Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND TITLE ACT 1994 - SECT 47

47 Alienated State land to be registered

(1) As soon as practicable after land is alienated from the State—

(a) if the deed of grant for the land takes effect on delivery to the grantee—notice that the deed has been delivered to the grantee must be given to the registrar; or

Note—

See the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 , section 44 and the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 , section 40 for examples of deeds of grant that take effect on delivery of the deed to the grantee.

(b) otherwise—the deed of grant for the land must be lodged in the land registry.

(2) The registrar must register the deed of grant by recording the particulars of the grant in the freehold land register.

(3) On the registration of the deed of grant, an indefeasible title is created for the relevant lot.