(1) Evidence that a
person is the owner of land may be given by tendering a document purporting to
be —
(a) a
certificate signed by the Registrar of Deeds and Transfers or an assistant
registrar of deeds and transfers, stating that the person appears from a
memorial of registration of a deed, conveyance, or other instrument to be the
owner of the land; or
(b) a
certificate signed by the Registrar of Titles or an Assistant Registrar
stating that the person’s name appears in a register kept under the
Transfer of Land Act 1893 as that of the owner of the land.
(2) Evidence that a
person is the lessee or occupier, as the case requires, of land may be given
by tendering a document purporting to be a certificate signed by the chief
executive officer of the Department principally assisting with the
administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 or the Mining Act 1978
stating that the person is registered in that Department as the lessee or
occupier of the land.
(3) Evidence as to
whether anything —
(a) is
within a local government’s district; or
(b)
belongs to a local government; or
(c) is
vested in, or is under the care, control, or management of, a local
government,
may be given by
tendering a certificate signed by the CEO of the local government, or an
employee of the local government who purports to be authorised by the CEO to
so sign, and containing a statement as to the matter about which evidence is
sought to be given.
[Section 9.41 amended: No. 49 of 2004 s. 74(4);
No. 60 of 2006 s. 144(2); No. 47 of 2011 s. 16.]