Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LAND TITLES ACT 1925 - SECT 62A

    (1)     Where—

        (a)     a duplicate grant or certificate of title lodged with the registrar-general is in such a condition that, in the opinion of the registrar-general, a new certificate of title should be issued in its place; or

        (b)     it appears to the registrar-general to be desirable that a new certificate of title should be issued in respect of the whole or part of the land in respect of which a person is registered as proprietor;

the registrar-general may issue the new certificate of title and cancel or partly cancel, as the case requires, the existing grant or certificate of title.

Note     A fee may be determined under s 139 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts) for the issue of a new certificate of title.

    (2)     The registrar-general may, upon the delivery up to him or her of a duplicate grant or certificate of title, issue a new certificate of title in the place of the existing grant or certificate of title which shall thereupon be cancelled.