Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 18 · Searches and Certified Copies
162. Official searches
Feedback & supportAny person may apply in the approved form for an official search in the land‑register to be made on the person’s behalf.
approved form
“approved form” means any form approved by the Registrar for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act and includes an electronic form produced by making an electronic copy, image or reproduction of a written instrument;
Upon receipt of such an application, the Registrar must cause a diligent search to be made, and must issue a certificate of the result of that search to the person requiring it.
Any purchaser for whom or on whose behalf an official search is obtained, and who suffers loss or damage by reason of any error in, or omission from, that official search, may recover compensation from the assurance fund.
purchaser
“purchaser” means a person who, in good faith and for valuable consideration, acquires an estate or interest in land, and includes a mortgagee, chargee and lessee; and
A solicitor for whom or on whose behalf an official search has been obtained is not answerable for any loss or damage which may arise from any error in, or omission from, that official search.
An official search must be sent by registered post, or delivered manually or by fax to the applicant as the applicant may require.