Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LAND TITLES ACT 1925 - SECT 48BI

    (1)     This section applies if the registrar-general—

        (a)     receives a complaint from a person in relation to a legal practitioner or mortgagee corporation indicating that—

              (i)     the matters certified by the legal practitioner or mortgagee corporation under section 48BA (2) or section 48BB (2) in relation to an instrument are not accurate; or

              (ii)     the legal practitioner or mortgagee corporation has not otherwise complied with section 48BA or section 48BB in relation to the certification for an instrument; or

        (b)     reasonably suspects a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a) applies to a legal practitioner or mortgagee corporation.

    (2)     The registrar-general may, instead of or in addition to, taking action under section 48BH refer the matter to an appropriate authority.

    (3)     If the registrar-general refers a matter under subsection (2), the registrar-general may give the appropriate authority any information held by the registrar-general that is reasonably relevant to the matter.

    (4)     In this section:

"appropriate authority"—see the E-Conveyancing Law, section 35 (1).

Note     Appropriate authority includes a law enforcement agency, a regulatory body or professional disciplinary body.