Land Title Act 2000
195Matters for which there is no entitlement to compensation
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 195
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Land Title Act 2000.
195 Matters for which there is no entitlement to compensation (1) A person is not entitled to compensation from the Territory for deprivation, loss or damage: (a) because of a breach of a trust or fiduciary duty (whether express, implied or constructive) including a breach of duty arising in the administration of the estate of a deceased person; (b) if the person, a person acting as agent for the person, or an indemnified person acting or purporting to act for the person, caused or substantially contributed to the deprivation, loss or damage by fraud, neglect or wilful default, including, for example, failure to take reasonable steps in response to a notice that the Registrar-General intended to create a new indefeasible title for the relevant lot;
Land Title Act 2000 99 (c) suffered by a corporation through the improper use of its seal or by an act of an authorised signatory of the corporation who exceeds the signatory's authority; (d) caused when the Registrar-General corrected an indefeasible title that mistakenly included the person's land, unless the person suffered loss or damage under section 193(1)(d); (e) if the loss, damage or deprivation arises out of a matter about which the Registrar-General is by an Act or law, either expressly or by necessary implication, excused from inquiring; or (f) because of the Registrar-General lodging a caveat under section 18. (2) In this section, indemnified person means a legal practitioner, conveyancing agent or real estate agent covered by indemnity insurance (however described) under the Legal Profession Act 2006 or Agents Licensing Act 1979.