certificate]
                               or graphic [state identifying details] -- apply to have a
                               certificate amended or a graphic amended or replaced in the
20                             following particulars: -- [State the nature of the proposed
                               amendment or replacement and mention the number of
                               every certificate or identifying details of each relevant
                               graphic and the name of every registered proprietor whose
                               certificate of title or relevant graphic would be affected by
25                             the proposed amendment or replacement].
                                                                                                  ".
         (7)        The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the "Application to
                    rectify Register" in item 2 by deleting "and that in the other
                    certificates" and inserting instead --
30                  "        or graphic and that in the other certificates or graphics   ".
         (8)        The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the "Application to
                    rectify Register" in item 3 by deleting "rectification" and
                    inserting instead --
                    "        amendment or replacement       ".

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           (9)   The Twenty-fourth Schedule is amended in the "Application to
                 rectify Register" in item 4 by inserting after "certificate" --
                 "   or graphic    ".
     85.         Consequential amendments to the Evidence Act 1906
5          (1)   Section 56(b) of the Evidence Act 1906* is amended by deleting
                 "Assistant or Deputy Registrar" and inserting instead --
                 "   Deputy Commissioner of Titles or Assistant Registrar   ".
           (2)   The Fifth Schedule of the Evidence Act 1906* is amended by
                 deleting "Deputy" and inserting instead --
10               "   Assistant    ".
                 [* Reprinted as at 4 January 2001.]




 


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