Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsAny person who now has or shall hereafter have the lawful custody of any deeds or documents relating to the title of any real or personal estate may deposit such deeds or documents with the Registrar-General; and from and after such deposit such deeds or documents shall be retained by such registrar. And no action or suit at law or in equity shall be brought or maintained upon any covenant or agreement for the production of the deeds or documents so deposited, or upon any agreement to give or enter into a covenant for the production thereof; and if any such action or suit is commenced, it shall be a sufficient answer thereto that such deeds or documents have been deposited under this enactment.
S. 15A inserted by No. 128/1986 s. 15.