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Transfer of Land Act 1958
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27B Certificates of title 57
27BAA Declaration voiding certificates of title 60
27BA Power not to destroy certain certificates of title 61
27C Record of dealings 61
27D Evidence 61
27F Construction of references 63
27G Record of plans 66
28 Creation of folio of the Register 68
29 Registration of grants and certificates 70
30 Joint proprietors 70
31 Lost grant or certificate etc. 71
32 Issue of new certificate of title 71
33 Instruments when registered 72
34 Instruments entitled to priority according to date of lodgment for registration 72
34A Dealings may be registered together 73
37 Entry of trusts in Register 74
38 Grants and certificates endorsed "no survivorship" 74
39 Dealings registered prior to issue of Crown grant 75
Effect of registration 75
40 Instruments not effectual until registered 75
41 Certificate to be conclusive evidence of title 76
42 Estate of registered proprietor paramount 76
43 Persons dealing with registered proprietor not affected by notice 78
44 Certificate etc. void for fraud 78
Part IIIB—Registry instruments 80
44O Powers of Registrar 80
44P Duty of Registrar in relation to priority of registry instruments 81
44Q ELN malfunction 81
44R Evidence of registry instruments 81
44S Electronic certification of registry instrument 82
Part IV—Registration of dealings with land 84
Division 1—Transfers 84
45 Form of transfer 84
46 Transfer to include right to sue 84
47 Power to Registrar to make a vesting order in cases of completed purchase 85
Division 2—Transmissions 86
49 Registration of personal representatives 86
50 Registration of survivor of joint proprietors of fee simple lease mortgage etc. 87
51 Registration of trustee of bankrupt 87
Division 3—Sales by sheriff etc. 88
52 Sale under writ of fieri facias or decree of Supreme Court etc. 88
Division 4—Acquisition by statute, order of Court etc. 91
53 Acquiring authority 91
54 Issue of certificates of title in respect of lands vested in acquiring authority 91
55 Registrar to make necessary cancellations entries etc. 92
56 Acquiring authority to be responsible to persons injured by issue of certificate etc. 93
57 Notice to be given to Registrar of intention to acquire land compulsorily 93
58 Registrar to give effect to order vesting trust estate 94
59 Application to become registered proprietor by person who land is vested in by Act or court order 95
59A Amendment of Register to reflect successor at law 95
Division 5—Acquisition by possession 96
60 Application for order by person claiming title by possession 96
61 Caveat 97
62 Power to make vesting order 98
Division 7—Leases 99
66 Leases 99
67 Covenants to be implied in leases 100
67A Variation of registered leases 101
68 Foreclosure or surrender of mortgaged lease where lessee is bankrupt 102
69 Surrender of lease 103
70 Recovery of possession by lessors and determination of leases to be entered in Register 104
71 Sub-leases 104
Division 8—Easements 105
72 Notification of easements in Register 105
73 Removal of easement etc. 106
73A Abandonment of easement of right of way 108
73B Right of carriageway 108
Division 9—Mortgages and annuities 109
74 Creation and nature of mortgages and charges 109
75 Covenants to be implied in every mortgage 110
75A Variation of registered mortgage 110
75B Variation of priority of mortgages and charges 111
76 Procedure in case of default in payment of moneys secured 112
77 Power of sale under a mortgage or charge 112
78 Power to mortgagee or annuitant to enter into possession or bring ejectment 115
79 Foreclosure 115
81 Other rights etc. of first mortgagee 117
82 Application of moneys obtained from actions by the mortgagor 118
83 Application of moneys obtained in proceedings by a mortgagee 119
84 Discharge of mortgages and annuities 119
85 Mortgage money payable to Treasurer if mortgagee absent from Victoria and mortgage discharged 121
86 First mortgagee to produce certificate of title for registration of subsequent instrument 122
87 Puisne mortgagee may tender payment 123
87A Mortgagee to verify identity of mortgagor for execution of mortgage or variation of mortgage 123
87B Transfer of mortgage—transferee to confirm, or verify, identity of mortgagor 124
87C Mortgagee or annuitant consent required for lease, easement or restrictive covenant 126
87D Registered proprietor in case of fraudulent mortgage 127
87E Amount recoverable by mortgagee under section 77 in case of fraudulent mortgage 127
Division 10—Restrictive covenants, charges etc. 128
88 Notification of restrictive covenants 128
Division 11—Mortgagee or annuitant may apply for removal or reinstatement of a lease, easement or restrictive covenant 130
88A Mortgagee or annuitant may apply for removal or reinstatement of lease if no consent 130
88B Mortgagee or annuitant may apply for removal, or removal of a variation, of easement or restrictive covenant if no consent 132
Part V—Incidental provisions 134
Division 1—Caveats against dealings 134
89 Caveats temporarily forbidding dealings with lands 134
89A Removal of caveat on application to Registrar 135
90 Except in certain cases caveat to lapse after thirty days notice given to caveator 137
91 No entry to be made in Register affecting land in respect of which caveat in force 139
Division 1A—Recorded common provisions 141
91A Recording of common provisions 141
91B Incorporation of common provisions 141
Division 1B—Priority notices 142
91C Priority notice 142
91D Lodgement of priority notice 142
91E Instruments lodged after priority notice 142
91F Certain instruments not affected by priority notice 143
91FA Extension of priority notice 143
91G Expiry or withdrawal of priority notice 143
91H Instrument lodged must match instrument described in any applicable priority notice 144
91I Proceedings may be brought by a person adversely affected by priority notice 144
91J Compensation for lodging priority notice without reasonable cause 145
Division 2A—Client authorisation 145
91K Client authorisations 145
91L Effect of client authorisation 146
Division 2B—Signatures 146
91M Reliance on, and repudiation of, signatures 146
Division 3—Powers of attorney 148
94 Powers of attorney and revocation thereof 148
Division 4—Surveys and subdivisions 149
95 Requirements as to surveys 149
96 Abuttals used in description of land 149
97 Requirements as to plans of subdivision etc. 150
97A Application for approval of plan of consolidation 152
98 Easements arising from plan of subdivision 153
98A As to relationship between title to stratum estate and shares in service company etc. 154
98B Restriction on amendment of memorandum articles or rules affecting shares in service company 155
98C Registration of service agreement 156
98CA Conversion of building subdivisions 157
98CB Procedure if Registrar is satisfied that plan is suitable for registration 158
98CC Cancellation of plan of building subdivision and registration of the plan of subdivision 160
98CD Effect of registration of plan of subdivision 162
98CE Power of courts to consent or dispense 164
98CF Special provisions 164
Division 4A—Share interests 165
98D Issue of certificates of title for share interests 165
Division 5—Amendment of the Register etc. 166
99 Application by proprietor for amendment of Register 166
100 Caveats 167
101 Grant of application 167
102 Adjustment of discrepancies in boundaries 168
103 General provision as to correction of errors etc. 169
Division 6—General powers of Registrar 171
104 Registrar may require documents and information 171
105 Registrar to refuse registration if documents or evidence not supplied 172
106 Powers of Registrar 172
106A Registrar's requirements for conveyancing transactions 174
106B Notice of a statutory charge 176
106C Application to Registrar under other Act 176
Part VI—General 177
Division 1—Financial 177
107 Application of fees and penalties 177
108 Assurance contributions 177
108A Withdrawal, refusal or rejection of applications etc. 179
109 Application of Consolidated Fund 180
110 Entitlement to indemnity 182
111 Application to Registrar for indemnity without bringing action 185
Division 2—Miscellaneous 186
112 Implied covenants and powers 186
113 Service of notices 186
114 Inspection of Register and record of dealings 188
114A Destruction of unwanted documents 189
115 Registrar to deal with lodging party 189
116 Summoning Registrar to show cause 190
116A Application to Court for order requiring production of document 191
117 Officers not to be liable for acts done bona fide 192
118 Compensation for lodging caveat without reasonable cause 193
119 Offences and penalties 193
120 Regulations 194
121 Approved forms 198
122 Information required by other authorities 201
Part VII—Transitional 202
123 Mortgages under general law deemed to be mortgages under this Act 202
124 Limited folios and qualified folios 202
125 Search of title 202
126 Reconstruction of references to Registrar-General 203
127 Duplicate Crown grants for Crown leases 203
128 Contracts entered into before amendment of Seventh Schedule 203
129 Creation of certificate of title—transitional provision 204
130 Contracts referring to Table A—transitional provision 204
131 Transitional Provision—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 204
Schedules 205
Fifth Schedule 206