15. General powers of State Director, etc.

Terms defined in s 5

• Director of Survey and Mapping

  Director of Survey and Mapping

  Defined · s 5

  “Director of Survey and Mapping” means the Director of Survey and Mapping of the State appointed under section 12, and includes a Deputy Director of Survey and Mapping appointed thereunder;

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• document of title

  document of title

  Defined · s 5

  “document of title”, in relation to any alienated land, means both the register document of title and the issue document of title relating thereto, save that, in the case of land held under qualified title in respect of which no application for an issue document of title has been made by the proprietor, it means the register document of title only;

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• Form

  Form

  Defined · s 5

  “Form”, followed by a number and letter, means the form in the First Schedule identified by that number and letter;

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• issue document of title

  issue document of title

  Defined · s 5

  “issue document of title” means any document prepared for issue to the proprietor of any land (whether under this Act or under the provisions of any previous land law), being a copy of, or an extract from, the register document of title relating thereto;

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• land

  land

  Defined · s 5

  “land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;

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• Land Administrator

  Land Administrator

  Defined · s 5

  “Land Administrator” means a Land Administrator appointed under section 12, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator appointed thereunder; and, in relation to any land, references to the Land Administrator, or any Assistant Land Administrator, having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land is situated;

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• Registrar

  Registrar

  Defined · s 5

  “Registrar” means— (a) in relation to land held or to be held under Registry title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding to Registry title, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Registry title, a Registrar of Titles or Deputy Registrar of Titles appointed under section 12; (b) in relation to land held or to be held under Land Office title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding thereto, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Land Office title, the Land Administrator;

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• State

  State

  Defined · s 5

  “State” means any State to which this Act applies;

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• State Director

  State Director

  Defined · s 5

  “State Director” means the State Director of Lands and Mines for the State appointed under section 12, and includes a Deputy Director of Lands and Mines appointed thereunder;

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• Survey Officer

  Survey Officer

  Defined · s 5

  “Survey Officer” means the Director of Survey and Mapping or any Survey Officer appointed under section 12;

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