18Registrar-General may prepare and lodge caveat

18 Registrar-General may prepare and lodge caveat (1) The Registrar-General may prepare and lodge a caveat over a lot in favour of: (a) a registered proprietor of the lot; or (b) someone else who has an interest in the lot. (2) The Registrar-General may act under subsection (1) to prevent a dealing with the lot that may prejudice: (a) the Territory, the Commonwealth or a local government body; (b) a minor; (c) a person who is intellectually or mentally impaired or who is incapable of managing his or her own affairs; (d) a person who is absent from the Territory; (e) a person because of misdescription of the lot or its boundaries; (f) a person because of fraud or forgery; or (g) any other person who has an interest in the lot. (3) The Registrar-General may act under subsection (1) to prevent a dealing with a lot to give effect to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directed to the Registrar-General. (4) Subsection (2)(g) applies only if the Registrar-General is satisfied there is no practicable alternative to registering the caveat, because of the nature or urgency of particular circumstances. Land Title Act 2000 17