Housing Regulation 2026
sec.40Searching contracts register
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sec.40 Searching contracts register
After paying the fee stated in schedule 1 , a person may— search and get a copy of— particulars about a section contract that are recorded in the contracts register; or a document that was lodged but not registered (whether or not the document has been cancelled); or a registered document; or information kept under section 38 ; and have a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) certified by the chief executive to be an accurate copy. However, a person may not search or get a copy of a document that the chief executive has disposed of under the Public Records Act 2023 . The chief executive may certify a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a) . A copy of a document that purports to have been certified by the chief executive is, in a proceeding, evidence of the document. In this section— registered document means a registrable document or other document, particulars of which have been recorded in the contracts register under section 37 . (sec.40-ssec.1) After paying the fee stated in schedule 1 , a person may— search and get a copy of— particulars about a section contract that are recorded in the contracts register; or a document that was lodged but not registered (whether or not the document has been cancelled); or a registered document; or information kept under section 38 ; and have a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) certified by the chief executive to be an accurate copy. (sec.40-ssec.2) However, a person may not search or get a copy of a document that the chief executive has disposed of under the Public Records Act 2023 . (sec.40-ssec.3) The chief executive may certify a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a) . (sec.40-ssec.4) A copy of a document that purports to have been certified by the chief executive is, in a proceeding, evidence of the document. (sec.40-ssec.5) In this section— registered document means a registrable document or other document, particulars of which have been recorded in the contracts register under section 37 .
- (a) search and get a copy of— (i) particulars about a section contract that are recorded in the contracts register; or (ii) a document that was lodged but not registered (whether or not the document has been cancelled); or (iii) a registered document; or (iv) information kept under section 38 ; and
- (i) particulars about a section contract that are recorded in the contracts register; or
- (ii) a document that was lodged but not registered (whether or not the document has been cancelled); or
- (iii) a registered document; or
- (iv) information kept under section 38 ; and
- (b) have a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) certified by the chief executive to be an accurate copy.
- (i) particulars about a section contract that are recorded in the contracts register; or