An Act to amend the Real Property Act 1900 in relation to the lodgment and registration of dealings; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Real Property Amendment (Land Transactions) Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Real Property Act 1900 No 25
[1] Section 39 Treatment of dealings that do not comply with requirements
Insert after section 39 (1B):(1C) For the purposes of subsection (1B), a dealing or application is taken to be accompanied by a notice in the approved form if, before the presentation of the dealing or application, a notice relating to the dealing or application is lodged electronically in a form and in the manner approved by the Registrar-General.
[2] Section 117 Certificate of correctness
Insert “application,” after “by whom the” in section 117 (1) (a).
[3] Section 117 (1A) and (1B)
Insert after section 117 (1):(1A) The Registrar-General may reject, or may refuse to accept or to take any action in relation to, any dealing accompanied by a notice (in accordance with section 39 (1B)) unless:(a) in the case of a notice lodged electronically—the dealing is accompanied by a certificate to the effect that the notice has been lodged electronically in a form and in the manner approved by the Registrar-General and that the notice is correct for the purposes of this Act, and(b) in any other case—the notice bears a certificate to the effect that the notice is correct for the purposes of this Act.(1B) A certificate referred to in subsection (1A) must be signed by:(a) the person lodging the dealing, or(b) a party to the dealing, or(c) a solicitor or agent acting for the person lodging, or a party to, the dealing.
[4] Section 117 (2)
Omit “any such application, dealing or caveat”.Insert instead “any application, dealing, caveat or notice referred to in this section”.
[5] Section 129 Circumstances in which compensation payable
Insert at the end of section 129 (1) (f):or(g) any error of the Registrar-General in recording details supplied in the notice referred to in section 39 (1B),
[6] Section 129 (2) (p)
Insert at the end of section 129 (2) (o):, or(p) where the loss or damage arises from the provision by the Registrar-General of information supplied in the notice referred to in section 39 (1B) (subject to subsection (1) (g)).
[7] Section 144 Regulations
Insert “and” at the end of section 144 (1) (a).
[8] Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
[9] Schedule 3, Part 9
Insert after Part 8:24 Application of amendments(1) Sections 39 (1C) and 117 (1A) or (1B), as inserted by the Real Property Amendment (Land Transactions) Act 2009, apply in respect of a dealing only if the relevant date for that dealing occurs after the commencement of the relevant subsection.(2) In this clause, relevant date means:(a) if a contract has resulted in the execution of the dealing—the date of the contract, or(b) in any other case—the date of the acquisition of the land or other event that gave rise to the dealing concerned.