20ABRegistrar may issue notices

20AB Registrar may issue notices

(1) The Registrar of Titles may issue a notice to a person requiring the person to inform the Registrar within a specified period, not being a period of less than 30 days, whether the person claims an estate or interest in the land specified in the notice. (2) If a person claims an estate or interest of the kind referred to in section 20, the Registrar may require the person to make an application under that section for the land to be brought under the Act. (3) If the Registrar requires a person to make application under section 20, section 34 of this Act does not apply to the application. (4) A person who, without reasonable excuse: (a) fails to comply with a notice issued by the Registrar under subsection (1); or (b) fails to make an application under section 20 when required to do so under subsection (2); commits an offence against this Act.