6Acceptance and refusal of documents

6 Acceptance and refusal of documents

(1)  The Registrar must accept a document for lodgment if the document complies with these regulations.

(2)  Despite subregulation (1) , the Registrar may accept a document for lodgment, executed before the commencement of the Registration of Deeds Regulations 2012,that does not comply with these regulations if the non-compliance relates to a requirement specified in one or more of the following provisions:

(a) regulation 4(2)(a) ;

(b) regulation 4(2)(b) ;

(c) regulation 4(2)(c) ;

(d) regulation 4(2)(d) ;

(e) regulation 4(2)(g) ;

(f) regulation 4(2)(i)(ii) ;

(g) regulation 4(2)(k) ;

(h) regulation 4(2)(l) ;

(i) regulation 4(2)(m) .

(3)  The Registrar must refuse to accept a document for lodgment if the Registrar is satisfied that the document is not stamped, or not endorsed, as required under section 243(1) of the Duties Act 2001 .