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Conveyancing Act 1919
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#### 195AA Electronic plan lodgment system
195AA Electronic plan lodgment system
> > (1) The electronic plan lodgment system established by this section enables an approved person and, subject to the terms of the approval, persons authorised by the approved person, to lodge plans and other documents electronically for registration, recording or other purposes under this or a related Act. Plans and other documents may be so lodged without the need for them to be physically produced, but only in accordance with arrangements made under this section.
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> > (2) Other persons may not use the electronic plan lodgment system, and may not lodge plans or other documents electronically for those purposes, without the consent of the Registrar-General.
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> > (3) A person may apply to the Registrar-General in the approved form for approval to use the electronic plan lodgment system.
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> > (4) The Registrar-General may approve or refuse an application.
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> > (5) If the Registrar-General approves an application, the Registrar-General is to specify the terms of the approval, the way in which the electronic plan lodgment system is to be accessed, the date on which the approval commences and, if appropriate, the plans and other documents to which the approval applies.
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> > (6) A person whose application is approved is, while the approval remains in force, an approved person for the purposes of this section.
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> > (7) An approval may be amended at any time—
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> > > (a) by agreement between the Registrar-General and the approved person, or
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> > > (b) by written notice given by the Registrar-General to the approved person.
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> > (8) An approval remains in force until it is cancelled by the Registrar-General or until the approved person surrenders it.
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> > (9) The Registrar-General may decline to grant and may, at any time and without prior notice, cancel an approval for any reason considered sufficient by the Registrar-General. The Registrar-General is to give written notice of refusal or cancellation of an approval.
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> > (10) In this section—
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> > related Act means the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025), the [Strata Schemes Development Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-051) or the [Community Land Development Act 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2021-006).
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> **s 195AA:** Ins 2002 No 2, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2015 No 51, Sch 9.5 \[7\]; 2021 No 6, Sch 5.2\[2\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 1.8\[5\] \[6\].