Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND ACT 1994 - SECT 358

358 Changing deeds of grant—change in description or boundary of land

(1) A registered owner or trustee may surrender the land contained in the registered owner’s deed of grant or trustee’s deed of grant in trust if the description of the land is no longer correct because of—

(a) an exchange of land under chapter 2 , part 1 ; or

(b) a sale or disposal of all or part of a reservation under chapter 2 , part 2 ; or

(c) the addition of land under chapter 3 , part 1 , division 3 ; or

(d) a boundary correction or amendment under chapter 3 , part 1 , division 4 ; or

(e) the opening or closing of a road, through or adjoining any land held in fee simple, under section 109 (2) (b) , 109A or 109B ; or

(f) a sale without competition under chapter 4 , part 1 , division 2 .

(2) A registered owner or trustee, with the chief executive’s written approval, may surrender the land contained in the registered owner’s deed of grant or trustee’s deed of grant in trust if, on resurvey of the land, the boundaries of the land do not agree with the boundaries described in the existing deed or appropriate plan, and no doubt exists about the boundaries of the land.

(3) On the surrender of the land—

(a) the deed of grant or deed of grant in trust is cancelled; and

(b) a new deed must be issued containing the land to which the registered owner or trustee is entitled.

(4) When issuing any new deed under this section, the Governor in Council may amend or change the description of the land.

(5) The registrar of titles must register the new deed and must record on the deed all mortgages, leases, easements or other transactions that were recorded on the deed surrendered.