Real Property Act 1900
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96C Matters arising
96C Matters arising
(1) This section applies if a solicitor or licensed conveyancer relies on the correctness of information obtained from a request under section 96A (section 96A information) when acting for a person (the client) in connection with a purchase, disposal or other dealing with land.
(2) The client has no cause of action against the solicitor or licensed conveyancer for loss or damage suffered as a result of an error in, or omission from, the section 96A information.
(3) A person engaged in providing titling and registry functions must not—
(a) commit, or be party to, a fraudulent act in relation to a request under section 96A, or
(b) be wilfully negligent in relation to a request under section 96A.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—10 penalty units.
s 96C: Ins 1979 No 164, Sch 16. Am 1989 No 15, Sch 1 (4); 2016 No 46, Sch 4.4 [33]–[35]. Subst 2025 No 50, Sch 4[36].