15Approval of subdivision

15 Approval of subdivision (1) Subject to section 16, the Surveyor-General shall: (a) in respect of an application for approval to subdivide a parcel of land held in fee simple – approve the proposals; or (b) in respect of an application for approval to subdivide a parcel of leasehold land – approve the proposal on the condition that: (i) the registered proprietor is not in breach of a covenant contained in the lease, or a section of the Act under which that lease was granted, in respect of that lease; and

Unit Titles Act 1975 12 (ii) the registered proprietor will obtain a grant of an estate in fee simple in the parcel of land under the Crown Lands Act 1992. (2) Where the registered proprietor of a parcel of land is in breach of a covenant or section referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Surveyor- General may, in his discretion, approve the proposals.