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Land Title Act 2000
54BRegistration of scheme statement
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54B Registration of scheme statement
(1) The Registrar-General may register a scheme statement only if:
(a) a request for the registration is lodged by a person who may,
or is required to, lodge the statement under the Unit Title
Schemes Act 2009 (the UTS Act); and
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(b) the request is accompanied by:
(i) the scheme statement containing the information, and
accompanied by the documents, required by the UTS
Act; and
(ii) if the UTS Act requires a particular resolution for the
decision of the body corporate to endorse the
statement – evidence of the resolution; and
(iii) the written consent of persons to the registration as
prescribed by regulation; and
(iv) for the first scheme statement of a scheme formed under
section 71 or 72 of the UTS Act – a copy of the order or
resolution mentioned in that section; and
(v) for a subsequent scheme statement that reflects a plan
of subdivision or plan of consolidation relating to the
scheme land – the plan; and
(vi) if the scheme is a member scheme of a layered
scheme – a new scheme statement of another member
scheme as prescribed by regulation; and
(vii) for the first scheme statement of a scheme converted
from a units plan or building development plan under
section 111 of the UTS Act – any document prescribed
by regulation; and
(viii) any other document prescribed by regulation; and
(c) the Registrar-General is satisfied:
(i) the scheme statement and accompanying documents
meet the requirements of the UTS Act; and
(ii) for a scheme proposed to be a layered scheme or
scheme intended to be developed progressively – the
requirements for such a scheme under the UTS Act are
met; and
(iii) each of the scheme name, and body corporate name,
specified in the statement has not been used for another
scheme, reserved under section 54C, or is otherwise
inappropriate to be used for a scheme (including, for
example, because it is offensive).
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(2) When registering a scheme statement, the Registrar-General must:
(a) create an indefeasible title for each of the following in the land
register:
(i) each unit of the scheme;
(ii) the common property of the scheme; and
(b) for the first scheme statement of a scheme – allocate:
(i) a unique identifying number as the registration number
of the scheme; and
(ii) a unique identifying number as the registration number
of the body corporate of the scheme; and
(c) for a subsequent scheme statement replacing another scheme
statement of a scheme – cancel the registration of the other
scheme statement; and
(d) for the first scheme statement of a scheme formed by the
amalgamation of 2 or more basic schemes under section 72 of
the UTS Act – cancel the registration of the scheme
statements of the basic schemes; and
(e) for the first scheme statement of a scheme converted from a
units plan or building development plan under section 111 of
the UTS Act – cancel the registration of the plan.
(3) The indefeasible title for the common property created under
subsection (2)(a)(ii) is free of any interest previously existing in the
lot constituting the property, other than an interest prescribed by
regulation.
(4) Without limiting subsection (3), a regulation may prescribe an
easement under the Planning Act 1999 as an interest for that
subsection.