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Land Title Act 2000
54CReservation of scheme name and body corporate name
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54C Reservation of scheme name and body corporate name
(1) A person may apply to the Registrar-General for the reservation of
1 or both of the following for a proposed scheme:
(a) a scheme name;
(b) a body corporate name.
(2) The application must specify the proposed scheme land and each
name to be reserved.
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(3) The Registrar-General must refuse to reserve a name if:
(a) it has already been used for another scheme; or
(b) it has already been reserved under this section; or
(c) the Registrar-General otherwise considers it is inappropriate
to be used for a scheme (including, for example, because it is
offensive).
(4) The reservation ceases to have effect at the earliest of the
(a) the end of 2 years after the Registrar-General reserved the
name;
(b) if the applicant applied for an extension before the end of the
2 years – the end of a further period specified by the
Registrar-General that is not longer than 1 year;
(c) if the applicant withdraws the application – the time of the
withdrawal.