Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND TITLE ACT 1994 - SECT 157

157 Rejecting instrument or document after requisition given

(1) The registrar may reject an instrument or document to which a requisition relates and any instrument that depends on it for registration if—

(a) for a requisition given under section 156 (1) —the requisition is not complied with by a person within the time stated or extended by the registrar; or

(b) the requisition is given under section 156 (7) .

(2) An instrument rejected under subsection (1) loses its priority under section 178 .

(3) If the registrar rejects an instrument or document under subsection (1) the registrar must—

(a) give a written notice of the rejection to the person to whom the registrar gave the requisition for the instrument or document; and

(b) if the instrument or document is in paper form—return the instrument or document to the person who lodged or deposited it.

(4) A memorandum recording the rejection of an instrument under subsection (1) may be endorsed on the rejected instrument or recorded in a separate record kept in the land registry.

(5) An electronic conveyancing document that has been rejected under subsection (1) can not be relodged.

(6) Subject to subsection (5) , this section does not prevent relodgement of an instrument rejected under subsection (1) (a) after the requisition has been complied with.