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REAL PROPERTY ACT 1886 - SECT 273AA

273AA—Proof of authority of unrepresented parties to enter into transaction

        (1)         If a party to an instrument is not represented by a legal practitioner or registered conveyancer, the Registrar-General must not register or record the instrument in the Register Book or the Register of Crown Leases unless the party has satisfied the Registrar-General that he or she is authorised to enter into the transaction to which the instrument relates.

        (2)         A party to an instrument who is not represented by a legal practitioner or registered conveyancer referred to in subsection (1) must retain a copy of any document used for the purpose of fulfilling his or her obligations under subsection (1) for the period prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (3)         In this section—
"party to an instrument" has the same meaning as in section 273A.



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