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section 159
PLACE OF EXECUTION OF
INSTRUMENT
PERSONS WHO CAN WITNESS
EXECUTION
In the Northern Territory a commissioner for oaths
a member of the Legislative Assembly
a legal practitioner
a person holding office under the
Supreme Court Act 1979, the Justices of
the Peace Act 1991, the Local Court
Act 2015 or the Registration Act 1927
a member of the Police Force
a conveyancing agent or a person
licensed as a real estate agent under the
Agents Licensing Act 1979
a Notary Public
any other person approved by the
Registrar-General
In a State, Territory or place
within Australia
Any person approved by Registrar-
General's directions
In a place outside Australia Any person approved by Registrar-
General's directions
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section 212
PART A
The Real Property Act, 1886 (1886, No. 380)
The Real Property Amendment Act, 1893 (1893, No. 569)
PART B
Real Property Ordinance 1918 (No. 13 of 1918)
Real Property Ordinance 1926 (No. 12 of 1926)
Real Property Ordinance 1932 (No. 11 of 1932)
Real Property Ordinance 1965 (No. 15 of 1965)
Real Property Ordinance 1969 (No. 2 of 1969)
Real Property Ordinance 1973 (No. 63 of 1973)
Real Property Act 1978 (No. 93 of 1978)
Real Property Amendment Act 1981 (No. 48 of 1981)
Real Property Amendment Act 1982 (No. 67 of 1982)
Real Property Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982 (No. 83 of 1982)
Real Property Amendment Act 1983 (No. 8 of 1983)
Real Property Amendment Act 1984 (No. 17 of 1984)
Real Property Amendment Act 1986 (No. 27 of 1986)
Real Property Amendment Act 1988 (No. 38 of 1988)
Real Property Amendment Act 1989 (No. 59 of 1989)
Real Property Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989 (No. 66 of 1989)
Real Property Amendment Act 1991 (No. 32 of 1991)
Real Property Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 (No. 53 of 1991)
Real Property Amendment Act 1993 (No. 19 of 1993)
Real Property Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 (No. 76 of 1993)
Real Property Amendment Act 1999 (No. 17 of 1999)
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 2, 2000)
Assent date 14 March 2000
Commenced 1 December 2000 (Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Land Title (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 45, 2000)
Assent date 12 September 2000
Commenced 1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 1,
2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2001 (Act No. 3, 2001)
Assent date 22 March 2001
Commenced 22 March 2001
Unit Titles (Consequential Amendments – Building Development) Act 2001 (Act No. 15,
2001)
Assent date 28 June 2001
Commenced 1 March 2002 (s 2, s 2 Unit Titles Amendment Act 2001 (Act
No. 14, 2001) and Gaz G8, 27 February 2002, p 6)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Statute Law Revision Act 2004 (Act No. 18, 2004)
Assent date 15 March 2004
Commenced 5 May 2004 (s 2(1), s 2 Associations Act 2003 (Act No. 56,
2003) and Gaz G18, 5 May 2004, p 2)
Justice Portfolio (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005 (Act No. 20, 2005)
Assent date 6 May 2005
Commenced 13 July 2005 (Gaz G28, 13 July 2005, p 3)
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Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 13, 2006)
Assent date 18 May 2006
Commenced 1 July 2006 (s 2(4) and Gaz G26, 28 June 2006, p 7)
Treasury Legislation and Consequential Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 19, 2006)
Assent date 28 June 2006
Commenced pt 1: 28 June 2006; pt 2: 2 May 2006; rem: 1 July 2006 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)
Assent date 8 March 2007
Commenced 8 March 2007
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date 17 May 2007
Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);
rem: 17 May 2007
Land Title and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008)
Assent date 11 March 2008
Commenced pt 6: 18 March 2009 (Gaz G11, 13 March 2009, p 4);
rem: 1 July 2009 (Gaz S30, 26 June 2009)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date 14 November 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14, 2009)
Assent date 26 May 2009
Commenced pt 2.3, div 3, sdv 4 and s 135 (to ext ins s 54C):
1 January 2010; s 111: 1 July 2010; rem: 1 July 2009 (s 2,
Gaz S30, 26 June 2009, p 1, s 2 Land Title and Related
Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008) and Gaz
S30, 26 June 2009, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 24, 2010)
Assent date 30 June 2010
Commenced 21 July 2010 (Gaz G29, 21 July 2010, p 5)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,
2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations
Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,
p 4)
Electronic Conveyancing (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 (Act No. 13, 2013)
Assent date 6 June 2013
Commenced 17 July 2013 (Gaz G29, 17 July 2013, pp 2 and 3)
Advance Personal Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013 (Act No. 36, 2013)
Assent date 19 December 2013
Commenced pt 3: 5 February 2014 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2014, p 2);
rem: 17 March 2014 (Gaz S14, 17 March 2014)
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Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014
(s 2)
Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 (Act No. 48, 2014)
Assent date 8 December 2014
Commenced 1 January 2015 (s 2)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)
Land Title Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 14, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
Land Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 3, 2023)
Assent date 2 March 2023
Commenced 2 January 2024 (Gaz G16, 3 August 2023, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (Succession of the Crown) Act 2023 (Act No. 10, 2023)
Assent date 20 April 2023
Commenced 21 April 2023 (s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 9, 2024)
Assent date 24 May 2024
Commenced pts 4 and 8: nc; pts 9 and 10: 1 July 2024 (s 2(3));
rem: 25 May 2024 (s 2(1))
Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 14, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced 1 August 2025 (Gaz G14, 10 July 2025, p 1)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 4, 35 , 41, 42, 44, 51,
52, 53, 54B, 54D, 54E, 54F, 54G, 60, 66, 80, 85, 89, 100, 103, 112, 114, 127,
148, 149, 159, 164, 195, 205, 213, 214, 215, 216 and 218 and sch 1.
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4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 14, 2021, s 4
s 4 amd No. 15, 2001, s 5; No. 3, 2008, s 4; No. 28, 2008, s 17; No. 14, 2009,
s 133; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 4, 2017, s 34; No. 14, 2021, s 5; No. 3, 2023,
s 6
s 5A ins No. 3, 2023, s 7
s 7 amd No. 3, 2023, s 8
s 6 amd No. 14, 2021, s 6
s 9 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 10 amd No. 13, 2006, s 46; No. 3, 2023, s 9
s 11 amd No. 3, 2023, s 10
s 14 amd No. 14, 2021, s 7
s 14A ins No. 3, 2023, s 11
pt 2
div 2A hdg ins No. 3, 2023, s 12
ss 15A – 15D ins No. 3, 2023, s 12
s 17 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 23 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 40, 2010, s 118
s 25 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 40, 2010, s 118
sub No. 3, 2023, s 13
s 27 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118; No. 3, 2023, s 14
s 31A ins No. 3, 2023, s 15
s 32 sub No. 3, 2023, s 15
s 32A ins No. 3, 2023, s 15
s 35 amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 28, 2008, s 18; No. 33, 2019, s 49
s 38 amd No. 14, 2021, s 8
s 44 amd No. 24, 2010, s 6; No. 3, 2023, s 16; No. 14, 2025, s 9
s 45 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 48 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 14, 2021, s 9
pt 4
div 3 hdg sub No. 3, 2008, s 5
s 51 sub No. 3, 2008, s 6
amd No. 14, 2009, s 134
s 52 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 3, 2008, s 7
s 53 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 3, 2008, s 8
s 54 amd No. 3, 2008, s 9
pt 4
div 4 hdg ins No. 14, 2009, s 135
s 54A ins No. 14, 2009, s 135
amd No. 3, 2023, s 17
ss 54B – 54D ins No. 14, 2009, s 135
s 54E ins No. 14, 2009, s 135
amd No. 48, 2014, s 29
s 54F ins No. 14, 2009, s 135
pt 4
div 5 hdg ins No. 48, 2014, s 30
s 54G ins No. 48, 2014, s 30
amd No. 9, 2024, s 26
s 55 rep No. 3, 2008,s 10
s 64 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 64A ins No. 3, 2023, s 18
s 66 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 19, 2006, s 45
s 71 amd No. 3, 2023, s 19
s 72 amd No. 3, 2023, s 20
s 78A ins No. 3, 2023, s 21
s 81A ins No. 3, 2023, s 22
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s 85A ins No. 3, 2023, s 23
ss 87 – 89 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 90 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 14, 2021, s 10
s 98 amd No. 3, 2001, s 8
s 99 amd No. 13, 2006, s 47
pt 6
div 4
sdiv 2 hdg sub No. 3, 2008, s 11
s 101 amd No. 3, 2008, s 12
s 102 amd No. 3, 2008, s 13
s 103 amd No. 3, 2008, s 14
s 105 amd No. 3, 2008, s 15
s 112 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 3, 2001, s 8
s 113 amd No. 13, 2006, s 48
pt 6
div 5
sdiv 2 hdg sub No. 3, 2008, s 16
s 115 amd No. 3, 2008, s 17
s 116 amd No. 3, 2008, s 18
s 123 amd No. 13, 2006, s 49
s 125 amd No. 3, 2023, s 24
s 136 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 136A ins No. 3, 2023, s 25
s 138 amd No. 3, 2023, s 26
s 140 amd No. 3, 2023, s 27
s 142 amd No. 45, 2000, s 4; No. 13, 2006, s 50; No. 3, 2023, s 28
s 145 sub No. 3, 2023, s 29
pt 7
div 3 hdg amd No. 36, 2013, s 79
s 148 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5
s 149 rep No. 45, 2000, s 5
ins No. 36, 2013, s 80
s 155 amd No. 3, 2023, s 30
s 156 amd No. 3, 2023, s 31
s 157 amd No. 3, 2023, s 32
s 159 amd No. 3, 2023, s 33
s 162 amd No. 3, 2023, s 34
s 163 amd No. 14, 2021, s 11
s 164 amd No. 15, 2001, s 5
s 165 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5; No. 14, 2021, s 12
s 172 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
sub No. 3, 2023, s 35
s 187 amd No. 3, 2023, s 36
s 188 amd No. 10, 2023, s 5
s 189 amd No. 3, 2023, s 37
s 195 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16
pt 10A hdg ins No. 3, 2023, s 38
ss 197A –
197H ins No. 3, 2023, s 38
s 197J ins No. 3, 2023, s 39
s 201 amd No. 13, 2006, s 51
s 205 amd No. 4, 2007, s 7
s 206 amd No. 17, 2001, s 21;No. 3, 2023, s 40
s 210 amd No. 20, 2005, s 41; No. 13, 2013, s 13; No. 3, 2023, s 41
s 210A ins No. 3, 2023, s 42
pt 12 hdg sub No. 3, 2008, s 19
pt 13 hdg ins No. 3, 2008, s 20
s 219 ins No. 3, 2008, s 20
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pt 14 hdg ins No. 14, 2009, s 136
s 220 ins No. 14, 2009, s 136
pt 15 hdg ins No. 3, 2023, s 43
ss 221 – 225 ins No. 3, 2023, s 43
sch 1 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 40, 2010, s 118; No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 3, 2023,
s 44
sch 2 amd No. 45, 2000, s 5