Real Property Act 1900
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96A Register to be publicly available
96A Register to be publicly available
(1) The Register is a public register available to be searched—
(a) in the way approved or authorised by the Registrar-General, and
(b) at the prescribed times, and
(c) on payment of the fee prescribed for the search.
(2) A request for a search of the Register may be made to the Registrar-General in the approved form for the following—
(a) a computer folio certificate,
(b) a certificate containing the information kept for a folio under section 32(7),
(c) a copy or image of the following—
(i) a manual folio,
(ii) a dealing or instrument that has been registered or recorded or lodged for registration or recording,
(iii) a caveat or priority notice that has been recorded or lodged for recording,
(iv) another record required by the regulations to be kept as part of the Register.
(3) The information provided in response to a request must be authenticated in the way the Registrar-General considers appropriate.
(4) Without affecting any duty imposed by or under this Act, information in the Register may also be made available in accordance with the conditions determined by the Registrar-General and approved by the Minister.
(5) A condition under subsection (4) may—
(a) require the payment of fees and other charges, or
(b) restrict access to information in one or more parts of the Register.
s 96A: Ins 1979 No 164, Sch 16. Am 2002 No 53, Sch 1.24 [1]. Subst 2025 No 50, Sch 4[36].