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Land Titles Act 1925
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161 Power of court
(1) In any proceedings in which the correctness or otherwise of the
register is in issue, the court may require the registrar-general to
correct the register or direct the registrar-general not to do so.
(2) In any proceedings in the court in relation to—
(a) any land; or
(b) any transaction, contract or application relating to land; or
(c) any instrument, memorial or other entry affecting land;
the court may, by order, direct the registrar-general—
(d) to correct, record, substitute, issue or cancel any certificate or
memorial, or to correct, record, substitute, make or cancel any
entry in the register, notwithstanding that the relevant duplicate
certificate has not been produced to the registrar-general; or
(e) otherwise to do any acts and make any entries that are necessary
to give effect to any judgment or order of the court given or
made in those proceedings;
and the registrar-general shall give effect to such a direction.
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(3) An order made under subsection (2) is not effective to vest a
registrable interest in any person before the appropriate entry is made