Registration of Deeds Regulations 2022 (Tas)

Registration of Deeds Regulations 2022

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Registration of Deeds Act 1935 .

21 November 2022

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

R. C. JAENSCH

Minister for Parks

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Registration of Deeds Regulations 2022 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 28 November 2022.

3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations – Act means the Registration of Deeds Act 1935 ; document includes a will, letters of administration, judgement, memorandum of lis pendens, instrument and other writing required or permitted by any Act or these regulations to be – (a) lodged with, registered by or otherwise dealt with by, the Registrar; or (b) served on the Registrar; photographic means means photocopying, faxing, scanning or another process that produces, whether in paper or electronic form, an exact copy of a document. (2) In these regulations, a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1 .

PART 2 - Registration of Applications &c.

4. Requirements for applications and documents lodged under the Act (1) An application for registration, for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, is to – (a) be printed on one side of the page only; and (b) be printed on white paper that is A4 size and of at least 80 grams of substance per square metre; and (c) be printed free from discolouration and blemishes; and (d) be printed with margins of not less than 10 millimetres, and not more than 20 millimetres, in width on each page; and (e) be clear and legible, especially with respect to signatures, seals and plans; and (f) be capable of being clearly reproduced by photocopying or digitally scanning the application; and (g) be printed so that each plan contained in the application, if any, is printed in black ink without colour or edging; and (h) be an original application; and (i) contain the full name and the complete residential or the complete workplace address of the applicant; and (j) be in the English language; and (k) be printed in permanent black or blue ink; and (l) have each page numbered – (i) to indicate the number of that page and the total number of pages lodged; and (ii) above any writing, printing or plan on the page; and (m) be stapled together only; and (n) be dated. (2) If a document is to be lodged for registration under an application for registration, the document is to – (a) be printed on one side of the page only; and (b) be printed on white paper that is A4 size and of at least 80 grams of substance per square metre; and (c) be printed free from discolouration and blemishes; and (d) be printed with margins of not less than 10 millimetres, and not more than 20 millimetres, in width on each page; and (e) be clear and legible, especially with regard to signatures, seals and plans; and (f) be capable of being clearly reproduced by photocopying or digitally scanning the document; and (g) be printed so that each plan contained in the document, if any, is printed in black ink without colour or edging; and (h) be an original document; and (i) contain, in respect of each witness, or party, to the document – (i) the full name of the witness or party; and (ii) the complete residential or the complete workplace address of that witness or that party; and (j) be in the English language; and (k) be printed in permanent black or blue ink; and (l) have each page numbered – (i) to indicate the number of that page and the total number of pages lodged; and (ii) above any writing, printing or plan on the page; and (m) be stapled together only; and (n) if relevant, be signed or sealed by – (i) each witness to the document; and (ii) each party to the document; and (o) be referred to, and identifiable as the annexure referred to, in the application for registration to which the document relates; and (p) be dated.