Real Property Act 1886
Div 2General procedures to be observed in relation to division of land
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Division 2—General procedures to be observed in relation to division of land 223LD Application for division 223LDA Application may deal with statutory encumbrances 223LE Deposit of plan of division in Lands Titles Registration Office 223LF Streets, roads etc 223LG Service easements 223LH Consent to plans of division 223LI Assessment of stamp duty Division 3—Amalgamation 223LJ Amalgamation Division 5—Miscellaneous provisions 223LP Regulations Part 20—Procedure and penalties 226 Forms of summons by Registrar-General 227 On refusal or neglect of person summoned, Registrar-General may apply to Judge 228 Declarations 229 Offences 230 Perjury 232 Certifying incorrect documents 232A Offences relating to verification of identity 232B Offences relating to verification of authority 233 Other offences 234 Certificate etc procured by fraud to be void 240 Conviction not to affect civil remedy Part 20A—Client authorisation 240A Client authorisation 240B Effect of client authorisation 240C Termination of client authorisation 240D Instruments to be executed by natural persons 240E Client authorisation may be given by Crown or statutory corporation 240F Legal practitioner and registered conveyancer must obtain authorisation 240G Retention of client authorisation Part 21—Miscellaneous 241 Plans and maps 242 Diagrams of land in certificates of title 242A Cases where measurements not required 244 Provision for person under disability of infancy or mental incapacity 245 Court may appoint guardian 246 Unregistered instruments to confer claim to registration 247 Informal documents may be registered 248 Memorial to be entered 249 Equities not abolished 250 Lis pendens not to be registered 251 No title by adverse possession 252 Corporations and district councils to furnish Registrar-General with plans of new streets etc 253 Surveyor-General to furnish Registrar-General with particulars of orders confirming opening of new roads etc 254 Alteration of plans 255 Confused boundaries 258 Reference to Real Property Acts 259 General powers of Court not affected 260 Valuable consideration may be proved by prior instruments 261 General covenants to be implied in instruments 262 Implied powers and covenants may be modified or negatived 263 In action for breach, party may be proceeded against as if he had covenanted in express words 264 Implied covenants to be joint and several 265 Short forms of covenants in mortgages and leases 266 Short form for expressing exception of mines and minerals 267 Witnessing of instruments 268 Improper witnessing 270 Execution of instrument by corporation 273 Authority to register 273AA Proof of authority of unrepresented parties to enter into transaction 273A Verification of identity requirements 273B Verification of authority guidelines 274 Solicitors and conveyancers to be generally entitled to recover fees for work done under this Act 275 Forms in Schedules 276 Service of notices 276A Evidence of instruments lodged electronically 277 Regulations Schedule 1—Transitional provisions Schedule 2—Application to bring land under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886 Schedule 3—Caveat forbidding lands to be brought under the Real Property Act 1886 Schedule 5—A free and unrestricted right‑of‑way Schedule 6—Short forms of easements and their interpretation Schedule 16—Short forms of covenants and their interpretation Schedule 17—Short form of exception of mines and minerals and its interpretation Schedule 22—Summons by Registrar-General Legislative history