Under s 40(3)(a) of the Land Titles Act 1980 (Tas), the fraud exception to indefeasibility requires actual dishonesty brought home to the registered proprietor or their agents. A solicitor's failure to compare signatures on documents, without evidence of wilful abstention from inquiry, does not constitute the requisite fraud. Mere lack of diligence is insufficient to defeat an otherwise indefeasible title.
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