(1) The Secretary of the Department may lodge with the Registrar - General for the Northern Territory (or other appropriate officer) a copy of a Minister's declaration under section 28 , certified by writing signed by the Secretary.
(2) The officer with whom the copy is lodged may deal with and give effect to it as if it were a grant, conveyance, memorandum or instrument of transfer of relevant rights and interests done under the laws of the Northern Territory.