Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Effect of Registration
47. Exoneration from effect of notice
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dealing
“dealing” means any instrument other than a certificate of title or caveat which is registrable or capable of being made registrable under the provisions of this Act or in respect of which any entry or notification in the land‑register is by this Act required or permitted to be made;
to inquire or ascertain the circumstances in or the consideration for which the current proprietor or any previous proprietor is or was registered;
to see to the application of the purchase money or any part thereof; or
to be affected by notice (actual or constructive) of any trust or other unregistered interest, despite any rule of law or equity to the contrary.
For the purpose of subsection (1), the knowledge that any unregistered interest is in existence is not of itself imputed as fraud.
interest
“interest”, in relation to land, means any interest in land recognised as such by law, and includes an estate in land;
The protection afforded by this section commences at the date of the contract or other instrument evidencing such dealing.
instrument
“instrument” includes a transfer, lease, mortgage, transmission application, charge and any other application, or any other document in writing relating to any disposition, devolution or acquisition of land or any claim to or vesting of interest in land;
Section 15(2) and (3) of the Trustees Act 1967 does not apply to any dealing by a proprietor of registered land.
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;