{"id":"a-1970-32","name":"Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970","slug":"land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"32 of 1970","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23828,"registerId":"act-a-1970-32-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nA1970-32\nRepublication No 18\nEffective: 27 November 2023\nRepublication date: 27 November 2023\nLast amendment made by A2023-36\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 November 2023.\nIt also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law\nto 27 November 2023.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act 2\n2 Dictionary 2\n3 Notes 2\n3A Terms used in Unit Titles Act and Unit Titles (Management) Act 2\n4 Relationship with Land Titles Act 2\n5 Time of registration 3\nPart 2 Registration of units plans\n6 Lodging units plan for registration 4\n7 Registration of units plan 4\n8 Effect of registration of units plan on interests in parcel 6\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 Easements—subdivision of dominant tenement 7\n10 Duties of registrar-general after units plan registration 7\nPart 3 Registration of interests declared by owners\ncorporations\nDivision 3.1 Owners corporation easements\n11 Registration of easement declared by owners corporation 9\n12 Extinguishment of easement declared by owners corporation 9\nDivision 3.2 Owners corporation charges\n13 Registration of charge to secure unpaid amounts 10\n14 Registration of discharge 11\n15 Application of Land Titles Act, div 10.3 11\nPart 4 Cancellation and amendment of units plans\n16 Cancellation of units plans—registration 12\n17 Effect of cancellation of units plan 12\n18 Duties of registrar-general on registration of order 13\n19 Amendment of units plans—registration of authorities 13\n20 Registration of final building damage orders 14\n21 Notice of cancellation or amendment to territory planning authority 15\nPart 5 Reissue of units plans\n22 Reissue of units plans 16\nPart 6 Termination and expiry of leases\n23 Registration of termination of unit lease 17\n24 Cancellation of memorials made under s 23 17\n25 Registrar-general to enter expiry of lease in register 17\nPart 7 Miscellaneous\n26 Change of address for service 18\n27 Owners corporation rules—initial registration of alternative rules 18\n27A Owners corporation rules—changes to rules 18\n27B Class B units plan insurance exemptions—registration 19\n\nContents\nPage\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\ncontents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n28 Appointment of administrator—registration 20\n29 Registration of instruments granting further leases 20\n30 Withdrawal of units plan 21\n31 Trusts 21\nDictionary 23\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 25\n2 Abbreviation key 25\n3 Legislation history 26\n4 Amendment history 31\n5 Earlier republications 37\n6 Renumbered provisions 38\n\n\n\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nAn Act to provide for the registration of unit titles, and for other purposes\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970.\n2 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this\nAct.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the\ncontrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n3 Notes\nA note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n3A Terms used in Unit Titles Act and Unit Titles\n(Management) Act\nA term defined in the Unit Titles Act 2001 or the Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011 has the same meaning in this Act.\n4 Relationship with Land Titles Act\n(1) This Act is incorporated with the Land Titles Act, and must be read\nas one with that Act.\n(2) A units plan and any other document lodged with the registrar-general\nunder this Act is an instrument affecting land for the Land Titles Act.\n\nPreliminary Part 1\nSection 5\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) The following documents lodged with the registrar-general under this\nAct or the Unit Titles Act 2001 need not be attested by a witness\n(despite the Land Titles Act, section 48 (3)):\n(a) a document signed by the Minister;\n(b) an office copy of a court order;\n(c) a copy of an ACAT order.\nNote 1 Fees may be determined under the Land Titles Act, s 139 for this Act.\nNote 2 Forms may be approved under the Land Titles Act, s 140 for this Act.\n5 Time of registration\n(1) For the Land Titles Act and this Act, a units plan is registered when\nthe registrar-general endorses on it the date of registration and the\nnumber allotted to it.\n(2) For the Land Titles Act and this Act, a document (other than a units\nplan) lodged with the registrar-general under this Act is registered\nwhen a memorial relating to the document is endorsed on or annexed\nto—\n(a) the units plan; and\n(b) for a document relating to the cancellation or amendment of the\nunits plan—each affected lease.\n\nPart 2 Registration of units plans\nSection 6\npage 4 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Registration of units plans\n6 Lodging units plan for registration\n(1) The lessee of a parcel may make an application to the\nregistrar-general to register a units plan.\n(2) A units plan under subsection (1) must be—\n(a) prepared in accordance with a requirement approved by the\nregistrar-general; and\n(b) endorsed by the territory planning authority under the Unit Titles\nAct 2001, section 27.\n(3) An approved requirement under subsection (2) (a) is a notifiable\ninstrument.\n7 Registration of units plan\n(1) The registrar-general must register a units plan on the lodgment of all\nof the following documents within 3 months after the day the plan is\nendorsed under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 27:\n(a) an application;\n(b) the endorsed units plan prepared in accordance with section 6;\n(c) the written consent to the registration of the units plan of\neveryone with a registered estate or interest in the lease of the\nparcel;\n(d) a certificate issued by the commissioner for revenue certifying\nthat—\n(i) no rates or other amounts assessed as payable under the\nRates Act 2004 are outstanding for the financial year in\nwhich the units plan is to be registered; and\n\nRegistration of units plans Part 2\nSection 7\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) no land tax or other amounts assessed as payable under the\nLand Tax Act 2004 are outstanding for the quarter in which\nthe units plan is to be registered; and\n(iii) no duty or other amounts assessed as payable under the\nDuties Act 1999 are outstanding at the time the units plan\nis to be registered; and\n(iv) no lease variation charges payable under the Planning\nAct 2023, division 10.7.3 (Variation of nominal rent\nleases) or deferred under a deferral arrangement are\noutstanding at the time the units plan is to be registered;\nNote 1 The units plan may only be registered if the certification or verification\nrequirements under the Land Titles Act 1925, s 48BA, s 48BB or s 48BC\nare met.\nNote 2 A person may apply for a certificate of duty, land tax, rates and other\ncharges under the Duties Act 1999, s 244, Land Tax Act 2004, s 41, Rates\nAct 2004, s 76 and Planning Act 2023, s 346.\n(e) if the proposed rules of the owners corporation for the units plan\ninclude any alternative rules—a document compiling the\nproposed alternative rules.\n(2) On the registration of the units plan, the registrar-general must tell the\napplicant for registration and the territory planning authority, in\nwriting, about the registration.\n(3) In this section:\ndeferral arrangement, for a lease variation charge—see the\nPlanning Act 2023, section 343 (1) (c).\nlease variation charge, for a variation of a nominal rent lease—see\nthe Planning Act 2023, dictionary.\n\nPart 2 Registration of units plans\nSection 8\npage 6 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n8 Effect of registration of units plan on interests in parcel\n(1) If, immediately before the registration of a units plan, a person was\nthe registered proprietor of a mortgage of the lease of the parcel, the\nperson is taken to be, on the registration of the units plan, the\nregistered proprietor of a mortgage of the lease of each unit, as if—\n(a) on the date when the memorandum creating the firstmentioned\nmortgage was executed, the mortgagor had been the lessee of all\nthe units and that memorandum had been executed by the\nmortgagor accordingly; and\n(b) the firstmentioned mortgage had been a mortgage of all the\nleases of the units and not of the lease of the parcel.\n(2) If, immediately before the registration of a units plan, a person was\nthe registered proprietor of an easement over part of the parcel, the\nperson is taken to be, on the registration of the units plan, the\nregistered proprietor of an easement over so much of the land\ncomprised in the common property and each unit as was affected by\nthe firstmentioned easement, as if—\n(a) on the date when the memorandum creating the firstmentioned\neasement was executed, the lessee of the parcel on that date had\nbeen the lessee of the common property and the unit or units and\nthat memorandum had been executed by the lessee accordingly;\nand\n(b) the firstmentioned easement had been an easement over the\ncommon property or the unit or units and not over that part of\nthe parcel.\n(3) On and after the registration of a units plan, a memorandum of\nmortgage mentioned in subsection (1), a memorandum of easement\nmentioned in subsection (2) and any other document relating to the\nlease of the parcel, or to such a mortgage or easement, are taken to be\nmodified to the extent necessary to give effect to those subsections.\n\nRegistration of units plans Part 2\nSection 9\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 Easements—subdivision of dominant tenement\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a units plan is registered in relation to a parcel of land; and\n(b) immediately before the registration, an easement subsisted for\nthe benefit of the parcel.\n(2) On and after the registration, the easement continues to subsist, as far\nas it is capable of doing so, for the benefit of each unit in the units\nplan.\n10 Duties of registrar-general after units plan registration\n(1) Immediately after registration of a units plan, the registrar-general\nmust—\n(a) cancel the lease of the parcel and the duplicate lease; and\n(b) for each lessee of a unit under the Unit Titles Act 2001,\nsection 33—register the lessee under the Land Titles Act 1925\nas the registered proprietor of the unit; and\n(c) register the owners corporation under the Land Titles Act 1925\nas the registered proprietor of the common property; and\n(d) enter on the folio of the land titles register for each unit a\nmemorial of any mortgage or easement to which the lease is\nsubject under section 8; and\n(e) enter on the folio of the land titles register for the common\nproperty a memorial of any easement to which the lease is\nsubject under section 8; and\n(f) if the units plan subdivides a parcel of land under a declared land\nsublease—enter on the folio of the land titles register for each\nunit a memorial of—\n(i) the Crown lease; and\n\nPart 2 Registration of units plans\nSection 10\npage 8 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) if the Crown lessee has mortgaged the land under the\nCrown lease—the Crown lessee’s mortgage.\n(2) If there are 2 or more mortgages under subsection (1) (d), or 2 or more\neasements under subsection (1) (d) or (e), the memorials of the\nmortgages or easements must be entered so as to preserve their\npriority.\n\nRegistration of interests declared by owners corporations Part 3\nOwners corporation easements Division 3.1\nSection 11\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Registration of interests declared\nby owners corporations\nDivision 3.1 Owners corporation easements\n11 Registration of easement declared by owners corporation\n(1) The Land Titles Act, section 103B applies to the registration of an\neasement declared by an owners corporation under the Unit Titles\nAct 2001, section 36, subject to this section.\n(2) The lodgment of the following documents is required for the\nregistration of the easement:\n(a) a memorandum of easement in registrable form;\n(b) a certificate under the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011,\nschedule 3, section 3.19 about the resolution of the corporation\ndeclaring the easement;\n(c) a document giving evidence of the consent to the resolution of\nthe owners of the affected benefited and burdened estates.\n(3) If the certificate mentioned in subsection (2) (b) is endorsed by the\nowners of the affected benefited and burdened estates, there is no\nneed to lodge a separate document evidencing consent (under\nsubsection (2) (c)).\n12 Extinguishment of easement declared by owners\ncorporation\n(1) The Land Titles Act, section 103E applies to the extinguishment of\nan easement following the revocation (under the Unit Titles Act 2001,\nsection 36 (5)) by an owners corporation of the declaration of the\neasement, subject to this section.\n\nPart 3 Registration of interests declared by owners corporations\nDivision 3.2 Owners corporation charges\nSection 13\npage 10 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The lodgment of the following documents is required for the\nextinguishment of the easement:\n(a) a memorandum of extinguishment of easement in registrable\nform;\n(b) a certificate under the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011,\nschedule 3, section 3.19 about the resolution of the corporation\nrevoking the easement;\n(c) a document giving evidence of the consent to the resolution of\nthe owners of the affected benefited and burdened estates.\n(3) If the certificate mentioned in subsection (2) (b) is endorsed by the\nowners of the affected benefited and burdened estates, there is no\nneed to lodge a separate document evidencing consent (under\nsubsection (2) (c)).\nDivision 3.2 Owners corporation charges\n13 Registration of charge to secure unpaid amounts\nThe lodgment of the following documents is required for the\nregistration (under the Land Titles Act, section 92) of a charge\ndeclared by an owners corporation under the Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011, section 96:\n(a) a memorandum of charge in registrable form;\n(b) a copy of the declaration, certified by the executive committee\nto be a true copy.\n\nRegistration of interests declared by owners corporations Part 3\nOwners corporation charges Division 3.2\nSection 14\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n14 Registration of discharge\nThe lodgment of the following documents is required for the\nregistration (under the Land Titles Act, section 101 (1)) of a discharge\nin relation to a charge the declaration of which is revoked under the\nUnit Titles (Management) Act 2011, section 97:\n(a) a discharge in registrable form;\n(b) a copy of the revocation, certified by the executive committee to\nbe a true copy.\n15 Application of Land Titles Act, div 10.3\n(1) The following provisions of the Land Titles Act, division 10.3 apply\nin relation to a charge declared under the Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, section 96:\n• section 92 (1) and (3) (Land—how mortgaged or encumbered)\n(subject to section 11C of this Act)\n• section 92A (Mortgage or encumbrance—postponement of\npriority)\n• section 93 (1) (Mortgage or encumbrance—effect)\n• section 101 (Discharge of mortgages and encumbrances) (subject\nto this Act, section 11D)\n• section 101A (Variation of mortgages).\n(2) The Land Titles Act, division 10.3 does not otherwise apply in\nrelation to the charge.\nNote Because of this Act, s 13, s 14 and s 15, a charge over a unit declared\nunder the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, s 96 is registrable in much\nthe same way as a mortgage under the Land Titles Act 1925. However,\nunlike other mortgages, this registered charge does not give rise to any\npower of sale over the unit (see s (2) and Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, s 96 (5)).\n\nPart 4 Cancellation and amendment of units plans\nSection 16\npage 12 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Cancellation and amendment of\nunits plans\n16 Cancellation of units plans—registration\nThe registrar-general must register a cancellation authority or\ncancellation order on the lodgment of the authority or order while it\nis stated to remain in force.\nNote A cancellation authority is an authority granted by the territory planning\nauthority for the cancellation of a units plan (see Unit Titles Act 2001,\ns 160). A cancellation order is a Supreme Court order authorising the\ncancellation of a units plan (see Unit Titles Act 2001, s 161A).\n17 Effect of cancellation of units plan\n(1) This section applies if a lease is cancelled, and a new lease arises,\nunder the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 162 (Cancellation of units\nplan—effects).\n(2) A relevant interest noted on the cancelled lease immediately before\nthe registration of a cancellation authority or cancellation order,\napplies to the new lease in the same way as it applied to the cancelled\nlease.\n(3) On and after the registration of a cancellation authority or\ncancellation order, a relevant interest mentioned in subsection (2), a\nmemorandum of easement mentioned in subsection (2) and any other\ndocument relating to the lease of the common property or the relevant\nunit or units, or to such a mortgage or easement, are taken to be\nmodified to the extent necessary to give effect to those subsections.\n(4) In this section:\nrelevant interest, in a lease of a unit, means—\n(a) a mortgage of the lease of the unit; and\n\nCancellation and amendment of units plans Part 4\nSection 18\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) if the unit is in a units plan that subdivides a parcel of land under\na declared land sublease—\n(i) the Crown lease; or\n(ii) if the Crown lessee has mortgaged the land under the\nCrown lease—the Crown lessee’s mortgage.\n18 Duties of registrar-general on registration of order\n(1) Immediately after the registration of a cancellation authority or\ncancellation order, the registrar-general must—\n(a) cancel the units plan; and\n(b) issue to a person who holds a share in the estate, or the entire\nestate, under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 163 (1) (a) a\ncertificate of title for that share or estate, subject to\nsubsection (2); and\n(c) enter on each folio of the land titles register for each unit, a\nmemorial of any easement or relevant interest in the lease of the\nunit which applies to the lease under section 17 and, if the lease\nis subject to 2 or more relevant interests, enter the memorials in\na way that preserves their priority.\n(2) In this section:\nrelevant interest, in a lease of a unit—see section 17 (4).\n19 Amendment of units plans—registration of authorities\n(1) The registrar-general must register any of the following authorities\nfor the amendment of a units plan on the lodgment of the authority\nwhile it is stated to remain in force:\n(a) an authority under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 30\n(Amendment of development statements after registration);\n(b) a unit entitlement authority;\n\nPart 4 Cancellation and amendment of units plans\nSection 20\npage 14 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) a boundary authority.\nNote 1 A unit entitlement authority is an authority for the amendment of a\nschedule of unit entitlement (see Unit Titles Act 2001, s 146).\nNote 2 A boundary authority is an authority for a minor boundary change (see\nUnit Titles Act 2001, s 149 (boundary authority) and s 16 (minor\nboundary change)).\n(2) On the lodgment of an authority authorising the amendment of a units\nplan, the registrar-general may—\n(a) if the boundaries are changed—require, in addition, the\nlodgment of any stated document or diagram showing the\nboundaries as so changed; and\n(b) if the schedule of unit entitlement is amended—require, in\naddition, the lodgment of a copy of the schedule of unit\nentitlement as so amended; and\n(c) register any such document, diagram or schedule accordingly.\n20 Registration of final building damage orders\n(1) The registrar-general must register a final building damage order of\nthe ACAT for the amendment of a units plan on lodgment of a copy\nof the order.\nNote A final building damage order is an order of the ACAT approving the\namendment of a units plan as a result of building damage or destruction\n(see Unit Titles Act 2001, s 157).\n(2) On the lodgment of a copy of the order, the registrar-general may—\n(a) if the boundaries are changed—require, in addition, the\nlodgment of any stated document or diagram showing the\nboundaries as so changed; and\n(b) if the schedule of unit entitlement is amended—require, in\naddition, the lodgment of a copy of the schedule of unit\nentitlement as so amended; and\n(c) register any such document, diagram or schedule accordingly.\n\nCancellation and amendment of units plans Part 4\nSection 21\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) On registration of the order, the registrar-general must make any\nentries on the land titles register necessary to give effect to the order.\n21 Notice of cancellation or amendment to territory planning\nauthority\nImmediately after the registration of an authority or order for the\ncancellation or amendment of a units plan, the registrar-general must\ngive written notice of registration to the territory planning authority.\n\nPart 5 Reissue of units plans\nSection 22\npage 16 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 5 Reissue of units plans\n22 Reissue of units plans\n(1) If the registrar-general considers it desirable, the registrar-general\nmay reissue a registered units plan in substantively identical terms.\n(2) A reissued units plan for a parcel is taken for all purposes to be the\nregistered units plan for the parcel.\n(3) The reissue of a units plan does not have the effect of cancelling the\nprevious registration of the plan.\n\nTermination and expiry of leases Part 6\nSection 23\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 6 Termination and expiry of leases\n23 Registration of termination of unit lease\n(1) The registrar-general, on proof to his or her satisfaction of the\ntermination of the lease of a unit, must—\n(a) enter on the relevant units plan a memorial of the termination;\nand\n(b) enter on the schedule of unit entitlement a memorial stating that\nit has effect in accordance with the Unit Titles Act 2001,\nsection 170 (Effect of termination of unit lease).\n(2) The termination does not release the lessee from any liability in\nrelation to the breach of any covenant expressed or implied in the\nlease.\n24 Cancellation of memorials made under s 23\nOn lodgment of a notice under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 171\n(New unit lease), the registrar-general must—\n(a) register the notice; and\n(b) enter on the units plan and the schedule of unit entitlement\nfurther memorials cancelling the memorials entered under\nsection 23.\nNote A new certificate of title must be given to the lodging party (see Land\nTitles Act 1925, s 52).\n25 Registrar-general to enter expiry of lease in register\nOn the expiry of the terms of the leases of the units and the lease of\nthe common property, the registrar-general must cancel the units plan\nfor the units and the common property.\n\nPart 7 Miscellaneous\nSection 26\npage 18 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 7 Miscellaneous\n26 Change of address for service\nThe registrar-general must register a change of address for service of\nan owners corporation on lodgment of a notice of the change under\nthe Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, section 122 (3).\n27 Owners corporation rules—initial registration of\nalternative rules\n(1) This section applies if a lessee—\n(a) makes an application to register a units plan under\nsection 6 (Lodging units plan for registration); and\n(b) lodges with the application a document compiling the proposed\nalternative rules of the owners corporation mentioned in\nsection 7 (1) (e).\n(2) The registrar-general must register the alternative rules of the owners\ncorporation for the units plan.\nNote The rules of an owners corporation are the default rules as modified by\nthe alternative rules (if any) registered under this section or s 27A (see\nUnit Titles (Management) Act 2011, s 106). The default rules are set out\nin the Unit Titles (Management) Regulation 2011, sch 1.\n27A Owners corporation rules—changes to rules\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) the owners corporation modifies its rules under the Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011, section 108; or\n(b) the ACAT makes a declaration that a rule is invalid under the\nUnit Titles (Management) Act 2011, section 129 (1) (e) (iii) or\n(iv).\n\nMiscellaneous Part 7\nSection 27B\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) If the rules of the owners corporation include alternative rules, the\nowners corporation must lodge for registration a compilation of the\nalternative rules of the owners corporation and either—\n(a) for subsection (1) (a)—a certificate under the Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011, schedule 3, section 3.19 about a special\nresolution authorising the change, within 3 months after the day\nthe resolution is passed; or\nNote If an alternative rule is not lodged within 3 months after the day the\nspecial resolution is passed, the resolution is taken to have never\nbeen made (see Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, s 108A (2)).\n(b) for subsection (1) (b)—the ACAT declaration.\nNote An ACAT declaration under the Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, s 129 (1) (e) (iii) or (iv) must be lodged by the owners\ncorporation with the registrar‑general for the registration of\nalternative rules under this section (see Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, s 129 (3) (b)).\n(3) The registrar-general must register the compilation of the alternative\nrules.\nNote If the rules of the owners corporation no longer include alternative rules\nbecause of a change under this section, the registrar-general may cancel\nthe entry in the register relating to alternative rules (see Land Titles\nAct 1925, s 43 (5)).\n27B Class B units plan insurance exemptions—registration\n(1) This section applies if the owners corporation for a units plan\ncontaining only class B units exempts itself from the requirement to\ntake out building insurance under the Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, section 101 (2) (an insurance exemption).\n\nPart 7 Miscellaneous\nSection 28\npage 20 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The registrar-general must register the insurance exemption in\nrelation to the units plan if a certificate under the Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011, schedule 3, section 3.19 about the\nunanimous resolution authorising the insurance exemption is lodged\nwith the registrar-general within 3 months after the day the resolution\nis passed.\n(3) Also, the registrar-general must cancel the entry in the land titles\nregister in relation to the insurance exemption if a certificate under\nthe Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, schedule 3, section 3.19\nabout a unanimous resolution revoking the insurance exemption is\nlodged with the registrar-general within 3 months after the day the\nresolution is passed.\nNote If a resolution in relation to an insurance exemption is not lodged within\n3 months after the day the unanimous resolution is passed, the resolution\nis taken to have never been made (see Unit Titles (Management)\nAct 2011, s 101 (5)).\n28 Appointment of administrator—registration\nThe registrar-general must register an administration order of the\nACAT under the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, division 10.2\non the lodgment of a copy of the order.\nNote An administration order is an order of the ACAT approving the\nappointment or removal of an administrator of an owners corporation, or\nabout the exercise of the functions of the administrator (see Unit Titles\n(Management) Act 2011, ss 138 to 140).\n29 Registration of instruments granting further leases\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) the territory planning authority grants further leases under the\nPlanning Act 2023, section 289 of the units and the common\nproperty forming part of the registered units plan; or\n\nMiscellaneous Part 7\nSection 30\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) for a lease of a unit on a parcel of land under a declared land\nsublease—the Crown lessee grants further leases under the Unit\nTitles Act 2001, section 167AA of the units and the common\nproperty forming part of the registered units plan.\n(2) On lodgment of the instruments granting the leases, the\nregistrar-general must—\n(a) register the instruments; and\n(b) write on the units plan the memorials necessary to show that the\nfurther leases have been granted, and the date of the end of their\nterms.\n30 Withdrawal of units plan\n(1) At any time after the lodgment with the registrar-general of an\napplication for the registration of a units plan and before the units plan\nis registered, the applicant may apply in writing to the\nregistrar-general for the withdrawal of the application for registration.\n(2) The registrar-general must, on the receipt of an application under\nsubsection (1), endorse the application for the registration of the units\nplan as being withdrawn and give the applicant the documents lodged\nunder section 7.\n31 Trusts\n(1) If, immediately before the registration of a units plan, the lessee of\nthe parcel (the former lessee) held the lease as trustee, on registration\nof the units plan the former lessee holds the leases of the units in trust\nfor the people for whom, and the purposes for which, the lease of the\nparcel was held.\n\nPart 7 Miscellaneous\nSection 31\npage 22 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) If, immediately before the registration of a cancellation authority or\ncancellation order, a unit owner (the former owner) held the lease of\nthe unit as trustee, on registration of the authority or order the former\nowner holds the share of the estate (or the entire estate) held under\nthe Unit Titles Act 2001, section 163 (1) (a) (Cancellation of units\nplan—new lease over parcel) in trust for the people for whom, and\nthe purposes for which, the lease of the unit was held.\n\nDictionary\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 2)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis Act.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• ACAT\n• document\n• land\n• land titles register\n• Minister (see s 162)\n• registrar-general\n• territory planning authority.\nNote 3 Terms defined in the Unit Titles Act 2001 have the same meaning in this\nAct (see s 3). For example, the following terms are defined in the Unit\nTitles Act 2001, dict:\n• boundary authority (see s 149)\n• cancellation authority (see s 160)\n• common property (see s 13)\n• declared land sublease\n• lease\n• mortgage\n• parcel (see s 5)\n• registered\n• termination\n• unit (see s 9).\nNote 4 Terms defined in the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 have the same\nmeaning in this Act (see s 3A). For example, the following terms are\ndefined in the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, dict:\n• alternative rule\n• owners corporation\n• rule\n• unanimous resolution.\n\nDictionary\npage 24 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ngraphic bar scale means a set of marks on a plan, at measured\ndistances on a line, that indicates the scale to which the plan is drawn.\nLand Titles Act means the Land Titles Act 1925.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 26 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Real Property (Unit\nTitles) Ordinance 1970 No 32 (Cwlth).\nThe Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4)\nconverted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT\nenactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the\nlaws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-\ngovernment day).\nAs with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from\nOrdinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 A1989-21, s\n5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).\nThis Act was later renamed by the Land Titles (Consequential Amendments)\nA1995-54.\nBefore 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless\notherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).\nLegislation before becoming Territory enactment\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970 A1970-32\nnotified 11 September 1970\ncommenced 1 February 1971 (Cwlth Gaz 1976 p 788)\nas amended by\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Ordinance 1975 Ord1975-34\nnotified 7 October 1975\ncommenced 27 January 1976 (Cwlth Gaz 1976 No S13)\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Ordinance 1976 Ord1976-19\nnotified 13 May 1976\ncommenced 13 May 1976\nOrdinances Revision (Administrative Arrangements) Ordinance 1977\nOrd1977-18\nnotified 21 June 1977\ncommenced 21 June 1977\nReal Property (Unit Titles) (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 Ord1982-7\nnotified 19 March 1982\ncommenced 19 March 1982\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSelf-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989\nOrd1989-38 sch 1\nnotified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))\nsch 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989\nNo S164)\nLegislation after becoming Territory enactment\nRegistrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 A1993-64\nnotified 6 September 1993\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 2001\nremainder commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993\nNo S207)\nReal Property (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 A1993-90\nnotified 17 December 1993\ns 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 1993\nremainder commenced 1 January 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993\nNo S270)\nLand Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 A1995-54\nnotified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)\ncommenced 20 December 1996 (s 2)\nLand (Planning and Environment) (Amendment) Act (No. 3) 1996\nA1996-85\nnotified 24 December 1996\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 December 1996\nremainder commenced 24 June 1997\nStatute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 A1998-54 sch\nnotified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))\nsch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)\nLand Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2000 A2000-82 pt 3\nnotified 21 December 2000 (Gaz 2000 No S69)\npt 3 commenced 21 December 2000 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 28 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSurveyors (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-3 sch 1\nnotified 8 March 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 10)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 8 March 2001 (IA s 10B)\nsch 1 commenced 26 July 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No 30)\nUnit Titles Consequential Amendments Act 2001 A2001-17 pt 2, sch 1\nnotified 5 April 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 14)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 April 2001 (IA s 10B)\npt 2, sch 1 commenced 5 October 2001 (s 2)\nLegislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 213\nnotified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)\namdts 1.2600-1.2607 commenced 5 October 2001 immediately after\nA2001-17(s2 (2) and amdts 1.2600-1.2607)\npt 213 remainder (amdt 1.2599 ) commenced 12 September 2001\n(s 2 (1) and see Gaz 2001 No S65)\nPlanning and Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 A2002-56\nsch 3 pt 3.12\nnotified LR 20 December 2002\ns 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.12 commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2 and see Planning and Land\nAct 2002 A2002-55, s 2)\nPlanning and Land Legislation Amendment Act 2003 A2003-30 sch 1\npt 1.2\nnotified LR 30 June 2003\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2003 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2 and see Planning and Land\nAct 2002 A2002-55, s 2)\nUnit Titles Amendment Act 2005 A2005-25 sch 1\nnotified LR 11 May 2005\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 May 2005 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 commenced 12 May 2005 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 3 pt 3.14\nnotified LR 21 December 2005\ns 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPlanning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007\nA2007-25 sch 1 pt 1.20\nnotified LR 13 September 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 13 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.20 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1)\nRates and Land Tax Legislation Amendment Act 2009 A2009-52 pt 3\nnotified LR 18 December 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 December 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 1 January 2010 (s 2)\nJustice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011\n(No 2) A2011-27 sch 1 pt 1.6\nnotified LR 30 August 2011\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 29 July 2008 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 13 September 2011 (s 2 (1))\nUnit Titles (Management) Act 2011 A2011-41 sch 5 pt 5.6\nnotified LR 3 November 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 3 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 5 pt 5.6 commenced 30 March 2012 (s 2 and CN2012-6)\nPlanning and Development (University of Canberra and Other\nLeases) Legislation Amendment Act 2015 A2015-19 pt 12\nnotified LR 11 June 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 June 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 12 commenced 1 July 2015 (s 2 and CN2015-9)\nRevenue Legislation Amendment Act 2017 A2017-1 sch 1 pt 1.6\nnotified LR 22 February 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 18 September 2017 (s 2 (1) and CN2017-5)\nUnit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020 A2020-4 pt 7\nnotified LR 27 February 2020\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 February 2020 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 1 November 2020 (s 2 (1) and CN2020-11)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 30 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nLand Titles (Electronic Conveyancing) Legislation Amendment\nAct 2020 A2020-16 pt 3\nnotified LR 13 May 2020\ns 1, s 2 commenced 13 May 2020 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 1 June 2020 (s 2 and see Electronic Conveyancing\nNational Law (ACT) Act 2020 A2020-15 s 2)\nRevenue Legislation Amendment Act 2021 A2021-10 sch 1 pt 1.3\nnotified LR 19 May 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 May 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 20 May 2021 (s 2 (1))\nUnit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-24 pt 3\nnotified LR 23 June 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 1 July 2023 (s 2)\nPlanning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1\npt 1.41\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.41 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see\nPlanning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)\nJustice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023\n(No 2) A2023-42 pt 7\nnotified LR 8 November 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 8 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 9 November 2023 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nName of Act\ns 1 am A1995-54\nsub A2001-17 amdt 1.1\nDictionary\ns 2 ins A2001-17 amdt 1.1\nsub A2005-62 amdt 3.140\nNotes\ns 3 orig s 3 om Ord1977-18\n(prev s 5) am Ord1975-34; A1993-64; A1995-54; A2001-17 s 4\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2005-62 amdt 3.140\ndef the Principal Act om A2001-17 s 4\ndef Land Titles Act ins A2001-17 s 4\nom A2005-62 amdt 3.140\nTerms used in Unit Titles Act and Unit Titles (Management) Act\ns 3A ins A2005-62 amdt 3.140\nsub A2011-41 amdt 5.10\nRelationship with Land Titles Act\ns 4 orig s 4 om Ord1975-34\n(prev s 6) am A1993-64; A2001-44 amdt 1.2599\nsub A2001-17 s 5\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nins A2023-42 s 44\nTime of registration\ns 5 (prev s 7) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 5\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nRegistration of units plans\npt 2 hdg sub A2001-17 s 5\nLodging units plan for registration\ns 6 (prev s 8) sub A1993-90; A2001-17 s 5; A2001-44\namdt 1.2600\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2020-4 s 37\nam A2023-24 s 6, s 7; A2023-36 amdt 1.229\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 32 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRegistration of units plan\ns 7 (prev s 9) am Ord1976-19; Ord1989-38; A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 5\nam A2001-44 amdt 1.2601, amdt 1.2602\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2002-56 amdt 3.42; A2009-52 s 8; A2017-1 amdt 1.108,\namdt 1.109; A2020-16 s 82, s 83; pars renum R13 LA;\nA2020-4 s 38; pars renum R14 LA; A2021-10\namdts 1.12-1.14; A2023-24 ss 8-10; A2023-36\namdts 1.229-1.232\nEffect of registration of units plan on interests in parcel\ns 8 (prev s 10) am A2001-17 amdts 1.2-1.6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nEasements—subdivision of dominant tenement\ns 9 (prev s 10A) ins A2000-82 s 21\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nDuties of registrar-general after units plan registration\ns 10 (prev 11) am A1993-64; A1993-90\nsub A2001-17 s 6\nam A2001-44 amdt 1.2603, amdt 1.2604\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2015-19 s 64; A2020-16 ss 84-88\nRegistration of interests declared by owners corporations\npt 3 hdg (prev pt 2A hdg) ins A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nOwners corporation easements\ndiv 3.1 hdg (prev pt 2A div 1 hdg) ins A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nRegistration of easement declared by owners corporation\ns 11 (prev s 11A) ins A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.11\nExtinguishment of easement declared by owners corporation\ns 12 (prev s 11B) ins A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.12\nOwners corporation charges\ndiv 3.2 hdg (prev pt 2A div 2 hdg) ins A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRegistration of charge to secure unpaid amounts\ns 13 (prev s 11C) ins A2001-17 s 6\nam A2001-44 amdt 1.2605, amdt 1.2606\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.13; A2020-4 s 39\nRegistration of discharge\ns 14 (prev s 11D) ins A2001-17 s 6\nam A2001-44 amdt 1.2605, amdt 1.2606\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.14; A2020-4 s 40\nApplication of Land Titles Act, div 10.3\ns 15 (prev s 11E) ins A2001-17\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.15, amdt 5.16\nCancellation and amendment of units plans\npt 4 hdg (prev pt 3 hdg) sub A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nCancellation of units plans—registration\ns 16 (prev s 12) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 6\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2005-25 amdt 1.1\nam A2023-36 amdt 1.233\nEffect of cancellation of units plan\ns 17 (prev s 13) am A1996-85; A2001-17 amdts 1.7-1.11\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-25 amdt 1.2, amdt 1.3; A2015-19 ss 65-67\nDuties of registrar-general on registration of order\ns 18 (prev s 14) am A1993-64; A1993-90; A1996-85; A2001-17\namdts 1.12-1.14\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-25 amdt 1.4; A2015-19 s 68, s 69; A2020-16 ss 89-\n91; ss, pars renum R13 LA\nAmendment of units plans—registration of authorities\ns 19 hdg sub A2005-25 amdt 1.5\ns 19 (prev s 15) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 7\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-25 amdts 1.6-1.8\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 34 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRegistration of final building damage orders\ns 20 (prev s 16) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 7\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2020-16 s 92; A2023-42 s 45, s 46\nNotice of cancellation or amendment to territory planning authority\ns 21 hdg am A2023-36 amdt 1.233\ns 21 (prev s 17) am Ord1976-19; Ord1989-38; A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 7\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2003-30 amdt 1.9; A2023-36 amdt 1.233\nReissue of units plans\npt 5 hdg (prev pt 3A hdg) ins A2001-17 s 7\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nReissue of units plans\ns 22 (prev s 17A) ins A2001-17 s 7\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nTermination and expiry of leases\npt 6 hdg (prev pt 4 hdg) sub A2001-17 amdt 1.15\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nRegistration of termination of unit lease\ns 23 hdg (prev s 18 hdg) sub A2001-17 amdt 1.15\ns 23 (prev s 18) am A1993-64; A2001-17 amdt 1.16, amdt 1.17\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-62 amdt 3.141; A2020-16 s 93; pars renum R13 LA\nCancellation of memorials made under s 23\ns 24 orig s 24 am A1993-64\nom A2001-17 s 8\n(prev s 19) am A1993-64; A2001-17 amdt 1.18\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2020-16 s 94\nRegistrar-general to enter expiry of lease in register\ns 25 (prev s 20) am A1993-64\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2020-16 s 95\nMiscellaneous\npt 7 hdg (prev pt 5 hdg) renum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 35\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nChange of address for service\ns 26 (prev s 21) am A1993-64; A1998-54\nsub A2001-17 s 8\nam A2001-44 amdt 1.2607\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.17\nOwners corporation rules—initial registration of alternative rules\ns 27 (prev s 22) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 8\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2011-41 amdt 5.18; A2020-4 s 41; A2023-24 s 11\nOwners corporation rules—changes to rules\ns 27A ins A2023-24 s 11\nClass B units plan insurance exemptions—registration\ns 27B ins A2023-24 s 11\nAppointment of administrator—registration\ns 28 (prev s 23) am A1993-64\nsub A2001-17 s 8\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.19, amdt 5.20; A2023-42 s 47, s 48\nRegistration of instruments granting further leases\ns 29 (prev s 25) am A1993-64\nsub A1996-85\nam A2001-17 amdt 1.19\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsub A2002-56 amdt 3.43\nam A2007-25 amdt 1.93; A2015-19 s 70; A2023-36\namdt 1.234\nWithdrawal of units plan\ns 30 (prev s 26) am A1993-64; A2001-17 amdt 1.20\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nTrusts\ns 31 (prev s 27) sub A2001-17 amdt 1.21\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-25 amdt 1.9, amdt 1.10\nDelivery to registrar-general of certificates of title\ns 32 (prev s 28) am A1993-64; A1993-90; A1998-54; A2001-17\namdt 1.22\nrenum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2005-62 amdt 3.142\nom A2020-16 s 96\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 36 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nFormal requirements for units plans\nsch 1 hdg am A2011-27 amdt 1.11\nsch 1 orig sch 1 am Ord1975-34; Ord1976-19; Ord1982-7;\nOrd1989-38; A1993-64; A1993-90; A1995-54; A2001-3 sch 1\nom A2001-17 s 9\n(prev sch 2) am Ord1975-34; A1993-64;\nrenum as sch 1 A2001-17 amdt 1.23\nom A2023-24 s 12\nGeneral\nsch 1 pt 1.1 hdg (prev pt 1 hdg) renum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsch 1 pt 1.1 sub A2011-27 amdt 1.12\nom A2023-24 s 12\nRequirements in relation to diagrams\nsch 1 pt 1.2 hdg (prev pt 2 hdg) renum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsch 1 pt 1.2 clauses renum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nam A2011-27 amdt 1.13; clauses renum R9 LA\nom A2023-24 s 12\nNumbering of units and unit subsidiaries\nsch 1 pt 1.3 hdg (prev pt 3 hdg) renum R3 LA (see A2001-17 s 10)\nsch 1 pt 1.3 om A2023-24 s 12\nDictionary\ndict ins A2005-62 amdt 3.143\nam A2011-41 amdt 5.21; A2015-19 s 71; A2020-16 s 97;\nA2020-4 s 42; A2023-24 s 13; A2023-42 s 49; A2023-36\namdt 1.235\ndef graphic bar scale ins A2005-62 amdt 3.143\ndef Land Titles Act ins A2005-62 amdt 3.143\ndef owners corporation ins A2011-41 amdt 5.22\nom A2020-4 s 43\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR18\n27/11/23\nLand Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 37\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication No Amendments to Republication date\n1 A1995-54 31 July 1996\n2 A1998-54 31 July 1999\n3 A2001-44 5 October 2001\n4 A2003-30 1 July 2003\n5 A2005-25 12 May 2005\n6 A2005-62 11 January 2006\n7 A2007-25 31 March 2008\n8 A2009-52 1 January 2010\n9 A2011-27 13 September 2011\n10 A2011-41 30 March 2012\n11 A2015-19 1 July 2015\n12 A2017-1 18 September 2017\n13 A2020-16 1 June 2020\n14 A2020-16 1 November 2020\n15 A2021-10 20 May 2021\n16 A2023-24 1 July 2023\n17 A2023-42 9 November 2023\n\nEndnotes\n6 Renumbered provisions\npage 38 Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR18\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Renumbered provisions\nThis Act was renumbered by the Unit Titles Consequential Amendments Act 2001\nA2001-17 s 10 and under the Legislation Act 2001 in R3. Details of renumbered\nprovisions are shown in endnote 4 (Amendment history). For a table showing the\nrenumbered provisions, see R3.\n© Australian Capital Territory 2023","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act’s scope has been changed and expanded since its original form. The legislative history and amendment record show repeated amendments that incorporated the Act with the Land Titles Act (s 4), added cross-references and shared definitions with the Unit Titles Act 2001 and the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 (s 3A), and added specific registrable items and procedures (for example owners corporation instruments, insurance exemptions s 27B, and registration processes tied to the Planning Act 2023). These amendments broadened the Act from a narrow registration regime for unit plans to a more integrated, procedural statute governing the registration, amendment, conversion of existing interests, and lifecycle events for unit titles, with specified inter-agency certification steps (see endnotes and the amendment history summarised in the Act)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to other Acts (Land Titles Act 1925, Unit Titles Act 2001, Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, Planning Act 2023) (see s 3A, s 4, s 7(1)(d) notes).","Multiple specific documentary and certification requirements for different transactions (e.g. s 7(1), s 11(2), s 13, s 14).","Time limits creating procedural urgency (3-month lodging window after planning endorsement—s 7(1)).","Conversion rules that automatically transform pre-existing mortgages and easements into unit-level interests and preserve priority (s 8(1)–(3); s 10(2)).","Registrar-general mix of mandatory duties and operational discretions (mandatory memorial entries s 10(1); discretionary reissue s 22(1); ability to require additional documents s 20(2)).","Special registration pathways for owners corporation instruments and limits on their legal effects (registration of charges without power of sale—s 13 and s 15 note).","Procedural variety across lifecycle events: registration, amendment, cancellation, reissue, termination/expiry, and further leases (Parts 2–6).","Interaction with revenue and planning certification processes (s 7(1)(d), s 6(2)(b)), increasing coordination complexity across agencies."],"plain_english_summary":"# What this law does, in plain terms\n\nThis Act sets out the administrative rules for turning a single leased parcel of land into a group of individual unit leases (called a \"units plan\") and for recording the legal interests that flow from that split. In practical terms the Act governs how a lessee applies to register a units plan, what documents are required, how existing mortgages and easements are carried across to the new unit titles, how the land titles register must be updated, and how owners corporations’ interests (like easements, charges and rules) are registered and recorded.\n\nStart with the mechanics\n\n- A lessee may apply to the registrar-general to register a units plan (s 6). The plan must meet registrar-approved form requirements and be endorsed by the territory planning authority (s 6(2)).\n- The registrar-general must register the plan when certain documents are lodged within 3 months of planning endorsement, including the application, the endorsed plan, written consent of people who already hold registered estates or interests in the parcel, and certificates from the commissioner for revenue confirming specified taxes/charges are not outstanding (s 7(1)). If alternative owners corporation rules are proposed, they must be lodged with the application (s 7(1)(e)).\n- On registration the registrar-general must take a series of mandatory steps: cancel the existing parcel lease, register each unit’s lessee as the registered proprietor, register the owners corporation as proprietor of common property, and enter memorials of mortgages and easements on unit and common-property folios while preserving priority (s 10(1)–(2)).\n- The Act treats pre-existing mortgages and easements as if they had been created over the individual units and common property from the relevant original date, to preserve priority and effect (s 8(1)–(3), s 9).\n\nStated purpose and how the law implements it\n\nThe Act is expressed to provide for registration of unit titles and related matters. It implements that by: defining the lodgment and certification steps (s 6–7); prescribing how registered interests convert to unit-level interests (s 8–9); and imposing duties on the registrar-general to update the land titles register and preserve priorities (s 10). The Act also implements ongoing lifecycle events for unit plans: registration of amendments, cancellations, reissues, lease terminations and expiry, and particular owners corporation actions (Parts 4–7).\n\nWho pays, who decides, and who must comply (practical incentives and burdens)\n\n- Who applies and bears direct compliance costs: the lessee of the parcel applies to register a units plan and must produce technical plans, consents, and revenue certificates (s 6(1)–(2); s 7(1)). Those documentary and certification requirements create direct time and cost burdens on the applicant. The commissioner for revenue’s certificates (s 7(1)(d)) shift a portion of the compliance process to a separate revenue agency and make the absence of outstanding rates, land tax, duties and certain lease variation charges a precondition to registration.\n- Owners and secured parties: everyone with a registered estate or interest in the original lease must give written consent (s 7(1)(c)), and pre-existing mortgagees and easement holders see their interests converted to each unit automatically on registration (s 8(1)–(2)). This preserves existing security interests’ priority but changes the asset those interests attach to (from the parcel lease to individual unit leases), which alters the security profile for lenders and interest-holders.\n- Owners corporation powers and enforcement: owners corporations can declare easements (s 11), register charges to secure unpaid amounts (s 13) and lodge alternative rules or changes (s 27, 27A). The Act makes such instruments registrable but also limits some effects (for example the registered charge declared by an owners corporation is registrable much like a mortgage but, as the Act notes, does not give rise to a power of sale—see s 15 and the related note).\n- Registrar-general discretion and administrative burden: the registrar-general has specific, sometimes mandatory duties (e.g. register plan, cancel parcel lease, enter memorials—s 7(2); s 10(1)), but also has discretion to require additional documents when plans or amendments change boundaries or entitlements (s 20(2)(a)–(b)) and to reissue a plan if considered desirable (s 22(1)). Those discretions create implementation reliance on the registrar-general’s operational practices.\n\nTrade-offs, incentives and practical risks\n\n- Conversion of interests: the automatic conversion of mortgages and easements to unit-level interests (s 8) preserves priority but can change the security and enforcement dynamics for lenders and easement-holders (s 8(3), s 10(2)). That creates incentives for lenders to require consents or additional security before registration (s 7(1)(c)).\n- Inter-agency coordination and timing risk: registration is conditional on certificates from the commissioner for revenue and planning endorsement (s 7(1)(b),(d)). The 3-month lodging window after planning endorsement (s 7(1)) encourages a narrow operational timetable and creates a risk that delays in revenue certification or obtaining consents will frustrate registration.\n- Compliance and documentation burden: the Act requires multiple specified documents for different transactions (e.g. registration of owners corporation easements s 11(2); charges s 13; discharges s 14). These procedural prescriptions concentrate costs on applicants and owners corporations and create predictable steps for the registrar-general to follow.\n- Concentrated benefits and distributed costs: some measures (for example the ability of an owners corporation to register a charge to secure unpaid amounts—s 13) produce concentrated enforcement benefits to the owners corporation while the liability to pay or contest those charges falls on individual lot owners; the Act prescribes registration and discharge mechanics (s 13–14) but leaves substantive enforcement rules to the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011.\n\nImplementation and administrative notes\n\n- Many duties are mandatory on the registrar-general immediately after registration or cancellation (s 10(1); s 18(1)), so the register’s entries are the primary mechanism by which legal changes take effect.\n- The Act is integrated with other territory laws: it is \"read as one\" with the Land Titles Act (s 4(1)) and depends on definitions and processes in the Unit Titles Act 2001 and Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 (s 3A). That cross-referencing spreads implementation responsibility across agencies (land titles, planning, revenue) and across statutes.\n\nBottom line\n\nMechanically, the Act creates a procedural pathway for converting a leased parcel into registered unit titles, prescribes the documents and certifications required, fixes how pre-existing registered interests migrate to the new units, and sets out the registrar-general’s updating obligations for the land titles register. Those mechanics allocate compliance costs to the applicant and owners corporation, require inter-agency certification steps, preserve priority of existing interests, and give the registrar-general both mandatory duties and limited operational discretion when processing registrations and amendments. (Key sections: ss 6–11, 13–15, 16–22, 27–29.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally enacted in 1970 as a straightforward registration mechanism for unit titles, the Act has grown significantly beyond its original scope. It now functions as a specialised procedural overlay to the general Land Titles Act, handling: (1) complex conversions of security interests upon subdivision, (2) owners corporation governance matters (rules, insurance exemptions, administrator appointments), (3) interactions with the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 for charges and easements, and (4) modern electronic conveyancing requirements. The 2023 amendments added entirely new domains (insurance exemptions and rule change procedures) that go well beyond simple title registration."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to three other Acts: Land Titles Act 1925, Unit Titles Act 2001, and Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 (sections 3A, 4, 11, 13, 15, 28)","Nested conditional logic in registration requirements — section 7 requires multiple cascading documents including tax clearance certificates covering four different revenue statutes","Complex conversion mechanics in section 8 where pre-existing legal interests (mortgages, easements) are deemed to transform into different legal interests upon registration","Dual pathways for similar outcomes (e.g., cancellation authorities vs cancellation orders in Part 4) with slightly different procedural requirements","Incorporation by reference of terms defined in other legislation rather than standalone definitions (dictionary relies heavily on external Acts)","Interaction between leasehold tenure (ACT's land system) and unit title subdivision creates layered concepts like 'declared land subleases' and Crown lease memorials","Recent amendments (2023) adding new sections (27A, 27B) for rules and insurance exemptions show ongoing accretion of specialised procedures"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is the ACT's **Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970**. It sets up the system for registering **unit titles** — the legal framework that allows land (usually apartment buildings or townhouse developments) to be divided into individually owned units plus shared common property.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Property developers** who want to subdivide land into units\n*   **Unit owners** (people who buy apartments, townhouses, or commercial units)\n*   **Owners corporations** (the legal bodies that manage the shared areas in unit developments)\n*   **Banks and mortgagees** (lenders who hold security over units)\n*   The **Registrar-General** (the government official who maintains the land titles register)\n\n**Key things the law covers:**\n\n*   **Registering units plans**: The process for getting a development legally recognised, including requirements for planning approval, consent from existing interest holders, and proof that all taxes and rates are paid (section 7)\n*   **What happens to existing mortgages**: When a units plan is registered, existing mortgages over the whole property automatically convert into mortgages over each individual unit (section 8)\n*   **Owners corporation powers**: How owners corporations can register easements (rights to use land) and charges (security interests) over units to recover unpaid levies (Part 3)\n*   **Changing or cancelling units plans**: Procedures for amending plans (changing boundaries or unit entitlements) or cancelling them entirely when the development ends (Part 4)\n*   **Rules and insurance**: Registration of alternative rules for owners corporations and insurance exemptions for certain commercial units (sections 27–27B)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis law underpins property ownership for thousands of Canberrans. Without it, you couldn't legally own your apartment separate from the building next door, banks couldn't lend against individual units, and there would be no clear way to manage shared driveways, lifts, or gardens. It ensures that when you buy a unit, you get a proper **certificate of title** (legal proof of ownership) registered in the government's land titles system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970","history":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-titles-unit-titles-act-1970/documents"}}