34Caution notices

34 Caution notices (1) The Minister or, if a minister of the Commonwealth has administrative responsibility for the first grant or transfer of land from the Crown, that minister may lodge with the Registrar-General a memorandum if he or she is of the opinion that characteristics of or relating to the land may adversely affect its use or occupation. (2) The memorandum may be lodged: (a) on the first grant or transfer of land (whether freehold or leasehold) from the Crown; or (b) at any time afterwards with the consent in writing of the registered proprietor of any interest in the land that is affected by the memorandum. (3) The memorandum is to: (a) identify the land; (b) set out the characteristics of or relating to the land that may adversely affect its use or occupation; and (c) if the memorandum is lodged other than on the first grant or transfer of the land – contain the consent of the registered proprietor of any interest in the land that is affected by the memorandum. (4) Characteristics of or relating to land that may be set out in the memorandum include: (a) a propensity towards flooding; (b) the presence of unexploded bombs or other ordnance; and (c) the presence of rubbish disposal or landfill sites, whether compacted or not. (5) The Registrar-General must: (a) register the memorandum; and (b) enter a caution notice in the land register against the land to which the memorandum relates. (6) A caution notice does not of itself preclude any dealing with the Land Title Act 2000 25