Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Initial Registration of Titles
23. In whose name title to issue
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A folio created under this Division must be in the name of —
folio
“folio” means a folio of the land‑register, whether qualified or unqualified as to title;
the person who in accordance with the documents lodged is entitled to be registered as the proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate in land; or
the person who in accordance with the documents lodged is entitled to be registered as the proprietor of the equity of redemption if conversion is based on the delivery of a document which is a conveyance of the land by way of mortgage.
If before a folio is created, the person who is entitled to be recorded as the registered proprietor on the folio dies, the folio may be created recording the deceased person as the registered proprietor as if the folio was created before the person died.
proprietor
“proprietor” means any person who appears from the land‑register to be the person entitled to an estate or interest in any land which has been brought under the provisions of this Act, and includes a mortgagee, chargee and lessee;