18. Notice to Registrar of Deeds and the lodging of an instrument with Registrar of Titles

Immediately on taking possession of any land under section 16 or 17, the Collector must —

in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Act 1988 — give notice to the Registrar of Deeds who has to make an entry in the books of the registry that the land has vested in the State, and upon that entry being made, the land vests in the State free from encumbrances; or

in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Land Titles Act 1993 — lodge in accordance with section 143(2) of that Act, an instrument of acquisition with the Registrar of Titles who has to, upon a request by the Collector, endorse on the relevant folio of the land register a notification to the effect that the land has become vested in the State as State land free from encumbrances and has ceased to be subject to the provisions of the Land Titles Act 1993, and upon that endorsement being made, the land vests in the State free from encumbrances.