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Land Title Act 2000
66Requirements of instrument of lease
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66 Requirements of instrument of lease
(1) An instrument of lease must:
(b) include a description sufficient to identify the lot or part of the
lot to be leased; and
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(c) include an acknowledgement of the rent paid or payable and
details of other consideration.
(2) If the instrument of lease is for part of the lot, the instrument must
also include:
(a) a sketch plan identifying the part of the lot drawn to a standard
to the Registrar-General's satisfaction or a plan of survey
identifying the part of the lot, if required by the Registrar-
General; and
(b) if required by the Planning Act 1999 – consent under Part 5 of
the Planning Act 1999.
(3) However, the Registrar-General must allow the part of the lot to be
identified by a description alone if the Registrar-General is satisfied
the part of a lot is sufficiently identified by the description in the
(4) This section does not limit the matters that the appropriate form for
an instrument of lease may require to be included in the instrument.