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Land Title Act 2000
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3 Object of Act
(1) The object of this Act is to consolidate and reform the law about the
registration of land and interests in land and in particular:
(a) to simplify the title to land and facilitate dealings with land;
(b) to define the rights of persons with an interest in registered
land;
(c) to continue and improve the system for registering title to and
transferring interests in land;
(d) to define the powers and functions of the Registrar-General
under this Act;
(e) to facilitate access to information about administrative and
other interests and information in respect of land;
(f) to assist the keeping of the land register in the Land Titles
Office, particularly by authorising the use of information
technology; and
(g) to facilitate the collection and disposal of information relating
to land or the buying and selling of land.
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(2) If there is an inconsistency between a provision of this Act and a
provision of the Law of Property Act 2000, this Act prevails.