Land Administration Fees Regulations 1997 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Land Administration Fees Regulations 1997

No. 5, 1997

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 13 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Ordinance 2019 (F2019L01048)

NORFOLK ISLAND

LAND ADMINISTRATION FEES REGULATIONS 1997

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3A. Prescribed transactions

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Land Administration Fees Regulations 1997 _______________________________________________________________________

Short title

Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Land Administration Fees Regulations 1997.

Interpretation 2. In these regulations — "Act" means the Land Administration Fees Act 1996;

Prescribed transactions 3A. The following transactions are prescribed transactions for the purposes of paragraph 6(f) of the Act. (a) a transfer of an estate in fee simple in, or a Crown lease of, real property to or by a person in the capacity of the personal representative of the deceased person, or the trustee of the deceased person's estate — (i) in accordance with the provisions of the deceased person's will; or (ii) in accordance with the laws of intestacy; or (iii) in specie, as an alternative to a requirement under the provisions of the will of the deceased person, or the laws of intestacy, to convert the property into money and pay the proceeds to the beneficiary, not being a transfer in pursuance of a sale; or (b) a transfer for the purposes of, or consequential on — (i) a maintenance agreement registered under Part VIII of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or (ii) an order under Part VIII of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or (c) a transfer of property for the purpose of effecting the retirement of a trustee, or the appointment of a new trustee, if the Registrar of Titles is satisfied that the transfer is not part of a scheme for conferring a benefit, in relation to the trust property, on the new trustee or any other person whether as a beneficiary or otherwise, to the detriment of the beneficial interest, or potential beneficial interest, of any person.