The Real Property Act 1886 (SA)
ANNO QUADRAGESIMONON0 ET QUINQUAGESIMOA.D. 1886.
1. Short title. | 18. Functions of Deputy-Registrar. |
2. Division of Act. | 19. Solicitor not to practise. |
21. Registrar-General to have seal of office; |
PART I. | instrument benring imprint of seal to be |
INTELODUCTORY. | received in evidence. |
4. Repeal of existing dcte. | 23. Moneys to be paid into |
6. Saving claiise. | entitled to be paid by Treasurer upon |
G. | h w s inconsistont nut to apply. | proper warrant. |
7. Lands under previous Acts to be under |
this Act. | done bona |
8. Land not to be withdrawn from underAct.
9. Commencement of Act.
PART
N.
THE BRINGING)OF LAND UNDER THE ACT.
25. Land intwo classes-
PART | I. Land hereafter alienated in fee |
OBJECTS O F THE | from the Crown: |
11. Land heretofore alienated.
10. Objects to simplify titles and secure in- |
defeasibility, except in certain cases. | Le subject to the provisions. |
11. Construction to be placed on Act. | under tho provisions--Second Schedule. |
28. Undivided shares and lands mortgaged or |
belonging to manied women not to be
brought under except upon conditions. |
29. Applicant to surrender documents of title,
and to f urnish abstract if required; | |
ments to be made in application; appli- | |
cant may require Registrar-General to |
this Act. | give personal notice. |
30. Statements | |
Registrar, | I. When applicant ia original grantee |
and no transnctiontl have been re- | |
gistered: |
49" &
50" VICTORIE, No.380.
grantee, or any transactions have | of certificate or entry. |
been registered: | Schedule. |
1x1. When evidence of title imperfect. | 66. I n conflict between duplicate certificate |
First-class to be brought under Act | and the part in the Register Book, the |
forthwith. | latter to prcvail. |
33. Procedure in cases belonging to second-clam
34. Procedurein cases belonging to third-class.
PART |
THE TITLE OF REGISTERED PROPRIETORS. |
under Act.
37. Land brought under the Act by issuing a |
oertdlcate. | tered. |
38. On return of notices or failure of personal service, Registrar-General to notify to | 68. Person named in certiiicate or reaistcred |
instrument to be the registered prc$etor.
applicant. | 69. Title of registered proplietor indefeasible, |
except i n cases of-- | - |
I. Fraud.
Schedule. |
40. If caveat be received within time limited, proceedingcl stayed. | |
4 1. Applicant may withdraw aqplication. | v. Several certificates for the same |
42. Documents of title, inolud~ng other pro- perty, to be returned to~applicant. | land. |
VI. Adverse possesaion.
vm. lease or letting for not more 70. In all other cases title of registered
44. Proceedings for removal of caveat and re- | than one year. |
covery of costs. | rx. Non-payment of succession duty. |
. | 45. Caveats lapse unless proceedings taken within ono month; caveat not to be re- | proprietor to prevail. |
newed without leave. | 71. Saving of certain rights and powera- |
46. Reversion expectant on lease not to be | I. Sales by Sherif. |
extinguished. | |
assignment.
IV. Contracts.v. Trusts.
vr. Deed-poll by proprietors of an
PART V. | undertaking. |
72. Knowledga of trust not evidence of
THE XEOIBTER BOOK. | want of |
47. Registrar-General to keep Register Book.48. Certificates to be in duplicate; part in Register Book to be called the original.
49. Folios in Register Book.
60. Certificate registered when marked with its volume and folium; instruments re- | PART VII. |
CERTIPICATBS O F
TITLE.
gistered when memorial has been entered |
in the Registor Book. | cate-Fourth Sohodde. |
62. Memorandum of registration to be in- dorsed on registered instrument, and to | |
to receivc each a separate ccrtificate, |
be evidence. | or one for the entirety. |
instrument. | in remainder, and to refer to certificate |
of the particular estate. |
viaions of Act. |
55. Instruments may be single or duplicate; | implied. |
lease may be in duplicate or triplicate. |
7b. Upon surrender of existing certificates proprietor may obtain u single certifi- |
cate for all the land. |
79. Provisionin case of lost certificate;
effect of a deed. | provisional certificate may bo iusued. |
58. Two or more instruments presented at | 80. Certificate to be under hand and seal of |
the same time. | Registrar-General, and to be conclusive |
59. Provision for registration in case of death of party executing instrument. | ovidcnco of title, and that the land is |
under the provisions of the Act. | |
60. Person to whom ccrtificate or other instrument has been issued in error, | |
131. Person refusing to comply may |
arrested and brought before court. | PART |
62. Court may order delivery of instrument. 63. Court may order instrument to be
cancelled, and direct alteration in | 81. Certificate map contain statement of |
Register Book. | right-of -way or other easement. |
49' &
50' VICTORIW, No.380.
The Real Prope+ty Act.-1886.
111. Pro~rietor | may vest estate jointly in him- |
tain plan. | seif and others. |
112. Dealings may be registered prior to issue of grant from Crown. | |||
|
have effect as a transfer by
a registered
proprietor. |
the certificate. | 114. Mode of registration of such deed poll. |
86. Land to be held free of rights-of-way. | 116. Not to lessen effect of deed poll heretofore |
86. Public rights-of-way, &C., not within this | or hereafter executed. |
Act.
87. Certificates heretofore issued conclusive evidence of right-of-way therein des-
&bed. Not to apply to right-of-way
subject to pending litigation, or a right
to which has been concluded adversely. 88. Rights-of -way created hereafter to be |
entered upon the certificates of both the |
dominant and servient lands. | 116. Land how leased-Eighth | Schedule. |
89. Short form | 117. Contents of lease. |
Fifth Schedule. | 118. Lease not to bind non-consenting mort- |
gagces or encumbrancees. |
119. Every registered dealing to be subject to
to be entitled to such rights-of -way. | any prior unregistered lease for term not exceeding one year. |
120. Lease may be surrendered by indorse- ment by lessee with concurrence of lessor.
121. Registrar-General may enter surrender.
122. Upon entry of surrender, estate of lessee |
CROWN LEASES. | to rcvest in lessor. |
91. Interpretation of Crown lease. | 123. Mortgaged lease or lease of mortgaged |
92. Person now holding under lease or agree- ment may surrender. | land not to be surrendered without con- |
sent; and every surrender to be subject | |
93. Lease to be in triplicate; may be dealt with as if granted by registered pro- | to under-lease. |
124. Covenant8 to be implied in every lease
prietor. | against the lessee. |
94. Registrar-General to enter forfeiture. | 125. Powers to be implied in lessor. |
126. Recovery of possession by lessor to be entered in Register Book. |
if this Act had not been passed; | 127. Lease may be registered, although |
for p a p e n t of | succession duty has not |
missioner may make regulations. | arrived. |
PART X.
MORTQAQEB,
ENFUMBRANCES, AND
97. Covenant to | 128. Lands how mortgaged or encumbered- |
brance with transferor, and with mort- | Ninth and Tenth Schedules. |
gagee or encumbrancee. | 129. Content8 of mortgage or encumbrance. |
98, On registration of transfer, certi6cate to | 130. Covenant to be implied inevery mortgage. |
he cancelled. | l 3 1. Subsequent mortgagees or encumbrancees |
99. If whole of the land transferred, certifi- cate need not be cancelled. | may redeem prior mortgages, &c. |
132. Mortgage or encumbrance not to operate
100. | Fresh certificate to be issued to purchaser; | as transfer; procedure in case of default. |
ccrtificate for balance (if my) to be | 133. Power of mile. |
issued to proprietor if required. | 134, Receipt of mortgagee or encumbrancee |
101 Map8, | sufficient discharge. |
102. Memorial of order for sale of land for non-payment of rates, to operate as a | |
136, Rcgistrar-General to give effect tosale by |
caveat. | mortgagee or encumbrancee. |
103. Registration of transfer under order. | 137. I n case of default mortgagee or encum- |
104. Discharge of memorial. | brancee may enter, or may distrain, or |
106. Sale | . | - under3eieri | or decree, or order | may let, or may bring action for re- |
of Uourt. | covery of land. |
106. Transfer not to. be valid against purchaser until entry of writ, decree, or order. | 138. Mortgagee or encumbrancee may diatrain on tenant or occupier; no lessee liable |
107. Transfer on sale under writ, decree, or order-Seventh Schedule. | for greater sum than amount of rent |
actually owing by him. |
108. Production of duplicate instrument not required on transfer under decree, order, | 139. Mortgagee or encumbrancee of leasehold coming into possession pf rent and pro- |
or writ. |
109. Satisfaction of writ, decree, or order. | 140. Mortgagee m y apply to Registrar-Ge. |
110. Lapse of writ, decree, or order. | neral for order for foreolosure. |
VICTORIJE, No. |
The ReaE Property Act-1886.
transfer to new trustees. Registrar- | |
General may refer to trust instrument. |
brances. |
Bubaequent partial &charge to be by sepa- | wise. |
- | - |
rate instrument. |
146. Entry of eatisfaction of annuity. | assignment. |
Book.
147. I n such case mortgage shall be discharged. 148. Registrar-General may enter discharge in |
void.
certain cases. |
I. When lease is not mortea~ed or |
160. Transfer of mortgage, lease, or encnrn- brance-Eleventh Schedule. | encumbered, and refusarofu |
~ i a l Receiver or trustee to accept | |
161. Upon registration of such transfer, trans- feree placed in the same position as to | lease: |
11. Mortgagee or encumbrancee of the
righta and liabilities as if he was the | leasehold interest of an insolvent |
original mortgagee, lessee, or encum- | may be entered as transferee of a |
brancee. | lease: |
162. Covenants implied in transfer of lease. | m. | Protection to subsequent mortgagees |
and encumbrancees.
IV. Where Official Receiver, trustee, and mortgagee, neglect to become pro- prietors.
174. Entry of surrender or foreclosure not toprejudice cause of action.
PART XIII. | |
EXTENSIONS. |
case by the Registrar-General. |
178. Effect of such entry. |
thereof. | Extension of lease not to bind |
non-consenting mortgagees or emnm- | trators, all to concur in dealing with real |
brancees. Extension of first mortgage | estate. |
not to bind other mortgagees without | |
consent. | |
transfer.
182. Court may order transfer to person
PART XIV. | entitled. |
183. And may decide questioner of title.
POWER O F ATTORNEY. |
Court vesting trust estate. |
Bchedube. |
156. Duplicate or attested copy to be deposited. | name of trustee. |
186. Purchaser from registered proprietor not |
teenth Schedule. | to be affected by notice of trusts. |
tor, and of remainder man entitled to |
estate in posseesion. |
189. Marriage of female proprietor to be cntcred in Register Book.
190. Husband may be registered as co-pro-
prietor of land not held for wife'a sepa-
rate use.
PART
XIT. TRUST8 AND THANSMIOSIONS.
161. Trusb contained in grant to be inserted in
certificate.
CATEATR. |
Reaister |
tr&s | may be | deposited. | ~ e ~ i s t e r e a | General- |
instrument may refer to deposited in- | I. Fonn of caveat-Twelfth | Sche-. |
strument? such reference not to operate | dule: |
randum of rcceiot: |
in inatnunents. | III. Not to register dealings contrary to |
caveat: |
words. | ry. Persons interested may summon |
caveator: |
tors to deal | v. Caveatee may apply to have caveat |
Court. | removed: |
before order | caveat: |
49' & | VICTORIE, No. |
-
v. |
order to extend time: | Court |
TIII. May withdraw caveat. Court may | issue: |
order payment of costs: | VII. Effect of order: |
VIII, Treasurer to pay compensation. |
YCourt: |
in two or more grants from the Crown; |
liable to make com~ensation | : | Assurance Fund not liable in such case. |
leave of Court: |
against him. |
Registrar- General is removed by | 21 7. | Payments out of the Assurance Fund to be |
Court. | deemed made on account of certein persons |
218. Moneys paid out of the Assurance Fundmay be recovered.
219. Judgment may be entered by Registrar-
PART | General for amount paid on account of |
absent persons. |
192. Summons to gire up possussion.193. Summons to contain description of land.
194. On non-appearance to stiinmons, or on consent to an order, Judge may order | PART XIX. |
possession.
SPECIAL |
BEOISTBAB-
QENElUL,
other rights. | I. To compel production of docu- |
ments; to examine person inte- | |
rested: |
rr. To administer oaths:
surrendered vduntarily .. | 111. To summon person having possee- |
sion of duplicate instrument: |
IV. To correct errors: |
Act.
I | VI. To withdraw caveab: |
v. To enter caveats: | |
vn. To alter forms of intsrumenta: TIII. May require |
PART | I | IX. To dispenee with duplicate certifi- cates and other instrument8 in certain cases; notice to be given |
THE ABBUHANCEFUND.
before registering any dealing. |
of title. | Begistrar-General may require | Proprietor may summon Registrar-General |
certificate of value-First Schedule.
202. Assurance fund to be public revenue. | to show cause if dissatisfied. |
222. Hearingof summons; expenses to beborne
203. Party deprived of land may sue for com-
pensation. | by applicant. |
for Court.
205. Proceeding against Registrar-General asnominal defendant.
cannot be recovered Assurance Fund | PART |
liable. | PROCEDURE |
207. Purchasers, &C., protected.
actions under the Act, the |
208. Proceedings against Elegiatrar-General as
nominal defendant, in caae of loss sus- | same rights of appeal, and the same |
tained by action of Lands Titles Office. | rules of procedure shall apply as exist |
Kotice of action to be served on | for the time being for actions of similar |
Registrar - General | rrnd | Attorney- | nature; Judges may make rules and |
~eGertl1. | orders-Twenty-first Schedule. |
|
made in ignorance of loss or deprivation.
Twenty -second | Scheduie. |
proceedings, apply to ltegistrar-General | 227. On refusal or neglect of person sum- |
for compensation. | moned Registrar-General may |
21 | Judge. |
trust, or improper exercise of power of | |
aale. |
parcels, except in certain cases. |
enforced- | menta. |
I. Mode of application by claimant: |
nors. |
1x1. Court may direct question of fact |
to be tried: | void. |
papers: | 236. Proceedings before Justicee. |
49' &
so0 VICTORIW, No.380.
The Real Property Act.-1886.
237. Proceedings on default in payment of |
penalty. | 259. General powers of Court not affected. |
prior instruments. |
261. Geucral covenants to be implied in in- |
struments.
262. Implied powers and covenants may be
modified or negatived.
implied covenant, |
the psrty may be proceeded against as
if he had covenclnted in express words;
241. Scale of maps or plans. | implied covenant to have same force as |
if set out at length. |
264. Implied covenants to be joint and several.
243. Surveyor to be specially licensed. |
leases-Sixteenth Schedule. |
245. When no guardian or committee, Court may appoint one: and may appoint | 266. Short form for expressing exception of mines and minerals-Seventeenth | Sche- |
next friend. | dule. |
267. Bcfure whom ingtruments |
General, who may reject same. | 268. Attestation how proved in other csscs- |
247. Informal documents | Nineteenth Schedule. |
proof. |
250. | instrument by corpora- |
tion. |
262. Corporations and District Councils to |
furnish Registrar-General with plans of | kers-Twentieth Schedule. |
streets, |
274. No persons except solicitors and brokers |
roada, &C. | entitled to recover fees. |
264. Power of Registrar-General to make necessary alterations on plans in hi8 | 275. Forms in Schedules may be varied to meet the circumstances of the case. |
office. | 276. Notices, how to be given. |
266. Acknowledgments to be
made by marriedwomen.
Sixtoenth |
Schedule.
267. Registration of woman as entitled for her
separate use. |
An Act to consolidate and amend the '' Real Property
Act, 1861 | ," the " Real Property Act Amendment |
Act, 1878," and the " Rights-of-Way Act, 1881," and for other purposes.
W | Property Act of 1861," the |
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House | |
of Assembly | |
bled, as follows: |
Act, 1886."
| |||
| |||
|
49" &
50" VICTORIE, No.380.
The Real Property Act.-1 886,
- | P |
PART IV.-The bringing of Land under the Act, sections 25to 46.
v.-Thc | Register Book, sections | |
m--The | Title of Registered Proprietors, sections 67 |
to 72.
PART VII.-Certificates of Title, sections73 to 80.
sections 81 to 90. |
Leases, sections 91 to |
PART X.-Transfers, sections 96 to 115.
l 6 to 127. |
Encumbrances, and Discharges, sec tioils |
128 to152.
sections |
of Attorney, sections |
PART XV.-Trusts and Transmissions161 to190.
section |
sections |
xv111.-The | Assurancc Fund, sections 201 to |
PART XIX.-- Special Powers and Duties of Registrar-General,sections 220 to
223.
and Penalties, sections |
sections 241 to 276. |
PART I.
INTRODUCTORY. |
3. I n the construction and for the purposes of this Act, and in all Intarpetetion
cluuse. instruments made or purporting to be made thereunder, the follow-
ing terms shall, so far as not inconsistent with the context or subject,
and except when such context or subject or the other provisions hereof require a different construction, have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to thcm, that is to say-
-
" Assurance Fund " shall mean the public rcvenue of the province
Amrance Fund. to thc extent of the balance for the time being, constituted by the present amount of the Assurance Fund formed under the Real Property Acts, or any
of thcm, and by the amount of all sums received under sections 201, 218, or 219 of this Act, after deducting all payments hereafter made by the Treasurer under Part XVIII, hereof, together with interest on the said balance after the rate of Four Pounds per centum
per annum:'( Caveatee " shaU mean any person against whose application for
CBVWW,.
w y
qg" &50" VICTORIA$ No.380.
The Real Property Act.--1886. any purpose a caveat has been lodged, and shall include the registered proprietor of any land in respect of which a caveat has been lodged:
'' Caveator " shall mean any person lodging a cavcat: |
Certificate " shall mean a certificate of title issued under any of the Real Property Acts, or any grant from the Crown issued after |
the passing of the | Real Property Act " No. |
and shall extend to and include all plans and entries thereon:
Chief Secretary " shall mean the Chief Secretary of the province: |
"Court " shall mean the Supreme Court of the province, or any |
Judge thereof:
Dealing" shall mcan any instrument or matter, whereby any land or the title to any land can be affected, or dealt with:
Document of title " shall mean and include every document evidencing or relating to the title to any land not under the provisions of any of the Real Property Acts: | |
Dominant land " shall mean any land having a right-of-way or other easement appurtenant thereto or annexed to the ownership thereof: |
c'Encumbrancee" shall mean the registered proprietor of an encumbrance:
G Encumbrancer " shall mean the registered proprietor of land subject to an encumbrance:Instrument " shall mean and include every document capable of registration under the provisions of an i of the Red Property Acts, or in respect of which any entry is by any of the Real Property Acts directed, required, or permitted to be made in the Register Book:
Instrument |
evidencing or relating to the title to any Iand under the | title " shall mean and includc: every instrument |
provisions of any of the Real Property Acts:
"Land" shall extend to and include a11 tenements and here- ditaments corporeal and incorporeal of every kind and description, and every estate and interest in land: |
Lessee " shall mean the registered proprietor of a lease: |
"Lessor" shall mean the registered proprietor of land subject to a |
Lease:
Lunatic " shall mean any person who shall have been found to be a lunatic upon inquiry by the Court, or upon a com- mission of inquiry or an inquisition issuing out of the Court in the nature of a writ |
Mortgagee " shall mean the registered proprietor of a mortgage:
G Mortgagor " shall mean the registcrcd proprietor of land subject
to a mortgage: | Persons |
49' & 50' VICTORIW, No.380. -
The Real Property Act.-1886.
who, not having bccn found to be a lunatic, shall be inca-
Person of unsounci
pable, from infirmity of mind, of managing his own affairs: | mind. |
6' Proprietor " shall mean any person seized or possessed of, orentitled to land:
Registered proprietor " shall mean any person appearing by the
Registered proprietd Register Book, or by any registered instrument of title to,be the proprietor of any land.
Servient land " shall mean land subject to any easemcnt: | Eervient land. |
statutOv | 88sipent. |
estate for the bencfit of his creditors, executed under or in
parsuancc of Division vl. of " The Insolvent Act, '1860," or
any other Act:
The Real Property |
The Real Property Acts " shall mean the | Real Property | . | , | , | , |
(No. | 1@57-8), '' The Real Property Law Amendment |
Act " (No. 16 of 1855), the | Real Property Act of | 1860 " |
(No. 11 of l860 j, the '' |
of 1861), the 6%eal Property Act Amendment Act of 1878 " (No. 128 of 1878), the " Rights-of-NTay Act, 1881 " (No. 223 of 1881), and this Act:
'' Transmission" shdl mean the passing of titlc to land in any
Tran~&sion. manner other than by transfer:
The description of any person as proprietor, transferor, transferee, Proplietor to | repreaentatives. |
mortgagor, mortgagee, caveator, caveatee, encumbrancer, eneumbrancee, lessor, lesscc, or trustee, or
3s seized of, having, or taking any estate or intcrest in land shall be deemcd to extend to and include the heirs, executors, administrators, a i d assigns of such persun.
4. The following Acts or parts of Bcts are hereby repealed :-- | Repeal. |
Number. | Title. | Estent of Eepeal. |
.- | i | ----- |
L' Real Propert,y | The whole. |
128 of | 1878. | " Real l'roperty Act Amendment Act of 1878 " | The |
Rights-of-Way Act, | 188 1 ." | The whole. | |
(The following xvords a t the end of section |
225 of 1881. | Act to amend " | tions 2 and |
Duty | 187(i.~* | { | --"The estate |
being |
1 under clause 2
of this
Act."
5. Such repeal shall not affect any appointment, ~egulntiori, | S ~ v i n g c l n u ~ e |
instrument, fund, act: matter, or thing lawfully made, dofie,
executed,
B-380.
49O & | VICTORIE, No. |
The Real Property Act.-1 886.
. | executed or in existence under the authority of the said Acts or any or either of them; nor prevent prosecution or punishment for |
Lawsinconsistentnot
land subject to the provisions of this
Act, nor shall any future law, so far as inconsistent with this Act, so apply unless it shall be expresssly enacted that i t shall so apply " notwithstanding the pro- visions of ' The Real Property Act, 1886.' "
Lan& under previous
any of the Real Property Acts, pursuant to any application com- | |
menced at the time of this Act coming into operation, shall from the time of the issuing of the certificate for such land, be held subject to the provisions of this Act. |
be withdrawn therefrom. | |
one thousartd eight hundred and eighty-seven.
OBJECTS OF THIS
ACT,
Thc objects of | this |
to facilitate dealing therewith, and to secure indefeasibility of title to all registered proprietors, except in certain cases spccified in this Act.
best give effect to thc objects hereinbefore declared.
PART
49u & 50' VICTORIZ, No.380.
- |
PART 111. THE LANDS TITLES REGISTRATION OFFICE.
Adelaide for the purposes of this Act. |
provisions of this Act, and shall consist of a Registrar-General, | |
and such Solicitor and Deputy Itegistrars and other officers and | |
clerks as may be found necessary. The present Registrar-General, Solicitor, Deputy Registrars, and other officers and clerks of the said department shall perform all the duties of their respective offices under this Act. |
may be rcmovcd by the Governor for neglect of duty, want of skill, untrustworthiness, or illcapacity; and it shall be lawful for the Governor to remove any other officer or any clerk of the said department at pleasure, and to fill up any vacancy occurring - in the department.
Acting Solicitor who shall while holding such appointment perform |
all the duties of a Solicitor of | the department. |
Acting Registrar-General, and in the event of the suspension, | |
absence, or incapacity of the Registrar-General, the Acting Begistrar shall, in his stead, exercise and execute all the powers and duties | |
of the Registrar, and the Registrar-General shall not have power | |
to act during such time as the Acting Registrar shall be lawfully acting. Unlcss or until an Acting Reeistrar-General be appointed, thc senior Deputy Registrar for the tune being shall |
Acting Kegistritr-General. |
shall receive from the Attorney-General a notice that the Registrar- | |
General has been suspended, or that the Registrar-General is about to absent himself or has absented himself, or is incapacitated from performing his' duties; and such Acting Registras-General shall cease to act from such time as he shall receive from the Attorney- General a certificate under his hand to the effect that the Registrar- General resumes his duties. |
province, anything is appointed or authorised to be done by the Registrar-General, the same may be lawfully done by any Deputy Registrar-General.
I t shall | t be lawful for any person whilst holding the office |
of Solicitor under this Act to engage in private practice as a
pmctim. barrister, attorney, solicitor, or licensed land broker, but this
prohibition shall not apply to any Acting Solicitor. *
20. The
49' & | -- |
The Real Property A&-1886.
20. The following declaration shall be made before a Judge by |
upon the execution of his office-
I,
A. B., do solemnly and sincerely declare that L will faithfully, and to the best of my ability, pursuant to'c The Real Property Act, 1886," execute and perform the office and duties of Registrar-General [or Deputy Registrar-Geileral,or Acting Registrar-General, asihe case muy be] for the Province of South Australia.
Seal of office t o be
inscribed in the margin thercof the words Rcgistrar-General South Australia ;" and every instrument bearing the imprint of such seal, and purporting to be sigried or issued by the Registrar-General, or by one of his deputies or by the Acting Registrar-General, shall be received. ill evidence, and shall be deemed to be signed or issued by or under the direction of the Registrar-General, or Acting
, Registrar-General, without further proof, unless the contrary be
shown.
respect of the scvcral rriatters provided for in this Act as shall from
scheaae. | time to time be appoin tcd by the |
Regigtrar-Generalto
money received by him in accordance with the provisions of this |
render accounts.
prescribed by the Governor, and shall address to the Treasurer | lations that may for that purpose bc in force, or from time to time | requisitions to pay moneys received by him or by the Treasurer, in trust or otherwise, on account of absent mortgagees or other persons |
entitled, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, which | |
requisitions, when proved and audited in manner directed by any |
such regulations, and accompanied by a warrant for payment of the | |
same under the hand of the Governor, countersigned by the Chief Secretary, the Treasurer shall he bound to obey; and all fines and | |
fees rcceived under the provisions of this Act shall (subject to the | |
provisions hereinafter contained respecting the Assurance Fund) be carried to account by the Treasurer as geueral revenue. |
The Registrar-General shall not individually, nor shall any |
person acting under his authority, be liable to any action, suit, or proceeding for or in respect of any act or matter |
49" & |
C _
The Red Property Act.-1886, --
-----p |
THE BRINGING
OF LAND UNDER THEACT,
25. For the purpose of bringing land under the provisions of thisLand in two claaaea. Act, it shall be regarded as divided into two classes, as follows:-
I. Land hereafter alienated in fee from the Crown:
11. Land heretofore alienated in fee from the Crown.
same shall, immediately on alienation, be subject to the provisions | |
of this |
27. As to land heretofore alienated from the Crown in fee but Ftk
not under the provisions of any of the Real Property Acts (whether |
such laud shdl constitute the entire or only part of the land
~~~~~~e included
in any land grant), the samp mey be brought under theoperation of thia ~ c t.
~rovisions | of |
?he Registrar-General shall receive ap&ations | in the form of 'the |
Second Schedule hereto, or in a form to the like effect, if made by
Second Schedule. any of the following persons, that is to say--By any person claiming to be the person in whom the fee simple is vested either at law or in equity: Provided that wherever trustees, seized in fee simple, have no power to sell the land which they may seek to bring under the provisions of this Act, the persons claiming or appearing to be beneficially entitled to the said land shall consent to such application:
By any person having power to appoint or dispose of the fee simple, a t law or ia equity, in cases where the Registrar- General shall be satisfied that the application is made for the purpose of carrying such power into effect:
By any person claiming a life estate, not being a leasehold for a
life or livcs: Provided that all persons claiming or apyear- |
ing to be beneficially entitled in reversion or remainder shall
join in or consent to such application:
The father, or if the father be dead, the mother or other guardian of any infant, or the comrnittcc or guardian of any lunatic or person of unsound mind, may make or consent to such appli- cation in the name or on behalf of such infant, lunatic, or person of unsound mind; and any person holding s power of attorney authorising the sale of a fieehold estate in any land may makc the application in respect of such land in the name or on behalf of the proprietor, unless such power shall expressly prohibit his so doing.
ing to be entitled to an undivided share of any land unless the
land be%qing to
persons who shall appear to be entitled to the other undivided shares |
shall join in the application with a view to bringing the entirety |
under conditiolls.
1 4 | 49' & | VICTORIW, No. |
886. |
A~~licanttosunenaer 29. Every. applicant shall, when making his application, sur-
land, and shall furnish a schedule of such documents, and also, if
required, an abstract of his title, and shall, in his application, state the nature of his estate or interest in the land, and of every estate or interest therein held by any other person, whether at law or in equity, in possession, reversi on, remainder, or cxpectancy, and give
full particulars of everv right-of-way or other easement affecting the land of which he is aware, or has had notice, or which he knows to | ||
be claimed by any other pt!rson, and shall state whether the land be | ||
occupied or unoccupied, and if occnpied, the name and description of the occupant, and the nature of his occupancy? and whether such occupancy be adverse or otherwise; and shall, when practicable, state the names and addresses of the occupants and proprietors of all lands contiguous to the land in respect of which application is made so far as known to him, and that the schedule so furnished includes | ||
| ||
his control, and may, in 6is application, reqGre the Registrsr- |
General, at the expense of the applicant, to cause personal notice of |
the application to be served upon any person whose name and address shall for that purpose be therein stated, and shall give an address within the city of Adelaide tu which notices in of such application may be scnt. |
30. | The statements made in the application shall he verified by | |
the declaration of the applicant or thc person acting in his name or on his behalf. |
cause the title of the applicant to be examined and reported upon | |
by the Solicitor of the department. |
shall be divided into three classes as follows :-
When applicant is
Class I. When the applicant is the original grantcc from the |
Crown, and the land has been granted an or subsequently | |
to the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and no transaction affecting the title has at any time been registered, and the applicant has not req~lired | |
notice of, his application to be served pergonally upon any person: |
Class
49" & |
- | - |
The Real PropertyAct. -1 886.
Class |
class, the laud is held by the applicant for the estate or
When applicant isnot encumbrance, or other bciieficinl interest affecting the title been
registered. thrreto, or if any such mortgage, cncurnbrance, or interest exists the parties interested therein join in or consent to the applicat.ion, and the applicant has not required notice of his application to be served personally upon any person:
Class | otherwise than as lessee, or any person interested in any |
mortgage or encumbrance affecting the title, is not a party joining in |
Tf it shall appear to the Registrar-General that the title of the applir |
cant belongs to the first class he shall bring such land under the
Act provisions of this Act forthwith.
General that the title of the applicant belongs to the second class, |
he shall cause notice
of the application to be published four times in the GovernmentGneeite; and shall further limit and appoint a time, not less than one month nor more than twelve months from the date of the first publication in the Government Gazette, upon or after the expiration of which he shall, unless he shall in the interval have received a caveat forbidding him so to do, bring the land under the provisions of this Act.
34. If it shall appcar to the satisfaction of the Registrar-Procedure under thirdGeneral that the title of the applicant belongs to the third class,
class. it shall be lawful for him to reject such application altogether,
or in his discretion to cause notice of the application to be served
have any interest in the land which is the subject | upon a11 persons other than the applicant, who shall appear to | tion and to be published in the |
| ||
prescribed by any order |
places
49O &
50" VICTORIrE, No.380.
The Real Property Act.--1886.
far as his knowledge of the addresses of sudi persons shall enable
him, and to such other persons as he may 'think fit, and in case
the applicant shall have required any notice to be personally served upon any person named in his application, then and in such case the Registrar-General shall cause a copy of such notice to be so served upon such person.
Second and third
the Registrar-General, or undcr any order of the Conrt, any notice forwarded by registered letter as aforesaid, shall not be returned to him by the Postmaster-General, and if within the time so limited he shall not have received a caveat, as hereinafter described, forbidding him so to do-and in any case in which personal notice may be required as aforesaid, if he shall have received proof to his satisfaction that such notice has been served, the Registrar-General shall bring the land described in the application under the pro- visions of this Act. |
of this Act by ifisuing a certificate for the same to the applicant, or to such person as he or the person applying in his name or on his behalf | |
that any notice required by any applicant to be served personally | ||
has failed to be, or cannot be so served, shall notify the same | ||
tlle | to such applicant, who, if he think fit, may, by writing undcr | |
|
with, or after such further interval, notification, or advertisement as he may deem fit. |
land sought to be brought under the provisions of this Act, or the attorney or agent of any snch person, may, within the time by the Registrar-General or under any order of the Court for | |
that purpose limited, lodge a caveat with the Registrar-General, in the form of the Third Schedule hereto, forbidding the bringing |
Every such caveat |
shall state the nature of the estate or interest claimed by the person lodging the same, and the grounds on which snch claim is founded, and no caveat shall bc received unless some address within the city of Adclaide shall be given therein at which notices and proceedisgs relating ta the caveat may be served. |
40. The
49' &
50° VICTORIE, No.380.
The Real Property Act.-1886.
40. The Registrar-General shall, upon receipt of any such caveat
the time limited as aforesaid, give notice thereof to thc appli-
If cmeat bereceived
cant proprietor, and shall suspend f orther action in the matter, and | |
thc land |
prior to the issoing of the certificatc, and the Registrar-General
,,hBtirn. shall in such case, upon request in writing signed by the applicant,
return to him, or to thc person, if any, notified i n the application
as having a lien thereon, all documents of title deposited in support
of the application.
visions of this Act, the Registrar-General shall indorse a memoran- |
duin on every document of title deposited by the applicant in support
returned toapplicant.
of his application, stating that the lands described in such certificate
have been brought wider the Real Property Act. If any such docu- ment of title shall relate to or include any property, whether personal or real, other than thc land included in the certificate, the Registrar- General shall return such document to the applicant, but otherwise shall retain the same in his office; and no person shall be entitled to the production of any document so retained, except upon the writteu order of the applicant or of some person claiming through or under him, or upon the order of the Court.
43. In case an applicant, or the person to whom he or thecertificate to issue in
person applying in | his name | or | on his behalf, may have directed a | ~ ~, " l; e & $, " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o r |
certificate to be issued. shall die in the interval between the date hi8
nominee. of the application and the date on which the certificate shall be
issued, the certificate shall be issued in the name of the applicant, | or in the name of the person to whom it shall have been so |
directed to be issued as the case |
44. Whenever a caveat shall have been lodged with the Regis-
Caveat @nst bring-
trar-General forbidding land to be brought under the provisions of |
this Act, the like proceedings as are hereinafter provided for the
removal of caveats, in the case of land already under the
pro- Pmceedingaunaer visions of this Act, shall be open to the caveatee for removal of the
cayeat. mveat, and for the recovery of costs and damages from the caveator,
in case the caveat shall have been lodged by the caveator wrongfully
and without reasonable cause.
45. Every such caveat shall be deemed to have lapsed, after theCaveatslapseunle~
expiration of one month from the receipt thereof by the Registrar- | |
General, unless the person by whom or on whose behalf the same |
was |
49" &
50' VICTORIE, No.380.
The Real Property Act.-1886.
Caveat not to be
of this Act. No such lapsed caveat shall, except by leave of the | |
Court, be renewed by or on behalf of the same person in respect | |
of the same estate or interest. | |
have been extinguished in consequence of the land comprised in such lease having been brought undcr the provisious of this Act, and the registered proprietor of any land which is subject to a lease granted prior to the first certificate being issued in respect of such land, shall be held in all Courts to bc scizcd of the reversion espec- tant upon such lease, and to have all the powers, rights, and remehies to which a reversioner is by law entitled, and shall be subject to all covenants and conditions in such lease expressed or implied to be performed on the part of the lessor. |
PART V.
THE REGISTER BOOK.
Jhistrar-@@neralto
General shall bind up in the Register Book one part of every certi- ficate, hereinafter called the original, and slli~ll delher the other, here- inafter called the duplicate, to the registered proprietor of the lana.
Folioa in Register
the Register-Book, and the Itegistrar-General shall record thercon | distinctly and separately all memorials affecting the land included | in each certificate. |
certscatesre&tered
ment shall be deemed to be so registered, so soon as a memorial | |
thereof shall have been entered upon the original existing | ||
certificate. | ||
Every memorial entered in the Register Book shall be signed
by the Registrar-General, and shall state the nature of the instrume~lt
to which it relates, the day and hour of the production of the instru-
ment for registration, and the names of the parties thereto, and
shall refer by number or symbol to such instrument.
Memorandum of
the Rcgister Book, the Registrar-General shall indorse on the instru- |
- | ment |
49' & 50' VICTORIJE, No.
380.
The Real Property Act.- 1886.
merit registered a memorandum of the date and hour on which the | |
nlemorial was entered in the Register Book, and shall authenticate | |
rnch memorandum by signing his name and affixing his seal and |
thereto; and such rn~morandum | shall be received in all Courts as |
conclusive evidence that the instrument has been duly registered.
Register Hook, shall, except in case of a transfer or other dealing
,atein8trument. indorsed upau
a lease, mortgage, or encumbrance, as hereinafterpovided, record the likc memorial on the dnplicate certificate, or
other instrument evidencing title to the land intended to be dealt
with, or in any way affected, unlcss he shall, as hereinafter pro-
vidcd, dispense with the production of the same, or unless such
prodaction i n rendered unnecessary by the provisions of this Act.
54, The Registrar-General shall not, except as herein other-Instruments to be wise provided, register any instrument purporting to transfix or
according to A C ~. otherwise deal with or affect any estate or interest in land under
the provisions of this Act except in the manner herein provided, nor
unless such instrument be in accordance with tne provisions hereof.
55, Any instrumcnt prcsented for registration may be singleInstmmenta. or in dnplicate, or if a lease may be in duplicate or triplicate.
by a witness, and shall. be registered in the order of time in | |
which the same is produced for that purpose; and instruments |
registered in respect | |
triplicate, shall file one original in his office, and shall deliver the | other or others to the person or persons entitled thereto. |
57. Every instrument shall, when registered, be deemed part of theWhen registered, to
Register Book, and shall have the effect of and be deemed and taken |
to be |
58, Should two or more instruments executed by the sameWheretaommon, proprietor, and purporting to affect the same estate or interest, be
instruments presented
he shall register and indorse that instrument which shall be pre- sented by the person producing to him the duplicate certificate or other instrument evidencing title to such estate or interest. |
59. In case any person, who either before or after his death.
provision forregin-
shall be registered as proprietor of any land, shall die after signing |
any instrument affecting such land, and before registration thereof,
executk h s m e n t. the registration of such instrument may nevertheless be proceeded
with in accordance with this Act, and shall be valid notwith-
standing mch death. 60. I n
49' & 50' VICTORIA5, No. | -- |
l 8 |
p- | --- | - | - | - |
In case it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Registrar- |
General that any certificate or other instrument has been issued in | |
error, or contains any misdescription | |
that | |
certificate or other instrument, or that any certificate, instrument, | |
entry, | |
or that any certificate or instrument is fraudulently or wrongfully retained, he may summon the person to whom such certificate or instrument has been so issued, or by whom it has been so obtained | |
cancelled or corrected, as the case may require. |
such summons, the Kegistrar-General mmsv apply to the Court to |
be
issue a summons for such person to appear before the Court and | |
show cause why such certificate or other instrument should not | |
be delivered up7to be cancelled or corrected; and if such person, | |
when served with such summons, sholl neglect or refuse to attend before such Court at the time therein appointed, it shall be lawful for such Court to issue a warrant authorising and directing the person so summoned | |
~lourt |
moned or brought up by virtue of a warrant as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Court to examine such person upon oath. md to order him to deliver up such certificate or other instrument, and, upon refusal or neglect by such person to deliver up the same pursuant to such order, to commit him to gaol for any period not exceeding | |
six months, unless such certificate or instrument shall be sooner | |
delivered up. | |
directed, the Court may direct the Registrar-General to cancel or | correct any certificate or other instrument, or any entry or memorial | |
in the Register Book relating to such land, and to shbstitute and issue such certificate or other instrument, or make such entry as the circumstances of the case may require, and the ~e~istra&eneral | ||
shall |
In any proceeding in the Court respecting any land, or any transaction, contract, or application relating there to, or any ins tru-
ment, caveat, memorial, or other entry affecting any such land,
it shall be lawful for the Court to direct the Registrar- Generalto cancel, correct: record, substitute, issue, or make any certificate, or any memorial or entryin the Register Book, or other- wise to do such acts and make such entries as may be necessary to give effect to any judgment, decree, or order of soch Court given or made in such proceeding, and the Registrar-General shall obey every such direction.
490 & | VICTOKIE, No. |
The Real Property Act.-1986.
specified in the First Schedule hpreto, have access to the Register
Searohallored. Book, and to all instruments filed and deposited in thc Lands 'l'itlesFirst Schedule. Office forthe purpose of inspection doring the hours and upon thedays appointed for search.
between the contents of or the entries or memorials on any original
t er Book, the latter
certificate, and the contents of or the entries or memorials on the | |
duplicate of such certificate, or whenever any entrics or memorials shall appear on such firstcmentioned certificate, which shall not appear on such duplicate, the original certificate shall prevail. |
PART | VI. |
THE 'I'ITLE OF REGISTERED PROPRIETORS.
67, No instrument shall be effectual to pass any land orto Instrumentsnot
render any land liable as security for the payment of money, but | |
upon the registration of any instrument in manner herein pre- scribed, the estate or interest specified in such instrumcnt shall pass, or, as the case may bc, the land shall become liable as security in manncr and subject to the covenants, conditions, and contingen- cies set forth and specified in such instrument or by this Act declared to bc implied in instruments of a like nature. |
68. The person named in or appearing by any certificate orPeraonnamedincer-
other registered instrument as seized of or taking any estate or |
interest in land shail be the registered proprietor thereof. |
subject to such encumbrances, liens, estates, or interests as may be
a1 e, except in cases notified
on the original certificate of such land, be absoluteof-
and indefeasible, subject only to the following qualifications:- |
I. I n the case of fraud, in which case any person defrauded
F ~ I. shall have all rights and remedies that he would have had if the land were not under the provisions of this Act: Provided that nothing included in this sub-section shall affect the title of a registered proprietor who has taken
bond /ide for valuable coneideration, or of any personbund
fide claiming through or under him:
11. In the case of,z certificate or other instrument of title obtainedForgery ordisability. by forgery or by means of an insufficient power of attorney or from a person under some lcgal disability, in which case the certificate or other instrument of title shall be void: Provided that the title of a registered proprietor who has taken
bond fide for valuable consideration shall not be affected by reason that a certificate or other instrument of title ~as~ohta ined by any person through whom he claims title from a person under disability, or by any of the means aforesaid:rIr, Where
49' & 50' VICTORIA, No. | - |
The Real Proper ty Act.--1886.
wrong 4escription of parcels or boundaries, in the certificate
or other instrument evidencing the title of the registered proprietor: I n which case the Gghts of the person \;h0 but for such error would be cntitled to such land shall prevail, except as against a registered proprietor taking such land | |
claiming through or under him: |
V. Where two or more certificates shall be registered under any of the Real Property Acts in respect of the same land: In which case the title originally first in date of registration shall prevail: |
certificate tobevoid
VI. |
the provisions of any of the l t e d Property Acts, ancl every | |
certificate issued in respect of the said land, or any part | |
thereof, to any person claiming or dcriving title undcr or through the first registered proprietor, shall be void, as against the title of any person adversely in actual occupation of, and rightfully entitled to, such land, or any part thereof, at the time when such land was so brought under the pro- visions of the said Acts, and continuing in such occupation% the time of any subsequent certificate being issued in respect of the said land: |
CO-proprietor of land belonging to his wife for her separate use or as her separate property, in which case the title of the wife shall prevail except as against a registered proprietor taking such land
bond $de for valuable consideration, or any personbond fide claiming through or under him:
tenant shall be in actual possession of the land under an unregistered lease or an agreement for a lease or for lettiug for a term not exceeding onc year: I n which case the title of the tenant under such lease or agreement shall prcvail: |
The Red Property Act.--1886.
7
PAW
registered proprietor of |
land shall prevail, notwithstanding the existence in Her Majesty, |
Her heirs, or successors, or in any person of any estate or
interest Mrshaupmv.iL whatever whether derived by grant from the Crown or otherwise,
which but for this Act might be held paramount or to have
priority; and notwithstanding any want of notice or insufficient
notice of any application, or any error, omission, or informality in
any application or proceedings.
71. Nothing in the two preceding sections contained shall be+vingof certain
construed so as to afKect any of the following rights or powers, that | nghts |
is to say-- |
I. The power of the Sheriff to sell the land of a judgment
sdesbysha debtor under a writ of
fieri fhcias or other writ ofexecution:
Sales under order of
the Court to order the sale of land: |
transmitted on the insolvency or statutory assignment of | |
the registered proprietor: |
IT. The rights of a person with whom the registered proprietorcontmb* shall have made a contract for thc sale of land or for
any other dealing therewith:
v. The rights of a
cestui que trust where the registered pro-Truets. prietor is a trustee, whether the trust shall be express,
implied, or constructive:
vr. The right of promoters of | an undertaking to vest land in |
themselves by deed-poll pursuant to the " Lands Clauses
takmg. Coasolidation Act," or any Act anlending the same:
Providcd that no unregistered estate, interest, power, right, cotitract, ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | $ | $ |
taking |
or irust shall prevail against the title of a registered proprietor |
fide claiming through or under him.
interest, contract, or trust shall not of itself be evidence of | |
of |
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE,
73. The registered proprietor of an estate of freehold in land,cetisoate of title. other than a leasehold for a life or lives, shall be entitled to receive
a certificate for the same, which certificate shall be in the form
in the Fourth Schedule hereto, or in a form to the like effect, | |
and shall set forth the nature of the estate in respect of which it is ismcd. |
74. Two
The Real Property Act.--,1886.
Two or more persons registered as joint proprietors of an estate |
or interest in land shall be deemed to be entitled to the same as joint | |
tenants; and in all cases where two or mbre persons are entitled as |
freehold in any land, such pprsons | |
tenants in common, or each may receive a separate certificate for his undivided share. |
The proprietor of | an estate | of | freehold | in remainder | or re- | |
. version in land, for a life estate in which a certificate has already |
been issued, may have his estate registered on the certificate issued | |
for the life estate, or mav receive a separate certificate for his estate, which ahall refer to the certificate of the particular estate. | |
land under one or more certificates, and the delivering up of | |
such instruments OS title, it shall be lawful for the Registrar- | ||
General to issue to such proprietor one certificate for the whole |
of such land, or several ierdficates each comprising portion of
any such new certificate the Registrar-General shall cancel the | such land, in accordance with such application; and upon issuing |
duplicates delivered up, and the originals, |
laid, or destroyed, any person having knowledge of the circum- stances, may make a declaration befbre any of the persons before whom the execution of instruments under this | |
to the best of the declarant's knowledge and belief. The Registrar- | |
General, if satisfied as to the truth of such declaration, and the | |
issue to the registered proprietor a certificate to such land, which |
ccrtificate
49' &50° VICTORIJE, No.380.
--- | - | - | ------W |
--
certificate shall be an exact copy of the original certificate, and of | |
every memorandum and indorsement thcreon, and shall state why such certificate is issued; and the Registrar-General shall at the same time enter in the Re ister Book notice of the issuing of such certifi- | |
such certificate shall bc available for all purposes and uses for which | cnte, and the date t ereof, and the reason why it was issued, and |
the certificate lost, mislaid, or destroyed, would have been available, arid shall be equally valid therewith. |
80, Every certificate shall be issued under the hand and seal of
the Registrar-General, and the original or the duplicate thereof shall |
be received in all Courts as evidence of the particulars therein set
tjda, exoapt,anherOin forth and of their being entered in the Register Book, and shall
provided. (except in
any of the cases herein otherwise provided) be conclusiveevidence that the person named in such certificate, or in any entry
thereon, as scized of or as taking an estate or interest in the land
therein described, is seized of or entitled to such estate or interest,
and that the land described in such certificate is under the provisions
of this
Act.
PART VIII, EASEMENTS.
tain |
therein or entry there011 to the effect that thc land therein described &#.of-way has appurtenant thereto any easenzent, or that the person therein
6aaement- named is entitled to any casernent in gross, or that the land thereindescribed is subject to any right or rights-of-vay or other easerncnt.
82. Every such statement or entry shall fully set forth a truc
Natureof statement. and accurate description of the easement, or, if the instrument creating the sanw be cnrollud or deposited in the General Registry Office, or deposited in the Lands 'I'itles Registration Ofiice, shall
refer to such instrument: | Provided that, in the case of any |
easement, the certificnte sllall also contain a plan of the land over which such easement extends, or, if a plan showing the extent of such easement shdl have been deposited i11 the General Registry
Office, or the Lands Titlcs Registration Ofice, shall refer to such plan.
83. The registered 1)roprietor of land brought under the pro. |
visions of the | Rcsl Property Act of 1861 " after the passing of the , | , | , | , |
" Rights-of-Way Act 1881 " or of land hereafter brought under the
kcertificate.
To the Registrar-General.
I, |
for the land described in the above declaration in the name of
Witness to signature- |
THE
THIRD SCHEDULE.
To the Registrar-General. |
Take notice that I, |
in the land described as |
and mentioned in notice dated the | day of | , | as land in respect of which |
m
VICTORIE, | No. |
The . Real Property Act.-1886. an application has been made to have the same brought under the provisions of
"The Real Property Act, 1886," do hereby forbid the bringing of the said land
under the provisions of themid Act; and I appoint[here insert address within the
Ct ty of Adelaide] as the place at which notices and proceedings relating hereto maybe served.
Dated this | day of | , 18 | . |
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.
Register Book, vol. | , | folio |
Sour H | AUSTRALIA. |
1 |
A. B., o f [here insert residence and occupation or other descriptio?a], is the proprie- tor of an estate[here describe the estate of ,freeholdJ subject nevertheless to such encumbrances, liens, and interests as are notified by memorial underwritten or indorsed hereon in[here insert stcflcient description to identify !he land, and r g e r t o
map or plan in morgin of or indorsed on c~rtzycate and to the public map dcpost!ed in
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, this
day of
Signed the | day |
in the presence | i" | Registrar-General. |
THE FIFTH SCHEDTJLE.
Right-ojf- JYwy. Together with full and free right and liberty to and for the proprietor or proprie- tors for the time being taking or deriving title under or through this instrument, so long as he or they shall remain such proprietors, and to and for his and their tenants, servants, agents, workmen, and visitors, to pass and repass for all purposes, and either with or without horses or other animals, carts, or other carriages.
Memorandum o f Transfer. X, A. B,
ihere insert rfsidence and descrz$irm] being registered as the proprietorof an estate I
here state the nature of the estate or interest, and i f not a n estate of-fiee- hold, refer to the instrument of title creating the same], subject, however, tosuch encumbrances, liens, and interests as are notified by memorandum underwritten or indorsed hereon in
[here insert suflcient description to iden tgy the land intended to be
transferred, and f o r ) over which any right-of-way or other ensement is intended to be created or transferred, and refer to the existing grant or certificate o f the land, and
bozcradaries i n chains, lirlks, or fee t, and r v e r to the plan delmeated in the margin ofor amrezed to the transfer, or to n deposited plan showing such boundaries) in con- sideration of[here set for th the consiueration, and f r o m whom i 6 moves :if a money
in consideration of the sum of £ | p:iid to me by C. D., of |
sum I hereby rrcki~owledge | : if |
VICTOKIE, No.
The Real Property Act.-1886. -
pr i f nn eanement is created sa!y q a n t ] to the said C. D.[or to C.D., ofhere insert
resirjence and descr+tion] all my estate and interest[or ;fthe transfer i s by a mort-
|
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this | day of |
18.
[8+nature.] THE
SEVENTII SCIFEDCLE.
IVarrant oj 'Bmctition.
and issued out of the Supreme | |
by memorandum, underwritten, or indorsed hereon, in consideration of the sum of | |
transfer to the said F:. | all the estate and i~lterest | of the said A. H. |
that piece of land being | |
Llated the | day of | one thousand eight hundred and |
Fieri lihcins, or under a TYawant o f .Execution.
tc execute the writ or warrant hereinafter mentioned, in pursuance of a writ of
fieri facicls, testedthe day of one thousand eight hundred
and | , and issued out of the Supreme |
action wherein
A. B. is plaintiff and C. D. is defendant, which saidA B.[or c. D.]
i s registeredas the proprietor of alease [or mortgage,or encumbrance,as the
case m qbe] numbered oi[or upon] the land hereinafter described, subject to the encumbrances. liens, and interests notified by memorandum underwritten, orindorsed hereon, in consideration of the sum of &, paid to me by
N. F.
do hereby transfer to the said E |
and interest of the said
A. B.or (j.I).] in all that piece of landLhere describe the land according tn the description in the lease, mortgage, or encumbronc~, or i n general terms by rqbrence to the registered instrument].
Dated the | day of | , one thousand eight hundred and |
1,
[insert nance], in pursuanceof it decree or order of the Supreme Court, datedse, 107.
the | day of | , one thousand eight hundred and | , | and |
entered in the Register Book, Vol. | , | folio | , hereby transfer to E. F. |
subject to the encumbrances, liens and interests notified | ||
written or indorsed hereon, all the estate and intereat |
K-380.
49' &50" VICTORIE, No.380.
The Real Property Act.-1886.
insert description of the land, and refer to the grant or certt$icate], in respect ofwhich
the said C. D. is registered as the proprietor of an estate[here state the nature
of the estate].
Dated the | day of | one thoutiand eight hundred and |
Pbnn. of T r a m f e r of Lease, Mortgage, or Encumbrance under Decree or Order of
&upreme Court.
day of | , one thousand eight hundred and | , |
and entered in the Register Book, Vol. folio hereby transfer to E. F.
[insert residence and descr+tionl, subject to the encumbrances, liens, and interestsnotified by memorandum underwritten or indorsed hereon, all the estate and interest of C. D., of
[here stute residence and description] who is registered as the proprietor of a lease[or mortgage,c r encumbrance,as the case m a y be], numbered
o f [or upon] the land hereinafter described in all that piece of land[here describe
land, according to the descr+tion i n the lease, mortyaye, or encumbrance, or in
general terms by reference to the registered instrument].
Dated the | day of | , one thousand eight hundred and |
THE EIGIITH SCHEDULE.
Memorwndum of Lease.
I, A. R., of |
of an estate F | |||
encumbrances, liens, and interests as are notified by memorandum underwritten or indorsed hereon, in | |||
| |||
day of 18, at the yearly rental of S, payable | |||
| |||
|
Dated this | day of | 18 |
'I'HE NINTH SCHEDULE.
Memorandum oJ Mortgage.
I, | an estate |
freehold refer to the i n s t r u m m t o f title creating the same], subject, however, to suchencumbrances, liens, and interest3 as are notified by niemorandum underwritten or indorsed hereon, in
{here insert szc$icient description to iden tvy the land and follow
the other directions given ita the f o r m of n transfer i n the S i x t h Schedule hereto
so. far as the same are appZica6lel. In consideration of the sum of S, this day lent to me by
Cf. I)., ofere insert residence and descr+tion], the receipt of which sum I hereby acknow-do hereby covenant
with the said C.U,, that 1 will pay to him, the said C. D.,the
49' & 5 8 VICTORIW, No.
380.
the above sum of | on the | day of | . | Secondly, that I will |
p y interest on the said sum of | at the rate of E | for every |
year, | payments on the | , | in every year. Thirdly |
merit in manner aforesaid of the said principal sum and interest, I hereby mortgage
to the said C. D., all my estate and interest in the said land [if
so, and easement~]described.
In witness whereof I have hereto signed my name this | day of | . |
THE
TENTH SCHEDULE.
I, | Section |
an estate[here siate taature o f the estate or interest, and i f not a n evtate o f freehold reJ'er to the instrument ?ftitle creatirag the same] subject, however, to such encumbrances,lien^, and interests as are notified by memorandum underwritten or indorsed hereon,
in
[here insert su$cient descr+tion to itlenti/y the land and ,follow the other directions
pose of securing to and for thc benefit of C. D. the [sum of money, annuity,
or And desiring to render the said land[if so, and easements] available for the pur-rent cllarge] hereinafter mentioned, do hereby encumber the said land
Lif so, and casements] for the benefit of the said C. D. with the [sum, annuity,or rent charge] of &, to be raised and paid at the times and in the manner following, that
is to |
C. I). shall be entitled to all powers and remedies given to an encumbrancee by " The | ||
|
In witness whereuf I have hereunto signed my name this | day of |
THE |
Encumbrance, or Lease.
l'ransferred to C. |
of | . Receipt acknowledged, |
LSignaSure.1
[If transfer o f lease add Accepted,C.D., transferee.]
To the Registrar-General of South Australia. | |
Take notice that I, |
dealing
VICTORIAE, No. | - | - - | v |
The Real Prr.opc3rty Act.-1886.dealing with the estate or interest of C. L). in the said land
[ i f so unless such dealing shallbe expressed to be subject tomy claim]. Address for service of notices and proceedings:[Here insert an address withifa the City of Adelaide].
Dated this | day of | , 18 | . |
A. B. [or A. B., by his agent, E. F.]I, the above-named
A. B.[or E. F. , of (residence and description), agent for theabove-named
A. R.], make oath and say[or declare] that the allegations in the above
Caveat are true in substance and in fact [if |
Sworn 1
or declared]b y the said A. B.
, | this |
day of | , 18 | . |
Before me.
THE | T H I R T E E N T H | S(!HEDULE. |
Power of Attorney.
I, |
insert residence and descrzption], as my attorney, and authorise him to act for me in making itpplications to bring any land, estate, or interest[or if it is only intsded .to give power to bring anyparticular land under the provisio,ts of this Ac t, desc?ihs same] of whichI am, or shall hereafter be, seized or po\sessed under the provisions of
The Real Properly | all or any instruments that may be |
necessary for giving
cffoct to any dealing with any land, estate, or interest of which I am or may be the registered proprietor[or it isz'ntenclerl to limit the power to
whereof I have hereunto set my hand this | day of | 18 | . |
THE FOURTEENTH SCI-IEDULE
Bevocation ofPower of Attorney.
I, |
attorney, dated the | day of | , given by me to C. D., of |
[here insert residence and descrzj~tion].
Dated this | day of | 18 | . |
THE FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE.
Cerlificatc! of Acknowledgme?tt of Married Woman.
I certify that this | |
being examined by me separately and apart from her husband touching her |
day of | 18 | . |
THE
49" & 50: VICTORIA3, No. | . |
I-------
The Rerrl Property Act.--1886. THE
SIXT11:ENTH SCHEDULE.
Short Form. | Covenant |
1. | Thcmortgagoror en- | The mortgagor or encumbrancer will insure, and during the |
cumbrancer will insure: | continuance of thie mortgage |
in or towards satisfaction of the moneys hereby secured. |
2. The lessee will in- | The | l e ~ s e e | will insurc, arid during the continuance of this |
sure: | lease keep insured, against loss or damagc by fire, in the joint names of the lessor and the lessee, in some public insurance office to be approved by the lessor, to the amount of their full value, all buildings and erections which shall for the time being be erected on the land hereby leased, | |
| ||
with him the policy of every such insurance, and within seven days after each premium shall become due the receipt for such premium, and on any breach or non- obser~ance of thiv cwenant the lessor may, without prc- judice to and concurrently with the other powers granted to him by this leave and The Real Propertry Act, 1886," so m u r e such buildings and erections, andthe costs of effecting such insurance shall be added to the rent hereby reserved, and shall be a c h a ~ g e upon the said leased land, and recoverahle by action cir distress i n the same manner aa the said rent is recoverable. All moneys which shall be received under or by virtuc of any such insurance as aforesaid shall be laid out and expended in making good the loss or damage in respect of which the s m e shall be received. |
The lessee will, in every alternate year during the currency |
paint | outside | of this lease, paint all the outside woodwork and ironwork |
every alternate | belonging to the premises hereby leased, with two coats |
year: | of proper oil colors, in a workmanlike manner. |
4. Ths
49' & 50' VICTORIE, No.
380.
The Be(d Property Act.-1 886.
4. he | lest~ee xi11 | The lessee will, in every third year during the currency of |
paint and paper | this lease, paint the inside wood, iron, and other work |
inside every third | belonging to the premises hereby leased, and now or |
year: | usually painted, with two coats of proper oil colors, in |
5. The lessee will | The lcssec will, during the continuance of this lease, erect and put up a good-and substantial fence on the boun- daries of the said leased land upon which no substantial fence now exists. |
fence:
6. The lessee will | The lessee will, during the continuance of this lease, culti- vate, use, and manage all m c h parts of the land hereby leased as are or shall be broken up or converted into tillage in |
cultivate:
The lessee will not convert, use, or occupy the premises hereby leased, or any part thereof, into or as a shop, |
mises as a shop: | warehouse, or other place for carrying on any tradc or business whatsoever, or permit or suffer the said premises, or any part thereof, to be used for any such purpose or otherwise than as a private dwelling-house, without the consent in writing of the lessor. |
8. | The lcssec will not carry on offen- | The lessee will not, during the continuance of this lease use, exercise, or carry on, or permit or suffer to bc used, |
sive trades: | exercised, or carried on, upon the premises hereby leased, or any part thereof, any noxious, noisome, or offensi~e art, trade, business, occupation, or calling, or do, permit, or s ~ ~ f f e r any act, matter, or thing whatsoever upon the said premises, or any part thereof, which shall or may be or grow to the annoyance, nuisance, grievance, damage, or disturbance of the occupiers or owners of the adjoin- ing lmds and hereditaments or any of them. |
9. | The lessee will :lot assign, transfer, demise, sublet, or sct over, or otherwise by any act or deed procure the leased |
sign or sublet: | land, or any part thereof, to be assigned, transferred, demised, sublet, or set over unto any person whomsoever, without the consent in writing of the lessor first had and |
obtained. |
10. The lessee will not | The lessee will not cut down, fell, injure, or destroy any growing or living timber or timber-like trees standing or being upon the leased land, without the consent in writing of the lessor. |
cut timber:
h | e | |||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
|
-- |
.-
and endeavour to obtain, at his own expense, all such licences as arc or may be necessaryfor carrying on the said tradc or business of
s licensed victualler or publican in and upon the said leased premises, and keeping the said messuage, tenement, or inn open as and for an inn or public-house as aforesaid: and also will at, or if necessary before, the expiration or other sooner determination ofthis lease, sign and give such notice or notices for renewal
or transfer of m y licence as may be requisite or as
may be desired by the lessor, and allow such notice or notices for renewal or transfer of any licence as may be rcquired by law to be affixed to the said messuage, tenement, or inn, to be thereto affixed and remain so affixed during such time or times as shall be necessary or expedient in that behalf, and generally will do all such further acts, matters, and things its shall be necessary to enable the lessor, or a n y person authorised by him, to obtain the renewal of any licence, or any new licence, or the transfer of any licence
then exi~t~ing | and in force. |
THE SETTENTEENTH SCHEDULE. | Section |
Except and always reserved to | his heirs, |
executors, administrators, and assigns, all coals, seams of coal, mines, minerals, and quarries of stone and slate which now are, or at any time hereafter may be found in, upon, or under the said land and premises, with full l~herty of ingress, egress, and regress, at all times, to and for the said
his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, and his and their agents, servants, and workmen, and all others to be by him or them authorised, at all times, with or without horses and other cattle, carts, or other carriages, laden or unladen, engines, machinery, and all necessary implements and things, into, upon and from the said lands and premises, and every or any par1 thereof, and full right there to view, survey, dig for, work, store, carry away, sell, and dispose of the said coals, mines, minerals, and quarries of stone and slate; and also for the purposes aforesaid,
to erect steam-engines and other machinery, wi th the buildings necessary thweto, and to sink pits, make wagon-ways, and use all other inventions and means for
draining, sinking, storing, leading, carrying away, selling and disposing of such coals, mines, minerals, stone, and slate, doing or suffering to be done as little damage
as possible in the exercise of the said liberties and rights, and paying and allowing to
his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, a reasonable compensation for damagc to the surface of the said land, or any buildings or fences thereon.
THE EIGHTEENTH | SCHEDULE. | Section |
Certificate of | Registrar- General, Justice of | the Pence, | before |
may have
hee32 executedby the parties thereto,
Appeared before me at | , | the | day of | , |
insert residence and rlescriptiun], tlle party executing the within instrument,
being a person well known to me, and did freely and voluntarily eign the
same.
(Signed) | Registrar-General, J.P., |
THE NINETEENTH
SCHEDULE.
Grtgcate of | Registmr- General, Justice |
attestatang | witness. |
Appeared before me at | , | the | day of | , |
insert name, reuid~nce,
and de~cription rfattrs&iny witness], a person known to me and of good repute, attesting witness to this instrument, and acknowledged his signature to the same; and did further declare thatA. B., the part,y executing the same, was personally known to him the said C. D., that the signature to the said instrument1s in the handwriting of the saidA B., and that the said A B. did freely and voluntarily sign the same, and was at that time of sound mind.
(Signed) | Registrar-General, J.P., &c. |
THE VICTORIA;,, No.
The Real Property Act.-1886. THE TWENTIETH SCHEDULE.
Seotion 271. |
For application to bring land under Act. | ................................... |
Where the title has not remaincd in the original grantee, an extra cha~ge
may be made in proportion to the trouble, such cases being more in the
nature of conveyancing.
For entering caveats (exclusive of professional charges incident to litigation
pending) | ......................................................... |
For a memorrndi~rn | .......................................... |
For a mortgage or encumbrance | .......................................... |
For a memorandum of leaee if in duplicate | ................................ |
For a memorandum of lease if in triplicate | ............................... |
For a discharge or transfer of mortgage | .................................... |
For a transfer or surrender of lease | ......................... | ... | .......... |
For a power of attorney | ................................................ |
Where implicd coven~nts or powers are modsea, or any covenants, not being
such for which short forms are | in any instrument, extra |
No charges shall he made other than the above, unless by special agreement, and such charges shall be deemed to include all lettels and attendances necessary for preparing
any instrument and obtaining the signatures and declarations thereto, and also all attendance8 in registering any instrument and searching the title thereof.THE TWENTY-FIRST SCHEDULE.
Section 224. | ||
Person entering |
Caveat to eatabliph | 1. The cavcator may bring an action for the purpose of establishing his claim, or |
may for such purpose take proceedings by nay of petition to the Supreme Court.
claim. | proceedings |
t qbe had thereon. | Such petition shall be filed, and shall contain, as concisely as may Le, a statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies, such statement to be divided into paragraphs, numbered consacutirely, each paragraph containing, as nearly a4 may be, a separate and distinct allegation, and shall state specifically what estate, interest, or charge the petitioner claims |
Cow | 2* Thc petitioner shall cause a copy of such petition. w i h notice of the time appointed for hearing, to be served seven days at least before the time appointed for the hearing of the said petition, on the caveatee, or at the address given in his application. |
Showing cause on |
petition. |
Iiearing petition On | and if necessary |
If the caveatee shall not appear on the day appointed for the hearing, the Court may, upon due proof of the service of such petition, make such order, in the absence of the caveatee, either for the estaLlisllrnent of the rights of the caveatl,~, or as the nature and circumstances of the case may require, as to such Court may seem meet.
4
non-attendsnce | claimant. |
of petition. | 5. On the hearing of the petition, and upon reading the afiidal-its, if an?, filed in |
support thcreof, and any documents produced to the Court, and hearing what may be alleged on behalf of the caveatee arid caveator, the Court may, if it shall think fit, make an order establishing the right of the caveator, or directing any inquiries to be made or other proceedings taken for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of the parties, and for that purpose may adjourn the hearing and order the petition to be served cn any other persons the Court may consider necessary, and every person so served shall attend at the adjourned hearing of the petition; or the Court may dismiss the petition
Question of fact
t o be decided before a Judge thereof; and for that purpose may direct an issue to be tried, wherein the caveator shall be plaintiff and thc sal-eatee shall be defendant; and the said Court shall direct when and where the trial of such issue shall take |
parties to produce | place; and the Court may also direct t h e pal ties to produce all deeds, books, papers, |
deeds, &c. | and writings in their custody or power, u n oatit befuie the Master, on a day to be named by the Court, and each party shall have liberty to inspect the same, and take |
copies
B |
___
The Bed Property Act.-1886. thereof, at his own expense; and such of them as either party shall give to have produced at the trial, shall be produced accordingly, and the iesue may
be in the form following,
viz. :-
I~ |
, |
) | r. |
&at | -. |
~ n d in case the parties differ upon the questions to be tried, the Court may either settle the same or refer them to the Master.
7. If the Court shall find that the caveator is entitled to all or some of the relief h*
&imed | by him, the order of the Court hall declare what is the estate, interest, lien, |
or claim to which the caveator is entitled, and the Court | ge | ie |
circumstances may require, and shall have power to afford the caveator the same relief as in an ordinary action. |
8. Every order of the Court made under these Rules shall have the same effect |
as a judgment or order of | the Court given or made in an action; and the Registrar- |
General shall make such entries in the Register Book, and do ~ u c h | things aB may |
be necpssary to give effect to the order of the Court. |
s. If, at the hearing of such petition, it shall appear to the Court that, for the Courtma require
purposes of justice, it is necessary or expedient that an astion should be brought, | |
the Court may order such action to be brought accordingly, subject to such terms as | |
10. In all proceedings in the Court, either by the caveator or caveatee, the Court
Order for may make such order as to the costs of the proceedings in the Court and incidental
*
to filing the caveat, as to the said Court shall seem fit.
11. The Court or a Judge may, without prejudice to the exercise of any other
Injunction by$U- power of the Court, upon the application of any person interested in any land, make
preme Court. an order restraining for a time, or until the occurrence of
an event to be named insuch order, or generally until further order, the execution or registration of any dealing with land, and may impose any terms and conditions upon making such order.
12. The Court may discharge any such order, with or without costs, and generallycourt maymake
order. act in the premises in such manner as the justice of the case requires: and the with any order, or a copy thereof, shall obey the same.
THE
1WENTY-SECOND SCHEDULE.
$+ |
In the matter of &&The | Real Property Act, 1886." |
1'd.i~ | I | A, | ce, on | the | day of | , | one thousand eight |
hundred
snd , at of the clock in the [foreor after] noon, then and
there I |
Given under | day of | one thousand eight |
hundred and
, Registrar-General. |
- | - |
Adelaide: By authority, E. BPILLBB, Odvernment Printer,Ad-terrsoe.
L380.
0
0
0