120Regulations

120 Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act prescribing anything which this Act requires or permits to be prescribed, or which may be necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the administration of this Act. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to— S. 120(2)(a) amended by No. 80/2009 s. 68(1). (a) the fees, charges and expenses recoverable by the Registrar in the administration of this Act or in performing any function or duty under any other Act; S. 120(2)(aa) inserted by No. 13/1990 s. 43, repealed by No. 80/2009 s. 68(2). (b) the amount to be paid for lodging an instrument of transfer of land, whether fixed by reference to the consideration expressed in the transfer or otherwise and whether or not bearing relation to the cost of providing the service; S. 120(2)(c) substituted by No. 14/2025 s. 59(1). (c) the amount to be paid for any of the following dealt with by the Registrar, being an amount that may be based on the cost or value of providing the service— (i) lodging any instrument (other than a transfer of land) or document; (ii) making an application or search; (iii) any other matter dealt with by the Registrar; (d) subject to Division 1 of Part VI, contributions to the Consolidated Fund upon bringing land under the Act, whether fixed by reference to the value of the land or otherwise and whether or not bearing relation to the cost of providing the service; (e) the fees, charges and expenses to be paid by persons licensed to print and sell approved forms, whether fixed by reference to the period of the licence, the number of forms sold or to be sold, or otherwise; S. 120(2)(f) substituted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (f) the Register, including, but not limited to— (i) the medium, form and manner in which the Register or a part of it is to be kept; and (ii) varying the medium, form and manner in which the Register or a part of it is kept; S. 120(2)(fa) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (fa) recordings in the Register, including, but not limited to— (i) the manner and form in which recordings are made; and (ii) varying the manner and form in which recordings are made; and (iii) the recordings which must or may be made; and (iv) the information which must or may be contained in recordings; S. 120(2)(fb) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (fb) certificates of title, including, but not limited to— (i) the manner and form in which certificates of title are produced; and (ii) varying the manner and form in which certificates of title are produced; and (iii) the information which must or may be contained in certificates of title; S. 120(2)(fc) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (fc) the record of dealings; S. 120(2)(fd) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (fd) the issue of Crown grants; S. 120(2)(fe) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184). (fe) the registration of instruments for the purposes of this Act; S. 120(2)(ff)(fg) inserted by No. 23/2004 s. 7, repealed by No. 7/2013 s. 21. (g) the approval and sealing of forms for use under this Act, including fees to be paid for such approval and sealing; (h) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act generally, or for use for specified purposes or for a specified period including prescribing forms for use where a form has not been approved by the Registrar; S. 120(2)(i) amended by No. 42/2017 s. 10(4), substituted by No. 14/2025 s. 59(2). (i) the size and quality of paper of approved forms; (j) penalties not exceeding 5 penalty units for a breach of the regulations. S. 120(3) inserted by No. 49/2001 s. 9, amended by No. 14/2025 s. 59(3). (3) Regulations made under this section may— (a) vary according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and (b) provide for different amounts, fees, charges and expenses for— (i) different activities or classes of activities; or (ii) different cases or classes of cases; or (iii) different modes of providing any service in respect of which those amounts, fees, charges or expenses apply. S. 120(4) inserted by No. 14/2025 s. 59(4). (4) Regulations made under this section may apply, adopt or incorporate any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any authority or body whether— (a) wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or (b) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; or (c) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time. S. 121 (Heading) inserted by No. 47/2007 s. 19(1). S. 121 inserted by No. 9976 s. 9, substituted by No. 10128 s. 5.