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Forestry Act 1959
sec.61TSEntitlement to search the register
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### sec.61TS Entitlement to search the register
A person may, on payment of the relevant titles registry fee—
search and obtain a copy of—
the particulars recorded about a document registered in the register; or
a registered document; or
a document that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); and
obtain a copy of the particulars recorded about a registered document, or a registered document, certified by the registrar of titles to be an accurate copy.
Subsection (1) (a) (iii) does not apply to a document destroyed by the registrar of titles.
A search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, an office of the land registry under the Land Act 1994 during office hours on a day the office is open for business.
Also, a search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, the website of an entity engaged by the registrar of titles for the purpose of allowing persons to search the register or obtain copies of particulars, documents or other information kept in the register.
The registrar of titles may allow a person to carry out a search under subsection (1) (a) for—
only part of the particulars recorded about a document; or
only part of a document lodged or deposited with the registrar; or
only part of the information about a document lodged or deposited with the registrar.
The registrar of titles may enter into an agreement with a department allowing the department to carry out a search, or obtain a copy, under this section without payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (1) .
However, the registrar of titles may enter into an agreement under subsection (6) only if the registrar is reasonably satisfied the information obtained from the search or the copy will not be—
used for a commercial purpose, including, for example, the marketing or sale of the information or other information; or
included in another database of information, in any form, other than with approval from the registrar.
If the registrar of titles delegates the registrar’s functions of keeping the register to the titles registry operator, subsections (4) , (6) and (7) apply as if each reference to the registrar were a reference to the operator.
In this section—
titles registry fee , for a matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) , means the fee payable for the matter under section 61TV .
s 61TS ins 2010 No. 12 s 45
amd 2021 No. 12 s 69
(sec.61TS-ssec.1) A person may, on payment of the relevant titles registry fee— search and obtain a copy of— the particulars recorded about a document registered in the register; or a registered document; or a document that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); and obtain a copy of the particulars recorded about a registered document, or a registered document, certified by the registrar of titles to be an accurate copy.
(sec.61TS-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) (iii) does not apply to a document destroyed by the registrar of titles.
(sec.61TS-ssec.3) A search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, an office of the land registry under the Land Act 1994 during office hours on a day the office is open for business.
(sec.61TS-ssec.4) Also, a search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, the website of an entity engaged by the registrar of titles for the purpose of allowing persons to search the register or obtain copies of particulars, documents or other information kept in the register.
(sec.61TS-ssec.5) The registrar of titles may allow a person to carry out a search under subsection (1) (a) for— only part of the particulars recorded about a document; or only part of a document lodged or deposited with the registrar; or only part of the information about a document lodged or deposited with the registrar.
(sec.61TS-ssec.6) The registrar of titles may enter into an agreement with a department allowing the department to carry out a search, or obtain a copy, under this section without payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.61TS-ssec.7) However, the registrar of titles may enter into an agreement under subsection (6) only if the registrar is reasonably satisfied the information obtained from the search or the copy will not be— used for a commercial purpose, including, for example, the marketing or sale of the information or other information; or included in another database of information, in any form, other than with approval from the registrar.
(sec.61TS-ssec.8) If the registrar of titles delegates the registrar’s functions of keeping the register to the titles registry operator, subsections (4) , (6) and (7) apply as if each reference to the registrar were a reference to the operator.
(sec.61TS-ssec.9) In this section— titles registry fee , for a matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) , means the fee payable for the matter under section 61TV .
- (a) search and obtain a copy of— (i) the particulars recorded about a document registered in the register; or (ii) a registered document; or (iii) a document that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); and
- (i) the particulars recorded about a document registered in the register; or
- (ii) a registered document; or
- (iii) a document that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); and
- (b) obtain a copy of the particulars recorded about a registered document, or a registered document, certified by the registrar of titles to be an accurate copy.
- (i) the particulars recorded about a document registered in the register; or
- (ii) a registered document; or
- (iii) a document that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); and
- (a) only part of the particulars recorded about a document; or
- (b) only part of a document lodged or deposited with the registrar; or
- (c) only part of the information about a document lodged or deposited with the registrar.
- (a) used for a commercial purpose, including, for example, the marketing or sale of the information or other information; or
- (b) included in another database of information, in any form, other than with approval from the registrar.