209Reciprocal arrangements for lodgement of documents

209 Reciprocal arrangements for lodgement of documents (1) If the Minister is satisfied that the law in force in another Commonwealth jurisdiction providing for the registration of interests in land makes substantially the same provision as this Act, the Registrar-General may make an agreement with a relevant registrar in the jurisdiction under which: (a) the relevant registrar may, in respect of land in Territory, perform any functions and exercise any powers that may be performed or exercised by the Registrar-General under this Act; and

Land Title Act 2000 108 (b) the Registrar-General may, in respect of land outside the Territory, perform any functions or exercise any powers that may be performed or exercised by the relevant registrar under the law of the jurisdiction. (2) The agreement may provide: (a) that the Registrar-General may accept a document lodged for registration in the other jurisdiction or any information on behalf of the relevant registrar; (b) that the Registrar-General may send to any relevant registrar any documents or information received on behalf of that registrar by: (i) transmission of the original documents; (ii) transmission of copies of the documents; (iii) facsimile process; (iv) any device used for the storage or transmission or processing of information as may be approved by the Registrar-General; (v) a process authorised by the law of that other jurisdiction; or (vi) by a combination of any of those means; and (c) that the Registrar-General may accept from the relevant registrar any documents or information transmitted as provided by paragraph (b). (3) Where a document of information is transmitted to the Registrar- General as provided by this section, the document or information is taken to have the same effect as the original document of information of which it purports to be a copy.