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Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993
179Registration of interest in land
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### 179 Registration of interest in land
> [*\[Section 179 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-060#GS12@EN)
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> > (1) [Subsection (2)](#GS179@Gs2@EN) applies to the registration of the following under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) :
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> > > > (a) a document transferring land for the purpose of [section 146](#GS146@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) a sealed copy of the wealth forfeiture order under [section 154(1)](#GS154@Gs1@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) a sealed copy of a registered interstate forfeiture order under [section 58](#GS58@EN) .
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> > (2) On lodgement of a document or sealed copy under [subsection (1)](#GS179@Gs1@EN) , the Recorder must –
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> > > > (a) register the instrument against the relevant folio of the Register; and
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> > > > (b) register the State as the proprietor of the property in the relevant folio of the Register.
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> > (3) To the extent that a provision of this Part relating to land is inconsistent with the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) , the provision of this Part prevails, but this Part does not otherwise affect the operation of the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) in relation to land dealt with under this Part.
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> > (4) This Part does not prevent –
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> > > > (a) a person from lodging with the Recorder –
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> > > > > > (i) a caveat relating to land that is restrained property; or
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> > > > > > (ii) an instrument relating to a dealing or purported dealing in land that is restrained property at the time when the instrument is lodged; or
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> > > > > > (iii) an instrument relating to a dealing or purported dealing in land that was restrained property at the time when the dealing or purported dealing was carried out; or
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> > > > (b) the Recorder from –
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> > > > > > (i) giving notice to any person that a caveat has been lodged in relation to land that is restrained property; or
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> > > > > > (ii) accepting an instrument relating to a dealing or purported dealing in land that is restrained property at the time when the instrument is lodged; or
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> > > > > > (iii) accepting an instrument relating to a dealing or purported dealing in land that was restrained property at the time when the dealing or purported dealing was carried out –
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> > but the Recorder must not register a dealing in the Register in relation to land while the land is restrained property.