15Penalty for obstructing registrar-general

15 Penalty for obstructing registrar-general (1) If any person upon requisition in writing made by the registrar-general under section 14 (1) (a), (b) or (c)— (a) refuses or neglects to produce any document or instrument or to allow it to be inspected; or (b) refuses or neglects to give any explanation; he or she commits an offence. Maximum penalty: (a) for paragraph (a)—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; and (b) for paragraph (b)—50 penalty units. (2) The registrar-general, if any document or instrument so withheld appears to him or her to be material, shall not be bound to proceed with the bringing of the land under this Act, or with the registration of the transfer or other dealing, as the case may be.

Part 4 Future grants of freehold and of certain Crown leaseholds Part 4 Future grants of freehold and of certain Crown leaseholds 17 Crown grants and certain Crown leases under Act (1) Each grant of freehold and each grant for a term exceeding 5 years granted by or in the name of the Commonwealth or by the Territory after the commencement of this Act shall be given to the registrar-general, and, in addition to proper words, shall refer to a map of the land. (2) On the registration of the grant, the registrar-general must tell the grantee, in writing, about the registration. (3) The registration shall be deemed to be an enrolment of record of the grant, and the enrolment shall relate back to the date of the grant, and the grant when registered under this Act shall be sufficient evidence of a duly enrolled grant of the land therein described to the person therein named on the date thereof.

Requirements of applications Division 5.1