69Reservation of name

### 69 Reservation of name > > (1)  The Recorder may, on application, reserve a name stated in the application as the name of a proposed strata or community scheme. > > > (2)  The Recorder must reserve the name if satisfied that the name is acceptable for registration under this Act. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 69 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 10 of 2000, s. 32, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-010#GS32@EN) The Recorder must maintain a register (to be known as the "Reserved Names Register") for the purposes of this section. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 69 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 10 of 2000, s. 32, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-010#GS32@EN) Subject to any regulation about how the register is to be kept, the register may be kept wholly or partly – > > > > > > (a) on paper, microfilm or another medium approved by the Recorder; or > > > > > > > (b) by means of a device for storing and processing information approved by the Recorder. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 69 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 10 of 2000, s. 32, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-010#GS32@EN) The Recorder may, with the written permission of the State Archivist given in accordance with [section 20(2)(b) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1983-076#GS20@Gs2@Hpb@EN) [Archives Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1983-076) , sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of records, or any class of documents, relating to proceedings under this Part that the Recorder considers to be of no value for the purposes of the register. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 69 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 10 of 2000, s. 32, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-010#GS32@EN) Before selling or disposing of a record, the Recorder must mark it as no longer valid.