Western Australian Current Acts

TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1893 - SECT 81V

81V .         Minister for Lands may apply for cancellation, creation etc. of certificates of Crown land title etc.

        (1)         The Minister for Lands may at any time apply, whether on behalf of another person or on his own initiative, to the Registrar for —

            (a)         the cancellation of a qualified certificate of Crown land title in respect of a parcel of Crown land and its replacement with a certificate of Crown land title created and registered in respect of that parcel; or

            (b)         the creation and registration of a certificate of Crown land title or qualified certificate of Crown land title.

        (2)         If the Registrar —

            (a)         is satisfied in respect of an application made under subsection (1) that any interests in, or caveats or dealings in respect of, the relevant Crown land are clearly identified and that there is, in the case of 2 or more such interests or caveats, no dispute concerning the respective priorities of those interests or caveats, the Registrar shall grant that application; or

            (b)         is not so satisfied, the Registrar may refuse that application or refer it to the Commissioner.

        [Section 81V inserted: No. 31 of 1997 s. 104(1).]