Land Titles Act 1980
11Applications to bring land under this Act
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11 Applications to bring land under this Act
(1) *[Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 1996, s. 19 ]*Subject to subsection (2) , land may be brought under this Act on the application in writing in an approved form of any of the following persons:
(a) the person claiming to be the owner of the fee simple either at law or in equity;
(b) the person claiming to be entitled to a grant in fee from the Crown of any land under or by virtue of a contract with the Crown (other than a contract under any Act relating to the sale of Crown lands), or in equity and good conscience;
(c) the tenant for life, or person having the powers of a tenant for life, under the Settled Land Act 1884 ;
(d) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 33 of 1996, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Sep 1997] the guardian of an infant or the administrator of the estate of a person under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 , if –
(i) the infant or patient would have been entitled, if not under disability, to apply under paragraph (a) , paragraph (b) , or paragraph (c) ; and
(ii) the application contains a direction that the infant or patient shall be registered as proprietor;
(e) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:13 Nov 2012] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2022] a person holding power of attorney authorizing the sale of a freehold estate in the land in the name of the proprietor of that land, unless the power expressly prohibits the person making such an application;
(f) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:13 Nov 2012] the legal practitioner acting for a person referred to in , , , or .