Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Secretary of the Department may lodge with the Registrar-General, the Registrar of Titles or other appropriate officer of a State or Territory a copy of a Minister's declaration under section 14, 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 State or Territory.