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Property Law Act 2023
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### sec.228 Obligations of registrar
This section applies—
when the 2-month period provided for in a public notice under section 225 or 226 ends; or
if an inquiry is held under the Land Title Act 1994 , part 2 , division 4 —when the inquiry is finally ended.
The registrar must consider the following information—
a request, if any, under section 225 (1) (a) ;
information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) ;
information, if any, obtained under section 227 ;
any other information the registrar considers appropriate.
After considering the information mentioned in subsection (2) , the registrar must decide to record in the land registry the particulars relating to the land the registrar considers appropriate.
Without limiting subsection (3) , the registrar may decide to—
record the land as unallocated State land or freehold land; or
record information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) , including, for example, information relating to the use and possession of the land.
The registrar must give the applicant, and any person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) , notice of the decision.
(sec.228-ssec.1) This section applies— when the 2-month period provided for in a public notice under section 225 or 226 ends; or if an inquiry is held under the Land Title Act 1994 , part 2 , division 4 —when the inquiry is finally ended.
(sec.228-ssec.2) The registrar must consider the following information— a request, if any, under section 225 (1) (a) ; information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) ; information, if any, obtained under section 227 ; any other information the registrar considers appropriate.
(sec.228-ssec.3) After considering the information mentioned in subsection (2) , the registrar must decide to record in the land registry the particulars relating to the land the registrar considers appropriate.
(sec.228-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (3) , the registrar may decide to— record the land as unallocated State land or freehold land; or record information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) , including, for example, information relating to the use and possession of the land.
(sec.228-ssec.5) The registrar must give the applicant, and any person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) , notice of the decision.
- (a) when the 2-month period provided for in a public notice under section 225 or 226 ends; or
- (b) if an inquiry is held under the Land Title Act 1994 , part 2 , division 4 —when the inquiry is finally ended.
- (a) a request, if any, under section 225 (1) (a) ;
- (b) information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) ;
- (c) information, if any, obtained under section 227 ;
- (d) any other information the registrar considers appropriate.
- (a) record the land as unallocated State land or freehold land; or
- (b) record information, if any, provided by a person claiming an interest under section 225 (4) or 226 (4) , including, for example, information relating to the use and possession of the land.